— Published July 30, 2026

Two men and two women will join the athletes' commission in October.

OCA

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced the procedure relating to athletes' commission elections of the OCA, which will be held during the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, from September 19 to October 4Four members will be elected: one woman to represent West and Southeast Asia, and one man for Central and East Asia. No nominations are being solicited for the South Asia zone. In accordance with the transitional arrangements approved by the OCA Executive Committee, the South Asia zone already has an approved athlete representative from the Indian NOC. " explains the president of the OCA, Husain Al Musallam.

The leader emphasizes the importance of this election moment and hopes for a broad mobilization of the National Olympic Committees: It is essential that your respective areas are strongly represented within our committee to ensure that their views and specific needs are taken into account. "The NOCs are invited to submit their applications before August 21st." The candidates will be announced on September 6thand the election results will be announced on October 3rd.