Papandrea Wants to Finish What She Started at IWF 01/14/21
(ATR) Ursula Papandrea wants to complete her work in removing the “toxic culture” at the International Weightlifting Federation.
Ursula Papandrea was ousted by the IWF executive board in October. (ATR)
The former acting president of IWF announced on January 14 that she is bidding to become the next permanent president for the federation. Elections are scheduled for the end of March 2021.
The IWF executive board ousted Papandrea in October 2020 after she had served about six months as acting IWF president following the resignation of Tamás Aján in April amid allegations of doping and corruption.
IJF Meets ASOIF Target on Further Review Federation Focus 12/23/20
(ATR) A re-evaluation by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) means the International Judo Federation has now met the governance target score that had previously eluded it.
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The IJF requested a re-evaluation after it was ranked in Category C, the lowest level, when the third edition of the governance review was released in June.
The second evaluation took place in October.
“The results received from the ASOIF Governance Task Force confirm that the IJF exceeded the target score of 120 that was set for full members of ASOIF,” the federation said in a statement this week.
Sunday, 13 December 2020
Marisol Casado, for many years the only female President of a Summer Olympic International Federation, has recently maintained her position at a sporting altitude still largely populated by men – and she plans to drive further change within World Triathlon until at least 2024.
The 64-year-old Spaniard was elected to serve a fourth term as President after seeing off challenger Mads Freund in a virtual vote at the organisation’s Congress on November 29. She will remain a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following her victory by 86 votes to 43.
After a particularly bitter election in which she was cleared by the IOC’s Ethics Commission of last-minute charges of gross and multiple violations of the values, principles and regulations
Saturday, 12 December 2020
With significant positive developments concerning the COVID-19 vaccine coming in recent weeks, we can all be quietly optimistic of a slow and steady return to some sort of normality.
What is beyond doubt is that COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on all of us in different ways. For the host city, this has seen Birmingham City Council (BCC) pivot quickly and commendably to support the most vulnerable members of their community through the pandemic.
A huge and important part of our society - sport is one of the areas that has suffered badly. Responding to the devastating impacts of this relentless pandemic has been a monumental challenge for everyone working in the industry.