Erika Patrikainen, Author at EGLSF.info

Briefing note: LGBTIQ+ rights and the FIFA Mens World Cup Qatar 2022

The FIFA Men’s World Cup Qatar 2022 presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the state of Qatar to showcase its technical abilities and prowess to host the world’s most watched sports competition. A sport that reaches every corner of the world and can contribute to tolerance, human understanding and equality. In 2020 an international grouping of sixteen LGBTIQ+ led and focused organisations concerned about the lack of protections being offered to LGBTIQ+ people by FIFA and the host country organisers of the 2022 World Cup (the Qatar Supreme Committee (SC)) began to meet to define a series of questions about [...]

Erika Patrikainen2022-03-31T20:06:09+02:00Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 20:06|Categories: 2022, Football|Tags: FIFA|0 Comments

THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2022

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces the election of the new board. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (21 MARCH 2022) – On Sunday 20 March, the Annual General Assembly elected a new board member. The board welcomes new Board Member at Large, Noemie Fluxia from Panteres Grogues. The board now consists of: • Hugh Torrance, co-president, from LEAP Sports, Scotland • Sarah Townsend, co-president, from Fédération Sportive LGBT+, France • Erika Patrikainen, general secretary, from H.O.T., Finland • Edgar Castillo, treasurer, from Smashing Pink Amsterdam, Netherlands • Noemie Fluxia, board member, from [...]

Erika Patrikainen2022-03-21T17:51:39+01:00Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 17:51|Categories: 2022, AGA, External, Press Release|0 Comments

EGLSF ELECTS LYON, FRANCE, AS EUROGAMES 2025 HOST CITY

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces LYON, FRANCE as EUROGAMES 2025 Host City Amsterdam, The Netherlands (March 21, 2022) – On March 20, 2022, the EGLSF general assembly elected member clubs CARGO Lyon and Féderation Sportive LGBT+ and the city of Lyon, France as hosts for our EuroGames 2025. The bid cycle deadline for EuroGames 2025 closed in December 2021 at which time we had received two bids: London, UK / Out For Sport and Lyon, France / CARGO Lyon and Féderation Sportive LGBT+. Both cities presented extremely strong, [...]

Erika Patrikainen2022-03-21T17:40:30+01:00Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 17:40|Categories: 2022, EuroGames, Press Release|0 Comments

EGLSF elects Vienna, Austria as EuroGames 2024 host city

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces VIENNA, AUSTRIA as EUROGAMES 2024 Host City Amsterdam, The Netherlands (December 28, 2021) – On December 28, 2021, the EGLSF general assembly elected member clubs SV Aufschlag Wien and Kraulquappen Wien and the city of Vienna, Austria as hosts for our #EuroGames 2024. The bid cycle deadline for #EuroGames 2024 closed on October 1, 2021 at which time we had received two bids: Birmingham, UK / Pride Sports and Vienna, Austria / SV Aufschlag Wien and Kraulquappen Wien. Both cities presented extremely strong, well [...]

Erika Patrikainen2021-12-28T20:15:07+01:00Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 @ 20:15|Categories: 2021, EuroGames, Press Release|0 Comments

Bid cities for EuroGames 2024 and EuroGames 2025

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces the bid cities for EuroGames 2024 and EuroGames 2025. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (October 2, 2021) – On October 1, 2021, the bid cycle deadline for #EuroGames 2024 and #EuroGames 2025 closed. We have received two bids for #EuroGames 2024 and three bids for #EuroGames 2025. The bid cities and organisations for #EuroGames 2024 are: Birmingham, UK / Pride Sports Vienna, Austria / SV Aufschlag Wien and Kraulquappen Wien The bid cities and organisations for #EuroGames 2025 are: London, UK / Out for Sport Lyon, [...]

Erika Patrikainen2021-10-02T12:16:22+02:00Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 @ 12:00|Categories: 2021, EuroGames, Press Release|0 Comments

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