ISTANBUL
Turkish sportsman Ugur Erdener has been appointed as an Executive Committee Member on the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Erdener received 51 votes in total, ahead of Canadian sportsman Dick Pound, who received 42 of the votes.
Erdener has become the first Turkish sportsman on the IOC's Executive Board. He has been a member of the IOC since 2008, and the President of the International Archery Federation (FITA) since 2005.
He has also served as President of the Turkish National Olympic Committee since 2011.
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