Sharjah 24 – WAM: The Election Commission of the National Olympic Committee announced that Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, won the presidency of the National Olympic Committee for the period until 2024, after he decided on the seat of the president before the elections of the Board of Directors of the Olympic Committee, which will be held on 22nd August.

This came during a press conference held by the Election Commission of the National Olympic Committee today, Monday, at the headquarters of the Olympic Committee in Dubai, headed by Consultant Omar Muhammad Miran, Consultant Muhammad Abdulaziz Al Maamari, and Consultant Hassan Al Marzouqi, in the presence of various media.

During the press conference, the Election Commission also announced the candidates nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Olympic Committee, who comprise Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Hanan Mohamed Al Mahmoud and Noura Hassan Al Jasmi.

The Election Commission revealed the final list of candidates for the Board of Directors of the National Olympic Committee, as the number of Olympic federations that submitted applications for nominationreached 16 out of 24 federations.

Elections will be opened at the first ordinary meeting of the General Assembly based on what is stipulated in the third clause of Article (50) of the articles of association of the National Olympic Committee regarding vacant positions in the Board of Directors that "In the event of a vacancy in one or more positions of the members of the Board of Directors, an election shall be held at the first ordinary meeting of the General Assembly. In all cases the vacant positions shall be filled until the membership of the remaining term of the Board of Directors", after the ineligibility of the candidates was proven.