In the elections to the OCA Athletes' Committee, two from Turkmenistan are among 26 candidates

A total of 26 candidates are nominated for the Olympic Council of Asia Athletes' Committee elections to be held during the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Athletes at the Asian Games in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 will take part in a historic process when they elect for the first time 10 members to the OCA Athletes Committee - two athletes each, one male and one female, from five Asian zones: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Western Asia.
Among the candidates from Central Asia, three men and three women, there are two athletes from Turkmenistan. These are Merdan Ataev (swimming) and Zulhumar Dashkinova (judo). In addition to them, there are also two candidates from Iran, and one each from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. The names of all candidates are published on the OCA website.
Candidate criteria: be at least 18 years of age, be an active athlete at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, be nominated by an NOC and be able to communicate effectively in English.
The election phase will begin one day after the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games and end two days before the closing ceremony, with approximately 15,000 athletes eligible to vote. The two athletes from each zone with the most votes are elected as members of the OCA Athletes' Committee.
The decision to hold elections for the Athletes' Committee was taken at the OCA/Olympic Solidarity Athletes' Forum in Bangkok, Thailand in March, where a total of 89 participants from 44 National Olympic Committees were represented.
This committee will be responsible for advancing the interests of athletes in Asia to raise their performance standards and create competition opportunities for them; strengthening the relationship between the athletes and the Council and making suggestions for their improvement. The chair/members of the committee will attend daily meetings of mission leaders during the Games and report their findings to the OCA president and the working committee.
Elections to the OCA Athletes' Committee will be held every four years during the Asian Games.

source: orient news