Sarah Lewis running to lead International Ski Federation six months after being ousted
GENEVA Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president of the International Ski Federation only six months after being fired from her role as secretary general.
Lewis, who announced her candidacy Tuesday, spent 20 years as the top administrator at FIS before being ousted several months into the coronavirus pandemic.
It was an abrupt exit even in the often ruthless world of running Olympic sports bodies, and for one of its most prominent female officials who was untouched by scandal.
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Question of the Day By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
GENEVA (AP) - Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president of the International Ski Federation only six months after being fired from her role as secretary general.
Lewis, who announced her candidacy on Tuesday, spent 20 years as the top administrator at FIS before being ousted several months into the coronavirus pandemic.
It was an abrupt exit even in the often ruthless world of running Olympic sports bodies, and for one of its most prominent female officials who was untouched by scandal.
Sarah Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
April 6, 2021
GENEVA – Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president of the International Ski Federation only six months after being fired from her role as secretary general.
Lewis, who announced her candidacy on Tuesday, spent 20 years as the top administrator at FIS before being ousted several months into the coronavirus pandemic.
It was an abrupt exit even in the often ruthless world of running Olympic sports bodies, and for one of its most prominent female officials who was untouched by scandal.
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Alpine skiing: Ousted Lewis bids to become first female FIS president
FILE PHOTO: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland
(Reuters) – Briton Sarah Lewis announced on Tuesday she was standing to become the first female president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), the body that dismissed her as secretary-general in October.
The former Alpine skier, who had been with the FIS for 20 years, published her candidacy and manifesto on a website http://www.sarah-lewis.com
“We stand out among international federations currently with an all-male Council, excepting one of the Athletes Commission representatives being female,” Lewis declared in the manifesto.