The Islamic Solidarity Games, which were held in Riyadh, welcomed two very special guests as the presidents of two major International Federations – Petra Sörling, President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), and Boris van der Vorst, President of World Boxing.
Both leaders attended the event at the invitation of Dr. Astrit Hasani, President of the European Weightlifting Federation and Vice-President of the International Weightlifting Federation.
The tour also allowed the two IF Presidents to have fruitful discussions with the IWF President Mohammed Jalood, and IWF Vice-Presidents Mohammed Al-Harbi, Yousef Al Mana and Khaled Mehalhel.
As part of their visit, the two International Federation Presidents were given a tour of the warm-up area, where they observed lifters preparing in the final moments before stepping onto the competition platform.
“It was definitively a proud moment to showcase the spirit and dedication behind the sport! I believe it is important to express our appreciation to the ITTF and World Boxing Presidents for their presence at our event. It was a remarkable and truly unexpected honour. Their participation added significant value to the occasion and stands as a testament to the growing recognition and importance of our events,” considered Dr. Hasani, President of the European Weightlifting Federation.