TEHRAN - Gholamreza Shabani Bahar has been elected as new president of archery federation in Iran on Tuesday.

He secured 29 votes out of 44 in the elections held in Iran’s Olympic Academy, located in Tehran.

Mohsen Bagherian and Hamid Reza Bato won 13 and two votes respectively.

Shabani Bahar replaced Mohammadali Shojaei in the archery federation.

He is also Deputy Minister of Public Sport Development in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.