Each sports’ Standing Committee functions like an independent international organization that is a responsible for representing, managing, guiding, and supporting their sport. In accordance with section 3.9 of the FISO General Statutes, the Standing Committees are responsible for creating the policies, guidelines and systems for developing each obstacle sport and to work with all committees to implement development programs and events in each sport discipline. Sub-committees, if appointed, investigate, study, and recommend to the Standing Committee any matters referred. The members of a subcommittee may be persons selected from inside, or outside a Standing Committee. Members of the FISO Central Board are non-voting members of each Standing Committee.
Chair: Mr. Stefano Zappa (ITL)
Deputy Chair: Ms. Paridhei Singh (IND)
Members
Africa: Mr. Claude Eksteen (RSA), Mr. Emmanuel Manase (TAN)
Americas: Mr. Panna Utpaul (JAM), Mr. Rodolfo Villalobos (CRC), Mr. Abraham Laines (PER)
Asia-Pacific: Mr. Andrew Chiu Jing Shen (MAL), Mr. Fahad Taqi (BAH), Mr. Mo Al Balooshi (UAE)
Europe: Ms Lea Frugier (FRA), Ms. Olga Estelle (ESP), Ms Nayibe Statia (NED), Ms. Rebecca Neal (GBR), Mr. Hugo Bellanger Portero (ESP), Mr. Andrea Del Piano (ITA)
Athletes Committee
Africa: Ms. Trish Eksteen (RSA)
Americas: Mr. Ryan Woods (USA), Ms. Florencia Maria Cano (ARG), Mr. Hugo Godoy Barker (CHI)
Asia-Pacific: Ms. Sandi Menchi C. Abahan (PHI), Mr. Tahir Ahmed Ansari (SGP), Mr. Russel Nelms (AUS)
Europe: Ms. Zuzana Kocumova (CZE), Ms. Alisa Petrova (RUS), Ms. Ida Mathilda Steensgaard (DEN), Mr. Thomas Buyl (BEL)
Adaptive: Ms. Misty Diaz (USA), Mr. John de Haan (NED), Mr. Jamie Gane GBR)
Chair: Ms. Chloe Henry (BEL)
Deputy Chair: Ms. Jen Miller (USA)
Members
Africa / Middle East: Mr. Mo Al Balooshi (USA)
Americas: Ms. Alison Mattern (USA), Mr. John Pyne (USA), Ms. Suzanne Himka (USA), Mr. Terry England (USA)
Asia-Pacific: Mr. Deren Perez (GUM), PHI
Europe: Ms. Beth Lodge (GRB), Mr. Ali Hay (GBR), Ms. Steffi Drach (GER), Mr. Stefano Zappa (ITL)
Athletes Committee
Ms. Jessie Graff (USA)
Ms. Kasia Jonaczyk (POL)
Ms. Vivian (AUS)
Mr. Isaiah Thomas (USA)
Ms. Berenice Tabourel (FRA)
Ninja League Committee
FINA Ms. Jen Miller (USA)
UNAA Mr. Bob Clark (USA)
Co-Chairs: Ms. Helene Mattison (USA), Mr. Erik Agostinelli (FRA)
Deputy Chair: Mr. Bruno Rey (FRA)
Members
Africa: Emmanuel Manase (TAN)
Americas: Ms. Camila Nicolau (BRA), Ms. Victoria Castilo (ECU), Mr. Peter Dobos (CAN)
Asia: Mr. Shaukat Sikund (IND), Ms. Marissa Remigio (PHI), Mr. Tomo Uneo
Europe: M. Mr. Antonio de la Rosa (ESP)
Oceania: Kym Skerman (NZL), Mr. Rob Preston (AUS)
Race Director Committee
Chair: Latif Shamsuri Abd (MAL)
Members: Liam St. Piere (AUS), George Griffith (BAR), Pedro Lavinas (BRA), Jean-Thomas Boily (CAN), Santiago Isaza (COL), Gerard Linner (CRC), Tomáš Vanēk (CZE), Jorge Mendiola (MEX), Jeff Leininger USA), Mr. Dave Tully (SGP)
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