Member Association News: New President for the Swiss NUSF
April 4th, 2008
Awarding of the medal winners at the 2007 Universiade in Bangkok: SUSF President Martin Hodler, double gold medal winner in swimming and new European Champion 1,500m, Flavia Rigamonti, two of the three medal winners in fencing, Kauter and Heinzer, and Swi
After nine successful years as President of the Swiss University Sports Federation (SUSF), Martin Hodler retired at the General Assembly of SUSF on April 2nd, 2008 in Berne. His Vice President Andreas Csonka was elected as new president for the next two years term. Martin Hodler, who was nominated as Honorary member, still remains President of the Swiss University Sports Foundation. The delegates also elected Lorenz Liechti, a former Universiade competitor in swimming, as responsible person for media and communication on the SUSF board. All the medal winners of the Universiade 2007 in Bangkok, headed by swimmer Flavia Rigamonti, double gold medal winner in 800m and 1,500m and new European Champion in 1,500m, got special awards.
In the annual reports of SUSF, the Universiades 2007, the high participation at the European Universities Championships, the organisation of the EUC Basketball in Geneva and the Swiss University Championships in 7 Sports in Magglingen and the 75 Years Anniversary of SUSF were pointed out. The Assembly accepted the candidature of three new members, such as Campus Lucerne, Campus Chur and the University of Applied Sciences Berne, which will add around 12,000 students as members to the Swiss University Sports Federation.
In 2008, the SUSF will participate in 20 World University Championships and some EUC. Switzerland also prepares the EUC Badminton 2009 in Geneva, the European Universities Cup Ice Hockey 2009 in Bern and the 2010 WUC Chess in Zurich. Jörg Schild, President of Swiss Olympic, took the floor and thanked SUSF for the outstanding cooperation with Swiss Olympic. He also stressed the fact, that Switzerland will not run for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but should seriously consider a candidature for a Winter Universiade.
The new President of SUSF, Andreas L. Csonka (left) and Martin Hodler, SUSF-President from 1999-2008, new Honorary Member
Generations of SUSF Presidents: Susi-Käthi Jost (1987-92), Ernstpeter Huber (1992-99), Martin Hodler (1999-2008) and the new elected President Andreas L. Csonka (from right)
