Tehran, IRNA – Iran has remained the president of the Asia-Pacific Federation of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened (APFHD) for the third consecutive time.

Representatives of Iran, Singapore, Bahrain, South Korea, and Australia had been nominated for the APFHD presidency, but the federation decided with a majority of votes to keep Iran in the position, IRNA reported on Monday.

The decision was made during the 10th Asia Pacific Deaf Games, slated for December 1-8, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mohammad Pargar is a well-known Iranian athlete with a Deaflympic championship medal.

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