Sajjad Anoushiravani Elected AWF Executive Board Member
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Weightlifting Federation caretaker Sajjad Anoushiravani was elected as a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) Executive Board.
Yousef Al Mana will lead the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) through to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after retaining his role as President in Doha on Thursday.
The Qatari national was first voted in as President in 2011, and will serve a third term after being unopposed when the only other Presidential candidate, Mohamed Alharbi from Saudi Arabia, withdrew.
The President, general secretary, first vice-president and five vice-presidents are joined by 11 others on the AWF Executive Board.
Among them are Eshaq Ebrahim Eshaq from Bahrain, his nation’s first-ever Executive Board member at the AWF, Meco Chang from Chinese Taipei, who is also a member of the IWF Board and Anoushiravani, an Olympic silver medalist in 2012.