Rio de Janeiro: Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was on Thursday elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee as she becomes the first Indian woman to join the prestigious body which governs Olympic sports in the world. 

After being nominated in June by the IOC Executive Board, Nita was today elected by IOC members at the 129th Session of the world body, just a day before the opening ceremony of the 31st Olympics Games here.