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Particular Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) introduced the election of eight new members to its Europe Eurasia Management Council (EELC) for the 2024 – 2026 time period through the Regional Management Convention in Berlin, Germany, on 16 October.
Chaired by Eva Gazova, Particular Olympics Slovakia Nationwide Director, the EELC represents the voice of the Nationwide Packages throughout the area, guaranteeing their views form the expansion and route of the motion.
The council members, every nominated by their respective Nationwide Packages, had been chosen based mostly on their confirmed management talents and their dedication to the values of the Particular Olympics motion.
Gazova mentioned: “I’m deeply honored to guide such a various, dynamic and dedicated group of leaders, every bringing distinctive views and a shared ardour for inclusion.”
“Collectively, we’ll proceed to work tirelessly to champion inclusion and promote alternatives for athletes throughout the area. Our mission goes past sports activities—it’s about reworking lives and constructing a extra inclusive society.”
The EELC members convey a wide range of experiences and views, making them well-suited to drive strategic initiatives for the motion. The brand new council consists of representatives from throughout Europe and Eurasia, together with Nationwide Administrators from Austria, Azerbaijan, Nice Britain, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro and Portugal.
Photograph by Iñaki Esnaola
Ivan Radović, Nationwide Director of Particular Olympics Montenegro, highlighted the significance of innovation throughout the motion. “I’ve led the Program in creating Unified Champion Faculties and Younger Athletes. I’d prefer to encourage the EELC to seek out new concepts that modernize the motion and convey SOEE nearer to younger individuals who might be our future,” he mentioned.
One other new member, Daiva Dabrilienė, Nationwide Director of Particular Olympics Lithuania, added: “I perceive management as cooperation with different individuals to realize a standard objective. It isn’t solely what must be performed, but additionally how one can do it. I really like working and volunteering with the Particular Olympics motion as a result of everybody has alternatives to develop.”
The total checklist of the EELC members are:
- Eva Gazova, Particular Olympics Slovakia – Chair
- Søren Jul Kristensen, Particular Olympics Denmark – Member
- Daiva Dabriliene, Particular Olympics Lithuania – Member
- Drita Dushi, Particular Olympics Kosovo – Member
- Ivan Radovic, Particular Olympics Montenegro – Member
- Laura Baxter MBE, Particular Olympics Nice Britain – Member
- Marcel Kaufmann, Particular Olympics Liechtenstein – Member
- Maria João Figueira, Particular Olympics Portugal – Member
- Nicole Koch, Particular Olympics Austria – Member
- Rovshan Mammadov, Particular Olympics Azerbaijan – Member
- Eleni Rossides, Unbiased Member
- Inge Maiberg – Particular Olympics Estonia – Athlete Consultant