Hadi Khanari-Nejad secured the leadership of Iran’s Gymnastics Federation, sweeping 35 out of 38 votes in the electoral assembly.
Iran
NOC; Tehran: The electoral assembly convened at the National Olympic Academy’s
Farsi Hall under the chairmanship of Seyed Mohammad Shervin Asbaghian, Deputy
Minister of Sports and Youth for Championship and Professional Sports, with
international federation observers monitoring via webinar. Five candidates
initially vied for the post: Hamzeh Amin-Manesh, Ahmad Bahari, Hadi Khanari-Nejad,
Meghdad Ghalandarpour, and Habib Nozohouri.
Prior
to presenting their agendas, Ghalandarpour, Amin-Manesh, and Bahari withdrew
from the race, followed by Nozohouri, who stepped down in favor of Khanari-Nejad.
With the field narrowing to a single finalist, Khanari-Nejad proceeded to a
decisive vote, clinching the presidency with an overwhelming majority of 35
votes from the 38 assembly members.