The above Council Meeting was held in Manila, Philippines on 15th December 2023. The meeting was opened by Mr. Richard Bachmann, Chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission.
The Council during the meeting awarded the following hosting rights.
12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026, awarded to China.
22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2026, awarded to Hong Kong China.
18th Asian Cross-Country Championships 2026, awarded to Laos.
The Council also approved the Asian Athletics Commissions and honoured Gen.Mohammed Jumah (Kuwait) as the Honorary Life Vice President and Mr. Karim Ibrahim (Malaysia) and Ms Mala Sakoninhnom (Lao)as Honorary Life Personal Member of Asian Athletics.
Besides the AA Council, the meeting was also attended by World Athletics Vice President Mr. Adille Sumariwalla.
Asian Athletics Commissions List
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Gen.Muhammad Akram Sahi | Chairman | PAKISTAN |
Mr As’ad H.S. Al Hosni | Member | OMAN |
Mr Kyaw Htoo Aung | Member | MYANMAR |
Mr Ho Weng Hong | Member | MACAU CHINA |
Mr Salman Iqbal Butt | Member | PAKISTAN |
Mr Komoliddin Ruzamukhamedov | Member | UZBEKISTAN |
Ms Lolwa Al Marri | Member | QATAR |
COMPETITION COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Gen.Surapong Ariyamongkol | Chairman | THAILAND |
Mr C K Valson | Member | INDIA |
Mr Yang Feng | Member | CHINA |
Mr Toshinari Takaoka | Member | JAPAN |
Mr Alexey Kondrat | Member | KAZAKHSTAN |
Mr Vadim Nigmatov | Member | TAJIKSTAN |
Ms Jeanette Obiena | Member | PHILIPPINES |
PRESS AND MEDIA COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr Mubarak Al Boainin | Chairman | QATAR |
Ms Huang Shiwei | Member | CHINA |
Mr Biju Cyriac | Member | INDIA |
Mr Chua Chong Jin | Member | SINGAPORE |
Mr Karabalin Sunkar | Member | KAZAKHSTAN |
Mr June Navarro | Member | PHILIPPINES |
Mr Chainat Sukchaiya | Member | THAILAND |
Mr Fahad Al Anazi | Member | KUWAIT |
ATHLETES COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr Mohammad Suleiman | Chairman | QATAR |
Mr Dilshod Nazarov | Member | TAJIKISTAN |
Mr Wang Yu | Member | CHINA |
Ms Shiny Wilson | Member | INDIA |
Mr Sugath Thilakaratne | Member | SRI LANKA |
Ms Ulfa Silviana | Member | INDONESIA |
Mr Hadi Al Somaily | Member | SAUDI ARABIA |
Ms Olga Rypakova | Member | KAZAKHSTAN |
YOUTH AND SCHOOL COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr Rinzing Tsewang, Chairman | Chairman | BHUTAN |
Mr Radhakrishnan | Member | INDIA |
Mr Habib Mohammed Alamin | Member | SAUDI ARABIA |
Mr Askhat Seisembek | Member | KAZAKHSTAN |
Ms Zorigbaatar Choijgavaa | Member | MONGOLIA |
Ms Nurul Imaniar | Member | INDONESIA |
Mr Melis Nadyrov | Member | KYRGYZSTAN |
Mr Bader Nassir | Member | BAHRAIN |
LEGAL AND ETHICS COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr Leung Hon Shun Alexander | Chairman | HONG KONG CHINA |
Gen.Mohammad AlMurr | Member | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Mr Abdur Rokib Montu | Member | BANGLADESH |
Dr Mazen Al Khatib | Member | PALESTINE |
Dr Pannawadee Khumchaiyawong | Member | THAILAND |
Brig. Gazanfar Ali | Member | PAKISTAN |
FINANCE AND MARKETING COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr Agapito Capistrano | Chairman | PHILIPPINES |
Mr Rajeev Bikram Shah | Member | NEPAL |
Mr Saysana Thongkhamchanh | Member | LAOS |
Mr Nasir Bin Ashour | Member | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Ms Yuwared Sarutanond | Member | THAILAND |
Mr Ching Cheng Wang | Member | CHINESE TAIPEI |
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Name | Position | Country |
Mr. Roland Saade | Chairman | LEBANON |
Mr Chen Ying | Member | CHINA |
Ms Shek Tsui Wai Fun,Marina | Member | HONG KONG CHINA |
Mr Ahmed Munthaqim | Member | MALDIVES |
Mr Davron Atabaev | Member | TAJIKISTAN |
Mr Quyet Hoang Minh | Member | VIETNAM |