LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Prof Dr Uğur Erdener, president of World Archery, has been appointed unanimously by the executive committee as the new president of SportAccord, the global sports event organisation that is governed by stakeholders representing Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations (IFs).
Prof Erdener has served as president of World Archery since 2005 and has been an IOC member since 2008. A widely-respected physician, Erdener is the chair of the IOC Medical and Scientific Commission and is also a member of the WADA executive committee, a member of the board of the ITA and vice president of ASOIF. Since 2011, he has been president of the National Olympic Committee of Türkiye.
Erdener, who will serve a four-year term as SportAccord president, will be supported by his seven colleagues on the new SportAccord executive committee, the composition of which was confirmed during Sunday’s general assembly (in alphabetical order by organisation):
Ingmar De Vos (BEL) – ASOIF representative
president, International Equestrian Federation (FEI)
Uğur Erdener (TUR) – ASOIF representative
president, World Archery (WA)
Petra Sörling (SWE) – ASOIF representative
president, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
Einars Fogelis (LAT) – AIOWF representative
president, International Luge Federation (FIL)
Beau Welling (USA) – AIOWF representative
president, World Curling Federation (WCF)
Anna Arzhanova (RUS – SER) – ARISF representative
president, World Underwater Federation (CMAS)
Riccardo Fraccari (ITA) – ARISF representative
president, World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
Stefan Fox (GER) – AIMS Representative
secretary general, International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA)
Sunday’s general assembly also ratified new statutes under which SportAccord will operate according to a revised governance structure whereby all of the IF umbrella bodies will be represented, as reflected in the new composition of the executive committee above. The new statutes also bring the association into line with best practice corporate governance, clearly defining roles and responsibilities between the executive committee, the general assembly and the secretariat.
