Mohamed Yousef Al Mana has been re-elected as President of the Arabic Weightlifting Federation ©AWF

Mohamed Yousef Al Mana has been re-elected as President of the Arabic Weightlifting Federation (AWF).

The Qatari official was voted back in unanimously as the organisation gathered in Jordan's capital Amman.

He will serve another four-year term after gaining the backing of the 19 countries in attendance.

Al Mana is also President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation and submitted a challenge to Tamás Aján, the President of the International Weightlifting Federation, for the top job in the sport in 2017 before withdrawing from the race.

Tamás Aján, the President of the International Weightlifting Federation, centre, attended in Amman ©AWF
Tamás Aján, the President of the International Weightlifting Federation, centre, attended in Amman ©AWF

Iraq's Mohamed Jaloud was also unanimously returned as general secretary of the AWF for another term.

Aján was among those present in Amman where a number of vice presidents and Executive Board members were also elected. 

The elections took place on the sidelines of the Arab Senior, Junior and Youth Championships.