The EWF EB informs you of the recent developments in forming the Temporary EWF Athletes Commission under the new EWF Constitution in force. The Working Group for the Selection of candidates is composed of Mr. Caruana Jesmond (Chair), Mr. Shai Oren (Legal Adviser), Mr. Osei Forrester (IWF AC Chair), Dr Mihajlovic Milan (EWF General Secretary), Kt. Conflitti Antonio (EWF President), successfully established a process for EWF Member Federations to nominate athletes for this commission and present the proposal to the EWF EB and the EWF Congress.
The EWF has received a total of seven applications. Each applicant has gone through a rigorous vetting procedure following the tough standards outlined in the EWF Constitution, particularly the lack of any doping violations during their athletic careers. All candidates met this standard. One candidate had a formal non-conformity; therefore, the application was rejected and was not included in the further steps of the process.
After careful consideration, the Working Group unanimously proposed the following athletes to the Temporary EWF Athlete Commission, which was accepted on January 22, 2024, by the EWF Executive Board:
Female:
Anaïs Michel – Cozzela (FRA)
Jenny Tong (GBR)
Despina Polaktsidou (GRE)
Male:
Sean Kevin Brown (IRL)
David Litvinov (ISR)
Arturs Plesnieks (LAT)
The procedure will be concluded with the confirmation during the upcoming session of the EWF Congress in Sofia (BUL), on the 17th of February, 2024.
The EWF EB expresses its sincere congratulations to the proposed athletes for the first-ever EWF Athletes Commission, who are awaiting formal approval from the EWF Congress.
In the following procedure, the Members of the Temporary EWF Athlete Commission will select one AC Member to represent athletes’ interests in the EWF EB, with whom they will work together on the development of weightlifting in Europe.