The Ordinary Congress of the International Kurash Association was held today in the meeting hall of the Sport Hotel in Ashgabat.
About 20 different issues were discussed at the congress. During the Congress, elections were held for the International Kurash Association and the Directing Committee.
The candidate Haider Farman, who has been leading the International Kurash Association since 2014, was unanimously re-elected as the President of IKA.
Heidar Farman has made great contributions to the development of Kurash in the world and its inclusion in prestigious sports.
Also, during the Congress, the following members were elected to the IKA Directing Committee.
President: Heider A. Farman (KUW)
First Vice President: Jagdish Tytler (IND)
First Vice-President: Adkham Ikramov (UZB)
Vice-President on general matters: Sherzodkhon Kudratkhodja (UZB)
Vice President – Continental: Jaime Casanova – (PKU-Pan America) – DOM
Vice-President – Continental: Komil Ruziev- ( KCAO- Asia/Oceania) – UZB
Vice-President – Continental: Thomas Dunker – (AKU- Africa)- RSA
Vice-President – Continental: Merampi Iliadis- (EKC- Europe)- GRE
Vice-President for International Cooperation and Games – Ziyoviddin Khodjiniyazov (UZB)
General Secretary – Reza Nassiri (IR)
Technical Director – Ravi Kapoor- (IND)
Director on equality in sport– Tsui Fang Chang (TPE)
Director on peace through sport– Hyeong Sik Bae – (KOR)
Chairpersons of IKA’s Standing Committees
Chairwoman Medical and Anti-doping Committee– Joo-Hee Park (KOR)
Chairwoman Women in Sport Committee –Shamsi Saidova (TAJ)
Chairman Statistics Committee- Serdar Atayev (TKM)
Chairman Education Committee– Khabibulla Tadjiev (UZB)
Chairman Marketing Committee – Bekzod Mukhtaramin -Amir (UZB)
Chairman Press and PR Committee– Jamshid Namozov (UZB)
Chairman Finance Committee– Bahrom Muminov (KAZ)
Chairman Ethics and Disciplinary Committee – VACANT
Chairman Refereeing Committee– Ravi Kapoor (IND)
Chairman Sports Committee– Hyeong Sik Bae (KOR)
Chairman International Relations Committee– Martial Ngoka (CGO)
Chairman Legal Committee– Amir Sedighi (IR)
Chairman Athletes Committee –Paul Sawyer (UK)
