FIH names Sreejesh as co-chair of Athletes Committee

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Indian crew’s star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and defender Camila Caram from Chile ladies’s facet are the 2 gamers appointed as co-chairs of the Worldwide Hockey Federation’s new FIH Athletes Committee.

The duo can be direct contributors to the ‘Athletes First’ method enshrined within the FIH ‘Empowerment and Engagement’ technique’.

The FIH Athletes Committee serves as a consultative physique and makes suggestions to the FIH Government 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 growing and selling sources and initiatives to athletes equivalent to 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’ Fee of the IOC and different sporting organisations to allow the sharing of data and analysis and in the end growing the sport of hockey.

“Athletes have at all times been on the centre of all sporting endeavours of the FIH. When FIH launched its new ‘Empowerment and Engagement’ technique, the ‘athletes first’ method was enshrined in its core, additional showcasing our dedication in direction of the welfare and well-being of hockey gamers worldwide,” FIH president Tayyab Ikram mentioned in a launch following the appointments.

“The Athletes Committee will play a vital function within the execution of this imaginative and prescient and I welcome all our hockey athletes which have been appointed to the committee. I look ahead to working intently with all of you to safeguard the current and enhance the longer term, as we carry the enjoyment of hockey to everybody around the globe.”

Newly appointed co-chair Sreejesh mentioned it’s a huge honour in addition to a accountability for him as an athlete.

“Being a part of the athletic committee itself is a good honour for me. Getting in because the co-chair is an added accountability. I am trying ahead to working with Camila, and all of the athletic committee members for the betterment of hockey gamers across the globe,” Sreejesh mentioned.

Co-chair Camila added: “Very completely satisfied and honoured that my fellow colleagues voted me as Co-chair. I’ll work exhausting to be the voice of the athletes and have at all times the channels open for communication.”

Apart from Sreejesh and Camila, the opposite new members of the Athletes Committee accepted by the FIH Government Board are Matt Swann (Australia, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Competitions Committee), Catherine Fabiano, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Umpiring Committee), Jacqueline Mwangi (Kenya, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Technical Officers Committee), Mohamed Mea (South Africa, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Gender, Equality, Variety and Inclusion Committee), Juliani Mohamad Din (Malaysia, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Schooling Committee), Marlena Rybacha (Poland, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Well being and Security Committee) and Cesar Garcia (Mexico, Common Member and Athletes Committee Consultant within the Guidelines Committee).