In accordance with the FINA Constitution, the FINA General Congress 2021will be held in Doha (QAT) on Saturday June 5, 2021.This new date has been proposed resulting in the postponement of the FINA World Championships 2021 to 2022, in Fukuoka (JPN).
119 National Federations, represented
by 189 delegates will physically be attending the Congress in Doha, respecting
a robust and safe COVID-19 protocol, while another 102 National Federations
(202 delegates) will be following the programme via a live stream and cast
their vote through a highly secured online system. Some NFs will be represented
both on-site and online.
Firstly on the agenda of the Congress
will be the report of the FINA Bureau on its activities during the time since
the previous General Congress (2019) presented by the FINA President. Then will
follow the Financial report of the FINA Honorary Treasurer and the reports of
the FINA Audit Committee and FINA External Auditor.
The approval of the budget and the
motions, applications and proposals for alteration of or addition to the FINA
Rules will be discussed ahead of the elections, which will take place as
follows:
Election of:
FINA President
FINA Bureau Members
Five FINA Vice-Presidents
First Vice President & Second
Vice President
FINA Treasurer
Honorary positions (if applicable)
Election of FINA Ethics Panel
Election of FINA Audit Committee
Members
Individuals elected at the occasion
of the 2021 FINA General Congress will take office immediately after their
election, i.e. on 5 June 2021.
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, FINA (founded in 1908) is the governing body for aquatics worldwide.
Its five disciplines - Swimming, Open
Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic Swimming - are all included in
the Olympic programme. High Diving is on the World Championships programme
since 2013. FINA organises World Championships, World Swimming Championships in
25m-pool and World Masters Championships every two years. FINA counts 209
affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters
in Lausanne (SUI).
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