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Al Musallam elected as new FINA President in Doha

Published: 05 Jun 2021 - 07:10 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 05:22 pm
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Kuwait's Husain Al Musallam is elected new FINA President at the ongoing FINA Congress in Doha. 

He succeeded Dr. Julio Maglione who kept this role for twelve years. 

Al-Musallam has been elected with 302 preferences and only 7 negative votes.

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