A file photograph of P.R. Sreejesh
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Indian group’s star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and defender Camila Caram from Chile girls’s facet are the 2 gamers appointed as co-chairs of the International Hockey Federation’s new FIH Athletes Committee.
The duo shall be direct contributors to the ‘Athletes First’ strategy enshrined in the FIH ‘Empowerment and Engagement’ technique’. The FIH Athletes Committee serves as a consultative physique and makes suggestions to the FIH Executive Board, FIH Committees, Advisory Panels and different our bodies.
The roles additionally cowl looking for and offering suggestions to the FIH on behalf of all athletes, while creating and selling assets and initiatives to athletes such as well being and welfare, anti-doping, social media, creating stars to draw new followers, profession preparation and administration.
The committee additionally performs a central function in liaising with the Athletes’ Commission of the IOC and different sporting organisations to allow the sharing of data and analysis and in the end creating the sport of hockey.
“Athletes have always been at the centre of all sporting endeavours of the FIH. When FIH launched its new ‘Empowerment and Engagement’ strategy, the ‘athletes first’ approach was enshrined in its core, further showcasing our commitment towards the welfare and well-being of hockey players worldwide,” FIH president Tayyab Ikram stated in a launch following the appointments.
“The Athletes Committee will play a crucial role in the execution of this vision and I welcome all our hockey athletes that have been appointed to the committee. I look forward to working closely with all of you to safeguard the present and improve the future, as we bring the joy of hockey to everyone around the world.” Newly appointed co-chair Sreejesh stated it’s a massive honour as effectively as a duty for him as an athlete.
“Being part of the athletic committee itself is a great honour for me. Getting in as the co-chair is an added responsibility. I’m looking forward to working with Camila, and all the athletic committee members for the betterment of hockey players around the globe,” Sreejesh stated.
Co-chair Camila added: “Very happy and honoured that my fellow colleagues voted me as Co-chair. I will work hard to be the voice of the athletes and have always the channels open for communication.”
Besides Sreejesh and Camila, the opposite new members of the Athletes Committee authorized by the FIH Executive Board are
Matt Swann (Australia, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Competitions Committee), Catherine Fabiano, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Umpiring Committee), Jacqueline Mwangi (Kenya, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Technical Officials Committee), Mohamed Mea (South Africa, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee), Juliani Mohamad Din (Malaysia, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Education Committee), Marlena Rybacha (Poland, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Health and Safety Committee) and Cesar Garcia (Mexico, Regular Member and Athletes Committee Representative in the Rules Committee).
