Sunday, 4 April 2021
Five top European competitors, including two former world champions, will contest one place on the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Athletes Committee when elections take place for the Paris 2024 cycle during the World Championships in Cairo in June.
The European category is the most competitive of the six involved, with the election for Asia, where there are just two candidates, the only other where there will be a contest.
European nominations announced by the UIPM include Britain s 30-year-old Jamie Cooke, the 2018 world champion and 2019 European champion, and 2016 world champion Valentin Belaud of France.
Also in the mix will be Ireland s 30-year-old Natalya Coyle, who is qualified to compete at what will be her third Olympics at Tokyo 2020.
Teqball World Champ Guitler: Inspire Next Gen Female Stars - ATR Extra 03/31/21
Teqball mixed doubles World Champion Natalia Guitler has become one of the sport’s biggest global names over the past few years. The Instagram star, who has 1.8 million followers, hails from a futevolei (footvolley, a Brazilian sport) background, but has taken the teqball world by storm.
Natalia Guitler at the World Championships 2019 (FITEQ)
Natalia was a natural when she first came across teqball at Brazilian legend Ronaldinho’s house and quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with. In 2019, Natalia and partner Marcos Vieira emerged as the inaugural mixed doubles World Champions, taking the medal home to Brazil after a dominant display during the 2019 Teqball World Championships in Budapest.
US Olympic Committee to allow raised fists, kneeling during the anthem
The U.S. Olympic Athletic Committee will allow the athletes to raise fists and kneel before the world while our National Anthem is playing. Such actions show hatred and disrespect for the country. These actions are symbolic of the Communist Black Lives Matter movement.
Initially, back in December, the USOPC appeared to be opposed to “divisive demonstrations,” but instead, in the new guidelines, the committee simply requires that all protests have the goal of “advancing racial and social justice; or promoting the human dignity of individuals or groups that have historically been underrepresented, minoritized, or marginalized in their respective societal context.”
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IESF announces launch of four-member Athletes Commission Wednesday, 10 February 2021
The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced the establishment of the Athletes’ Committee, which the organisation says will help protect players’ interests.
The IESF say the four-person committee is composed of diverse backgrounds, countries and regions covering different game titles.
Tiffani Oling Lim will serve as the chair of the Athletes’ Commission.
Lim is a Malaysian Dota 2 player, while the IESF have highlighted her work in the community and as an advocate for player rights.
Lim is also the pro tem President of her local Esports Players’ Association and the head of marketing and public relations of the esports organisation Battle Arena Malaysia.