ICF Board gather for first time after elections in Antalya

The International Canoe Federation’s new-look Board of Directors met for the first time in Antalya as they start to set the course for their four-year mandate. Germany’s Thomas Konietzko presided over the meeting following his re-election as ICF President at yesterday’s Congress in the Turkish city. The meeting also saw the participation of new members with Australia’s Richard Fox , Belgium’s Marian Sarbu and Hungary’s Noemi Horvath taking their seats on the Board after the elections. Mr Fox is the new Chair of the Canoe Slalom Committee, succeeding France’s Jean-Michel Prono who has retired after 20 years in the role, while Mr Sarbu is taking on the position as Chair of the Canoe Ocean Racing Committee, replacing South Africa’s Colin Simpkins. Ms Horvath is starting her second term leading the Stand Up Paddling discipline but first as a Board member after the Commission became a Committee after the Congress. Each of the Chairs proposed members and advisors of their respective Committee which were approved by the Board. Mr Fox’s Canoe Slalom Committee consists of Spain’s Meritxell Rodriquez, Czechia’s Alena Maskova, Italy’s Daniele Molmenti and South Korea’s Eunsuk (Jake) Kim. Australia’s Sue Natoli and Germany’s Hans-Peter Weiss have been chosen as advisors. “I feel honoured to be back on the team,” said Mr Fox. “I was first on the Canoe Slalom Committee from 1996 to 2000 which was a significant period in our history and then on the Executive Committee as Vice President from 2008 to 2012, so it has been a while but I feel like I can contribute a lot in this next four-year cycle. “Continuity is important when choosing the Committee as they have done really good work and you want to harness that but renewal is also important. “It’s been 20 years under the same leadership so I need to take some time to identify the right strategy to go forward. “It’s good to have experience hands in the team and opening up the inclusion of Jake from South Korea is exciting. “As Asia...

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