Olympics-OCA elections must be invalid over Sheikh Ahmad interference-IOC ethics chief

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Olympic Rings in front of the Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Olympic Council of Asia's presidential elections must be ruled invalid following interference of former president, Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, the International Olympic Committee's Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer said.

In a report to the OCA seen on Friday by Reuters, Paquerette Girard Zappelli said the July 8 vote in which the Sheikh's brother, Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, was appointed president, should be annulled.