Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah becomes the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah Following the allegations of corruption, Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah become the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Replacing his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for 30 years until 2021 when he was forced to step down after being found guilty of forgery in a court in Geneva and sentenced to at least 13 months in prison, Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). For this appointment, he beat Kuwaiti Husain Al-Musallam, the organisation’s director general and President of World Aquatics, at the OCA General Assembly in Bangkok by 24 votes to 20. Founded in 1982, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.

Who is appointed as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah is appointed as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

To whom he replaced as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?

Kuwaiti Husain Al-Musallam, the organisation’s director general and President of World Aquatics was replaced as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)