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Bangkok (Thailand)
Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah was officially re-elected as President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an eighth term while Qatar Olympic Committee’s Second Vice President Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman al Kuwari was elected as the OCA vice-president (West Asia) at the 38th OCA General Assembly meeting in Bangkok on Sunday.
HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee, the QOC Secretary-General Jassim al Buenain and Director of QOC Sport Affairs Department Khaleel al Jabir also attended the meeting.
President of the Japanese Olympic Committee Tsunekazu Takeda retained his position as a vice-president.
“I will do my best to continue working for this organisation,” Sheikh Ahmad told delegates following his re-election.
Earlier on Saturday, the OCA President Sheikh Ahmad welcomed delegates to Arnoma Hotel in the presence of Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sport Weerasak Kowsurat and the Deputy Prime Minister and Thailand National Olympic Committee President Gen.
Prawit Wongsuwang.
Sheikh Ahmad praised the role of Bangkok and Thailand in the development of the Olympic movement in Asia and said all sports leaders appreciated their hosting and organisational capability.
After the official speeches, a short video of the history of the Asian Games, which dates back to the First Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913 in Manila before the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi was shown. With the next two Asian Games host cities already decided through to 2026, this gives the movement a history of 113 years.
The OCA Award of Merit was presented to three people who have contributed much to the sports movement in Asia: former OCA Information and Statistics Committee Chairman Bahram Afsharzadeh (Iran NOC), Jean Hammam, President of Lebanon Olympic Committee, and Erick Thohir, President of Indonesia NOC and Chairman of the 18th Asian Games Organising Committee INASGOC.
The Sheikh Fahad Hiroshima Asia Sports Fund award was presented to the former Mayor of Hiroshima at the 1994 Asian Games, Takashi Hiraoka.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the OCA’s 12th Asian Games in the Japanese city. Hiraoka was the Mayor from 1991 to 1999.
Eris Herryanto, who was Secretary-General of the 18th Asian Games Organising Committee INASGOC, reviewed the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang which involved 17,000 athletes and team officials from 45 National Olympic Committees, 11,000 media and 13,000 volunteers. He reported that the Games had attracted 1.7 million domestic visitors and 79,000 international tourists.
Bangkok (Thailand)
Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah was officially re-elected as President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an eighth term while Qatar Olympic Committee’s Second Vice President Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman al Kuwari was elected as the OCA vice-president (West Asia) at the 38th OCA General Assembly meeting in Bangkok on Sunday.
HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee, the QOC Secretary-General Jassim al Buenain and Director of QOC Sport Affairs Department Khaleel al Jabir also attended the meeting.
President of the Japanese Olympic Committee Tsunekazu Takeda retained his position as a vice-president.
“I will do my best to continue working for this organisation,” Sheikh Ahmad told delegates following his re-election.
Earlier on Saturday, the OCA President Sheikh Ahmad welcomed delegates to Arnoma Hotel in the presence of Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sport Weerasak Kowsurat and the Deputy Prime Minister and Thailand National Olympic Committee President Gen.
Prawit Wongsuwang.
Sheikh Ahmad praised the role of Bangkok and Thailand in the development of the Olympic movement in Asia and said all sports leaders appreciated their hosting and organisational capability.
After the official speeches, a short video of the history of the Asian Games, which dates back to the First Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913 in Manila before the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi was shown. With the next two Asian Games host cities already decided through to 2026, this gives the movement a history of 113 years.
The OCA Award of Merit was presented to three people who have contributed much to the sports movement in Asia: former OCA Information and Statistics Committee Chairman Bahram Afsharzadeh (Iran NOC), Jean Hammam, President of Lebanon Olympic Committee, and Erick Thohir, President of Indonesia NOC and Chairman of the 18th Asian Games Organising Committee INASGOC.
The Sheikh Fahad Hiroshima Asia Sports Fund award was presented to the former Mayor of Hiroshima at the 1994 Asian Games, Takashi Hiraoka.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the OCA’s 12th Asian Games in the Japanese city. Hiraoka was the Mayor from 1991 to 1999.
Eris Herryanto, who was Secretary-General of the 18th Asian Games Organising Committee INASGOC, reviewed the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang which involved 17,000 athletes and team officials from 45 National Olympic Committees, 11,000 media and 13,000 volunteers. He reported that the Games had attracted 1.7 million domestic visitors and 79,000 international tourists.
