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2024 EGLSF AGA RECAP

Dear EGLSF members, Delegates and Friends, It’s been over 2 weeks since the 2024 EGLSF AGA was held in Antwerp, Belgium. We would like to thank our hosts Way to EuroGames Antwerp and JADA Events for holding such a magnificent event, extending our congratulations to all volunteers and staff for providing an excellent setting for our meetings. EGLSF Members Gathering, March 1st The AGA weekend started right on point with the EGLSF Members Gathering event on Friday March 1st. It was an opportunity for everyone to come together. For some [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-03-20T14:22:27+01:00Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 @ 14:22|Categories: 2024, EuroGames, News, Press Release|0 Comments

EGLSF ELECTS CARDIFF, UK, AS EUROGAMES 2027 HOST CITY

The EuroGames teams of Vienna 2024, Lyon 2025 and Cardiff 2027 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces CARDIFF, UK as EUROGAMES 2027 Host City Amsterdam, The Netherlands (March 13, 2024) – On March 3, 2024, the EGLSF General Assembly elected member club Pride Sports Cymru‘s bid and the city of Cardiff, UK as hosts for our EuroGames 2027. The bid cycle deadline for EuroGames 2027 closed in December 2023 at which time we had received two bids: Cardiff, UK / Pride Sports Cymru‘s [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-03-14T12:16:01+01:00Thursday, March 14th, 2024 @ 11:46|Categories: 2024, EuroGames, News, Press Release|0 Comments

THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2024

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 (7 MARCH 2024) – On Sunday 3 March, the Annual General Assembly elected three new board members. There were no candidates for the female co-president's position. The board now consists of: Hugh Torrance, co-president, from LEAP Sports, Scotland Marcel Kreissig, treasurer, associate member of the EGLSF, Germany Erika Patrikainen, general secretary, from H.O.T., Finland Georg Kardaras, board member, from Alfa Athens SC, Greece Bo Madsen, board member, Pan Idraet Copenhagen, Denmark Vera-Linn Lanängen, board member, [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-03-07T16:46:35+01:00Thursday, March 7th, 2024 @ 16:46|Categories: 2023, AGA, External, News, Press Release|0 Comments

THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2023

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 (5 MARCH 2023) – On Sunday 5 March, the Annual General Assembly elected a new board member. The board welcomes new Treasurer, Marcel Kreissig from Germany. Marcel is an associate member of the EGLSF. The board would like to thank our retiring board members: Edgar Castillo, Noemi Fluixa, Elena Lipilina and Livan Soto Gonzalez for their dedicated service to EGLSF and the European LGBTQI+ sporting community. The board now consists of: • Hugh Torrance, co-president, [...]

Erika Patrikainen2023-03-12T17:12:53+01:00Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 16:18|Categories: 2023, AGA, External, News, Press Release|0 Comments

Statement on FINA banning transgender athletes from women’s races

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info EGLSF on FINA banning transgender athletes from women's elite races Last Sunday, FINA, the world governing body for swimming, voted to effectively ban transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races with the statement that “male-to-female transgender athletes …. are eligible to compete in the women’s category … if they can establish to FINA’s comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 or before age 12, whichever is later.” Shortly afterwards, the International Rugby League (IRL) issued a statement [...]

Erika Patrikainen2022-06-26T13:43:18+02:00Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 13:43|Categories: 2022, Advocacy, External, Press Release, Swimming|0 Comments