Sheikh Talal has been appointed as the President of the Olympic Council of Asia

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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.