European AA Presidency: Wirz over Hansen, by Alfons Juck

Wirz beats Hansen

LONDON (GBR): HansjÃ¶rg Wirz of Switzerland has been re-elected as
President of European Athletics for a fourth term at the continental
body’s Congress in London. European Athletics informs. President Wirz
was chosen to lead, direct and represent European Athletics for the
period 2011-2015 ahead of challenger Svein Arne Hansen (26:22 votes).
“Our Member Federations have shown their appreciation for what I have
done in the last four years and have shown confidence that the future of
our sport on the continent is going in the right direction,” said
President Wirz. Jose Luis de Carlos (ESP)
remained as Vice-President, Karel Pilny (CZE) and Jean Gracia (FRA) are
new vice-presidents. But Pilny was before treasurer and this position
no longer exists. In the new council new members are former top
athletes. Romanian olympic 5000 m gold medalist Gabriela Szabo and
Estonian decathlon olympic winner Erki Nool. New members also Jonas
Egilsson of Iceland, Liam Hennessy of Ireland. Others remained: Franco
Arese (ITA), Sylvia Barlag (NED), Frank Hensel (GER), Dobromir
Karamarinov (BUL), Toralf Nilsson (SWE), Antti Pihlakoski (FIN), Jorge
Salcedo (POR), Salih Munir Yaras (TUR) and Vadim Zelichenok (RUS).
Pierce O’Callaghan (IRL), Jean-Pierre Schoebel (MON), Libor Varhanik
(CZE) and Mikhail Butov (RUS) were voted onto the Competition Committee.
Nick Davis (IRL), Anthony Chircop (MLT), Milan Pedalo (BIH) and Erich
Teigamagi (EST) were voted on to the Development Committee.

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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