OCA Elects Randhir Singh as President at General Assembly
The Olympic Council of Asia has a
new President - Raja Randhir Singh of India.
The 77-year-old five-time
Olympian was elected unopposed for the term 2024-2028 at the 44th OCA General
Assembly in New Delhi on Sunday.
When the result was announced,
the hall was filled with applause and delegates queued to congratulate Raja
Randhir.
The post of President, five
Vice Presidents for the five zones and five Executive Board members were all
uncontested.
The electronic voting, by
tablet, required a simple majority of 50 per cent plus one from the 45 National
Olympic Committees.
Raja Randhir received 44 of the
45 votes, with one abstention and no “No” votes.
“Thank you very much and we are
very honoured for the love and affection you have shown us,” said Raja Randhir
on behalf of the new Executive Board.
“Thank you from the bottom of
my heart. With your support you have shown Asia is one, Asia is one family. We
are always there for you.”
Raja Randhir had special words
of thanks to the OCA Director General, Mr. Husain Al Musallam, for his support
for over 30 years, and for Deputy Director General Vinod Kumar Tiwari.
OCA President: Raja Randhir
Singh (India)
OCA Vice Presidents
East Asia: Timothy Fok (Hong
Kong, China)
Southeast Asia: Dr Norza
Zakaria (Malaysia)
South Asia: HRH Prince Jigyel
Ugyen Wangchuck (Bhutan)
West Asia: Dr Thani Al-Kuwari
(Qatar)
Central Asia: Otabek Umarov
(Uzbekistan)
Executive Board members:
East Asia: Ms. Mikako Kotani
(Japan)
Southeast Asia: Prof. Dr.
Supitr Samahito (Thailand)
Central Asia: Ms. Olga Rybakova
(Kazakhstan)
West Asia: Noora Al Jasmi
(United Arab Emirates)
South Asia: no candidate
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