- Sheikh Talal Fahd Al Ahmad Al Sabah of Kuwait has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
- Sheikh Talal was succeeded by his brother Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah.
- Sheikh Talal succeeded his elder brother, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA until 2021.
- Sheikh Ahmed was forced to step down after being found guilty of forgery and sentenced to at least 13 months in prison.
- Sheikh Talal defeated Kuwaiti Hussein Al-Musallam, OCA Director General and World Aquatics President, at the OCA General Assembly in Bangkok.
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
- The OCA was founded in 1982 by Sheikh Talal’s father, Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
- It serves as the governing body of the Games in Asia and currently consists of 45 member National Olympic Committees.
- The International Olympic Committee recognized the OCA the same year it was founded in 1982.