Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait became the third member of his influential family to become the President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), edging out Husain Al-Musallam in Saturday's General Assembly in Bangkok.
The 54-year-old, son of the first OCA president Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, beat OCA Director General Al-Musallam 24-20, the OCA said in a statement.
Sheikh Talal succeeds his brother Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the organisation from 1991 to 2021 before stepping down following a guilty verdict against him in a Swiss forgery trial."I will follow the lead of my father and brother," Sheikh Talal told the delegates after his victory.Sheikh Talal takes over ahead of this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 23.
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