LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The disputed result of the International Table Tennis Federation’s presidential election that ended in chaos has been confirmed on appeal, the organization said Tuesday.

ITTF leader Petra Sörling of Sweden won a 104-102 vote against Qatar's Khalil al-Mohannadi in Doha in May, prompting a hostile reaction which led to the election meeting being stopped.

The Qatari candidate’s supporters claimed some member federations had been allowed to vote online without being authorized.

Amid a chaotic scene, the Swedish embassy in Qatar was contacted to help ensure Sörling could safely leave the country.

Appeals by Al-Mohannadi and Qatar’s table tennis federation to challenge the election result were dismissed in an urgent ruling by an ITTF-appointed tribunal of judges from

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