Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary-general Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib successfully retained his post after brushing off a challenge from former OCM deputy president Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi in a virtual election conducted today.

Nazifuddin won with 74 votes compared to his sole challenger Azim, who garnered only 27 votes. Two other candidates, Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation president Melvin Chia and Malaysian Sailing Association secretary Megat Fairuz Khairuddin, had both sent in withdrawal notices earlier.

The battle for five vice-president posts saw...