Suresh Kalmadi was ousted as president of the Asian Athletics Association, losing the re-election bid to Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad on the opening day of the continental body’s two-day congress on Monday.
Kalmadi, who is out on bail after spending 10 months in jail for his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games scam, lost 18-20 while seeking re-election to a post he has held for 13 years. Al Hamad is the Qatar Athletics Federation president and is also senior vice-president of the Asian body.
The biennial congress, before the July 3-7 Asian Athletics Championships, at a five-star hotel will be attended by IAAF president lamine Diack, besides some top officials from the AAA and the world body.