SportAccord confirms Ivo Ferriani as new President

December 15, 2021

Events / Sport /

SportAccord has confirmed Ivo Ferriani was unanimously elected President of SportAccord during a SportAccord Executive Committee Meeting, which took place yesterday virtually via Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ferriani has served as the President of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) since 2010 and the President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) since last year.

As the President of AIOWF, he succeeds Dr. Raffaele Chiulli as President of SportAccord and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) following the conclusion of the latter’s term, as per the rotational principle enshrined in GAISF’s Statutes.

As a Member of the International Olympic Committee since 2016 and an IOC Executive Board Member since 2018, Ferriani is also a Member of the Coordination Commission for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. He is additionally a Member of the IOC’s Sustainability and Legacy, Athlete’s Entourage, and Women in Sport Commissions.

Ferriani, who has a bachelor’s degree in sports science from the Università degli Studi di Roma Foro Italico and numerous sports coaching and training qualifications, speaks English, French and German, as well as Italian. He was given the honour of receiving the Commendatore della Repubblica by the President of the Italian Republic in 2011.

Ferriani was a member of the Italian National Bobsleigh Team for eight years and represented his country at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary before becoming Italy’s Bobsleigh Team Coach in 1990. He went on to work as Head Coach of the French and Canadian Bobsleigh Teams before returning to Italy to serve as the country’s Bobsleigh and Skeleton Team Director until 2010.

Ferriani advised “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to build on the excellent leadership of my predecessor Dr. Raffaele Chiulli at such an exciting time for SportAccord.

“We are looking forward to a milestone gathering for the international sporting community next year, and I am very much looking forward to working with SportAccord’s team and our valued partners to deliver outstanding events in the future.”

In addition to Ferriani being elected President of SportAccord representing GAISF, also joining the SportAccord Executive Committee, Ingmar De Vos, President, FEI representing GAISF and Luc Tardif, President, IIHF representing AIOWF who will serve alongside existing SportAccord Executive Committee Member, Francesco Ricci Bitti, President, ASOIF.

Registration is open for the SportAccord 2022, which will take place from 15th-20th May in Ekaterinburg. Organisations interested in becoming an official partner or exhibitor can contact SportAccord to discuss these investment opportunities by emailing sales@sportaccord.sport, with SportAccord also offering an interactive exhibition floorplan and 3-D flyover of the SportAccord 2022 exhibition space below.

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