Morinari Watanabe

Morinari Watanabe

Question – Which person has been elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on 6 November 2021?
(a) Farid Gaibov
(b) Morinari Watanabe
(c) Gerard Muller
(d) Fumio Kishida
Answer—(b)
Related facts—

  • Morinari Watanabe(Japan) has been elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on 6 November 2021.
  • He will hold office for a term of three years.
  • He won the vote 81-47 against Farid Gayibov of Azerbaijan at a conference in Turkey, the federation said.
  • Farid is the president of gymnastics’ European governing body and the minister of youth and sports in the Azerbaijan government.

Link:
https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/32564144/morinari-watanabe-re-elected-international-gymnastics-president