TEHRAN - Mohammadkazem Hojaji Najafabadi was elected as new president of the Iran’s Triathlon Federation on Wednesday.

In the elections held at Iran’s Academy Olympic in Tehran, Hojaji secured 24 of 45 votes cast.

Aliakbar Hassanpour finished in second place in the election with 15 votes and Mehdi Goudarzi and Hamid Barati came second and third, respectively with five and one vote.

A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances.

 Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included.