CGF Executive Elected in Colombo

The leadership of the Commonwealth Games movement for the next four years was decided in Colombo today at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly.

The Hon Mike Fennell OJ CD will again lead the organisation.

Results of the elections were:

President:   Michael Fennell OJ CD (Jamaica)
Vice President: HRH Tunku Imran (Malaysia), Bruce Robertson (Canada)
Honorary Secretary:  Louise Martin CBE (Scotland)
Honorary Treasurer:  Austin Sealy (Barbados)

In addition, each of the six regions' Vice Presidents will also be members of the Executive Board through until 2011. Those elcted by region were:

Africa: Abdoulie Touray (The Gambia)
Americas: John Hoskins (Bermuda)
Asia: Hemasiri Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Caribbean: Fortuna Belrose (St Lucia)
Europe: Ian Emmerson OBE (England)
Oceania: Tapasu Leung Wai (Samoa)

For further information, please contact CGF Media Services manager, Ian Chesterman, on +61 417 530 902 or mailto:ianchesterman@sportcom.com.au

The CGF Media website is located at www.sportcom.com.au/cgf.html