Rio, Brazil - From May 18-21, 2018, members of ISF General Assembly gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2018 ISF General Assembly and Executive Committee meeting which's highlight were the 2018 elections for the president and the positions in the Executive Committee and Technical Commission of ISF.
Laurent Petrynka re-elected as the president of ISF
Petrynka's first mandate has been synonymous with growth and efficiency, leading to a remarkable increase in the number of countries affiliated to the ISF (over 100).
The growth of ISF reached its peak recently at the first ever International Multisport Youth event being held in Africa; record-breaking ISF Gymnasiade 2018, hosted by Morocco, with 58 countries participating, out of which 20 were from Africa.
Petrynka, who is also a member of the Olympic Education Commission and a National Director of the Union Nationale du Sport Scolaire (UNSS), will serve for another four years - a mandate of 2018-2022 - with a focus on:
- Structuring, sustainability and development of ISF.
- Increased rigour and credibility towards political, financial and media contacts.
- Reinforcing the 6 pillars of the ISF's > programme.
- Making ISF an essential player in world sports and in every country that wants better education for its youth.
2018 Elections; list of elected members
Elections for position in the Executive Committee took place on May 20, 2018 at the General Assembly. Nominations of all technical commission's members and presidents were attributed on May 21, 2018, by the members of ISF Executive Committee.
Management Committee
President: Laurent Petrynka, France
Deputy President: Robson Aguiar, Brazil
Vice President: Xue Yanqing, China
Treasurer: Hrvoje Custonja, Croatia
CEO, Secretary General: Jan Coolen, Belgium
Continental Presidents
Africa: Youssef Belqasmi, Morocco
America: Alexander Gray, Chile
Asia: Panya Hanlumyuang, Thailand
Europe: Nicos Megalemos, Cyprus
Ocenia: Graeme Jaenning, Australia
Assessors:
Abaev Alan, Russian Federation
Al-Muftah Abdulrahman, Qatar
Azzopardi David, Malta
Boyanova Julia, Bulgaria
Branzoi Cristina, Romunia
Graca Joao, Portugal
Greba Roman, Ukraine
Luik Lauri, Estonia
Mote Nagash, India
Shimoni Ofer, Israel
Souleymane Mamadou Kone, Cote d'Ivoire
Tanaskovic Zeljko, Serbia
Committee & Commision
TC President Rhythmic Gymnastics
Merche Cadens, Spain
TC President Handball
Constantin Caliman, Romania
TC President Swimming
TC President Basketball 3x3
Samir Abaakil, Morocco
TC President Athletics
Jaroslav Koukal, Czech Republic
TC President Badminton
Laetitia Picard, France
TC President Football
Konrad Berchtold, Austria
TC President Futsal
Josip Kosutic, Croatia
TC President Gymnastics
Carmen Basla, Italy
TC President Orienteering
Karl Keuppens, Belgium Flanders
TC President Ski
Arno Staudacher, Austria
TC President Table Tennis
Pieter Schippers, Belgium Flanders
TC President Tennis
Pamela Burrage, England
TC President Volleyball
Monique Krecke, Luxembourg
Chair Advisory Board
Charlie Raeburn, Scotland
Chair Youth Council
Nevena Vukasinovic, Serbia
More details: isfsports.org/governance
ISF is looking forward to the next era of developing and strengthening School Sport across the World and among global youth, with its peak in 2020 when Jinjiang, China will host the 18th edition of Gymnasiade.
