Six International Federations have been recommended for full
International Olympic Committee recognition by the Executive Board,
including the International Sambo Federation and World Lacrosse.
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FIS to Elect First New Leader in 23 Years 3rd June 2021
A new President will be chosen to head the International Ski Federation at the governing body’s online Congress tomorrow. A British former alpine racer is hoping to be the first woman to take on the role. NEW
It’s without doubt the most important election for FIS in a long time, perhaps ever.
The person chosen will take over from Gian-Franco Kasper who has run the organisation for 23 years.
No woman has ever been President in its almost 100-year history and only one is among the four candidates.
She is Sarah Lewis who was unceremoniously sacked without warning from her role as Secretary General of FIS last year.
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IFs Praised for Leading the Way in Response to Pandemic as IF Forum 2021 Hears Calls for Solidarity in Sport 05/25/21
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – International Sports Federations were praised this morning for setting an inspirational example over the past year, as leaders at the International Federation (IF) Forum 2021 underlined the importance of solidarity across the global sports movement.
In the Opening Address at the fully virtual event today (25 May) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach reserved special praise for IFs in a timely update on preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He thanked sport’s global governing bodies for “leading the way” in having “demonstrated that sports competitions can be organised safely”, even before the international roll-out of vaccination programmes.