Gian Franco Kasper and Sarah Lewis re-elected as President and Secretary General of AIOWF

 Bangkok (RWH) The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), composed of the seven International Olympic Wintersports Federations, held its General Assembly on the occasion of SportAccord in Bangkok, Thailand. Besides meetings with WADA, the IOC President and Board Members as well as Lausanne 2020 and Beijing 2022 representatives the members elected Gian Franco Kasper (FIS President) and Sarah Lewis (FIS Secretary General) as Chairman respectively Secretary General of AIOWF for the next Olympic cycle. The International Luge Federation was represented by president Josef Fendt (GER) und Secretary General Svein Romstad (USA)

 Additionally the IBSF President Ivo Ferriani was proposed as the winter sports representative on the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC session still to ratify the proposal.