Lausanne, Nov 19, 2013: A Development Commission and Gender Equity Commission will be established with a dedicated taskforce of experts. The commissions will be committed to empowering national federations with resources and new methods of engagement while upholding the values and traditions of judo. The Developement Commission will particularly be in charge of coordinating the IJF development activities around the world, on the five continents, while the Gender Equity Commission will focus on tools to favorise an equal access to sport for men and women, without any kind of discrimination.
The experts will work in unison with existing commissions in the areas of Sport, Media, Medical, Judo for Peace, Judo for Children, Education and Coaching, Athletes, DPM, Military and Police Ethics, Kata, Masters and Refereeing.
Development Commission
Mikhail Cherkasov – Vice President of the Russian Judo Federation
Eduard Doandes – Former President of the Romanian Judo Federation
Estony Hattingh – President of the Botswana Judo Federation and African Judo Union Communications Director
Nicolas Messner – IJF Media and Communications Director and IJF Judo for Peace Commission
Michel Huet – IJF Education Commission and Assistant to the IJF General Secretary
Larisa Kiss – Director of the IJF Presidential Office
Gender Equity Commission
Ingrid Berghmans – Six-time world champion and 2013 IJF Hall of Fame inductee
Jean-Luc Rouge – IJF General Secretary and 2013 IJF Hall of Fame inductee
Estony Hattingh – President of the Botswana Judo Federation and African Judo Union Communications Director
Lisa Allan – IJF Competition Manager and IJF Sports Commission
Jacqueline de Quattro – Minister of Defense and Environment of the Canton de Vaux. —- IJF
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