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1 Nov’ 2026
انتخاب زامل الشهراني نائباً لرئيس الاتحاد الدولي للمصارعة في انتخابات كازاخستان
كازخستان/ حقق الكادر الرياضي القطري إنجازاً دولياً بارزاً بفوز السيد زامل سياف الشهراني، رئيس الاتحاد القطري للملاكمة والمصارعة السابق، بمنصب نائب رئيس الاتحاد الدولي للمصارعة (UWW)، وجاء ذلك خلال انتخابات الجمعية العمومية للاتحاد الدولي التي أُجريت مؤخراً في جمهورية كازاخستان.
وشهدت الانتخابات مشاركة واسعة من ممثلي الاتحادات الوطنية من مختلف دول العالم، حيث حظي الشهراني بثقة الجمعية العمومية للاتحاد الدولي، نظير مسيرته الرياضية الحافلة وخبراته الإدارية الطويلة في تطوير رياضة المصارعة على المستويين الإقليمي والدولي، ولا سيما خلال فترة رئاسته السابقة للاتحادين القطري والعربي للمصارعة وعضويته المستمرة في المكتب التنفيذي الدولي.
ويُعد هذا الفوز مكسباً كبيراً للرياضة القطرية والعربية، وضمانة لتعزيز حضور الكفاءات العربية في مراكز صنع القرار داخل المنظمات الرياضية الدولية، مما يساهم في دعم خطط تطوير اللعبة والنهوض بها في المنطقة والعالم.
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