Majid Keyhani has been elected as president of Amateur Athletic Federation of Iran on Sunday for a four-year term till 2019.

In the elections held at the Iran’s Academy Olympic, Keyhani secured 23 of 40 votes cast.
Keyhani was elected as the new president of Amateur Athletic Federation of Iran after the election went into the second round.
“I felt the federation needs a bit of change. I want everybody to help us to reach the high level,” Keyhani said.
“We should help Ehsan Hadadi to shine in the 2016 Olympic Games. I will negotiate with a Russian well-known coach since I believe that Hadadi could win a gold medal in Brazil,” he added.
Mostafa Karimi came second with 17 votes.

Iranian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahmoud Goudarzi attended the election.

Keyhani was a member of Iran’s athletic national team.