Adille Sumariwalla on Thursday became a member of the powerful World Athletics Executive Board after he was elected as one of the four vice presidents, the highest post occupied by an Indian in the global track and field governing body.

The 65-year-old Sumariwalla, currently the president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) since 2012, received the third-highest number of votes cast during the WA elections held two days ahead of World Championships here.