Prince Fahd bin Jalawi elected president of Asian Triathlon Confederation

The 31st General Assembly of the Asian Triathlon Confederation unanimously elected Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed as president for the next four years, the second Saudi sports figure to head the continental Olympic sports federation.

The announcement came during the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held on June 23 in Tokyo in the presence of Eng. Ali Maqbool, president of the Saudi Triathlon Federation, and Joud Jamjoom, his deputy, along with 34 heads from Asia Triathlon’s national federations.

Prince Fahd expressed his gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their support of Saudi sports, as well as Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which has contributed to increasing the international presence of Saudi talent in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

He said that triathlon was undergoing tremendous development in Asia, recording a significant increase in the number of its practitioners. He expressed his pride in the confidence of the General Assembly for electing him as president.

The Asian Triathlon Confederation was established in 1991 and is based in Tokyo.