The Estonian Academic Sports Federation (EASL) held its General Assembly on the 24th of May, 2024 at the Tartu University Sports Hall in Tartu.

In addition to last year's financial  and activity reports, the following year's action plan and budget were introduced and a new president was also elected. Mr Marti Viilu and Mr Hendrik Voll competed for the board chairmanship and precidential role. As a result of the vote, Mr Hendrik Voll was elected out of nine with seven votes in favor.

Being a former student athlete himself, Mr Voll is quite well known for his dedication and achievements at Tallinn University of Technology, where he headed several important sports initiatives.

Speaking about his future vision, Voll stated: "Sport, healthy lifestyles and inspiring people are my passion. My work at the Technical University is in line with the goals of EASL, including the promotion of student sport and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. I am convinced that sustainable and long-term development in sport can only be achieved through common contributions and I believe it is important to find opportunities for cooperation between other universities, organizations and sectors in order to jointly develop sporting activities and healthy lifestyles throughout Estonia. "

Hendrik Voll recieved congratulations with great gratitude from Mr Ants Veetousme, who has so far led the Estonian Academic Sports Federation, contributing to the field of sport for more than 30 years, having been president of the Estonian Fencing Association, a member of the Executive Committee of the Estonian Olympic Committee, as well as a member and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Estonian Academic Sports Federation.

EASL wishes the new board president much success in his new position and hopes to continue promoting student sports and healthy lifestyles throughout Estonia under his leadership.

For more information, please see http://www.easl.ee