DHAKA, Oct 4, 2022 (BSS) - Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) president Sanat Babla has been elected as an executive member of the Asian Association of International Sports Press Association (AIPS ASIA).
 
 South Korea's Hee Dong Jung became the new president of Asia in the continental elections held in Rome, the capital of Italy today. Pakistan's Amjad Malik became the general secretary for the third consecutive time.

Sanat Babla of Bangladesh came second among 15 contestants for the eight member positions of the executive committee. The other nominees are Hiroki Shoda (Japan), Safwan Abu Shanab (Palestine), Ahmed Saif Al Kabbi (Oman), Nim Seong Fong (Macau), Helen Chi (Chinese Taipei), Abdul Salam Hamoud Ali Saud (Yemen) and Ilyas Omarov (Kazakhstan).

23 out of 30 Asian countries participated in the elections. There was a contest for the presidency between South Korea's Hee Don Jung and Malaysia's Ahmad Khwari Isa, but the Malaysian candidate withdrew from the South Korean candidate, after which Hee Dong Jung was elected president unopposed.

Saudi Arabia's Adel Al Zahrani has been elected First Vice President. After two candidates withdrew their nominations, the election of five vice-presidents was also unopposed.

Among those elected are Mubarak Al-Boainin of Qatar, Khalil Haider of Kuwait, Ahmad Khawari Isa of Malaysia, Sabanayakan of India and Meisam Zamanabadi of Iran .No other candidate has submitted nomination papers for the post of Secretary General, Amjad Aziz Malik of Pakistan, so he has been elected as the Secretary of AIPS ASIA for the third time.

 He is the first Pakistani and Asian journalist to be elected for the third consecutive time. Niranjan Rajbansi of Nepal was elected as treasurer after Sato of Mongolia withdrew his nomination for the post of treasurer.