Sheikha Hayat bint Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Table Tennis Federation, won membership in the International Table Tennis Federation Council, representing the Asian continent, in the elections held yesterday, Saturday, in Tashkent.
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Sheikha Hayat received 20 votes out of a total of 32, surpassing Dawood Al-Hajri (8 votes), Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Nasser Al Saud and Mohammed Hussein Al-Rumaihi (two votes each).
Sheikha Hayat thanked the members of the Asian Federation's General Assembly, expressing her happiness at the great confidence she had received, and stressing that this support represents an additional responsibility and an incentive to continue working to serve and develop the game continentally and internationally, and to enhance cooperation between national federations, unify efforts and exchange experiences to expand the base of practice and raise the levels of players and staff.
The elections saw seven candidates come forward, before three of them withdrew before the vote, leaving the competition to four, with the procedures for assuming the position to be completed in coordination with the International Federation.
Sheikha Hayat currently holds the position of Vice President of the Asian Federation for West Asia, in addition to her presidency of the Bahraini Federation, and her victory represents a new presence for Bahraini sports in international bodies.
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