The House of Sports of the Swiss Olympic Association in Ittigen hosted the annual General Assembly of the Swiss University Sports Federation (SUSF). SUSF President Mr Andreas Csonka presented the highlights of his annual reports to the delegates of the Swiss University Sports Organisations, namely the results of the Swiss teams at the European Universities Championships 2013 and the Summer and Winter Universiades 2013, the financial challenges of the federation in a difficult economical environment and the social responsibilities which the SUSF tries to fulfil in the daily activities.

 

Mr Csonka stressed the fact that the sports calendar both from FISU and EUSA consists of a growing number of competitions almost every year which offers new possibilities to the students to compete. Mr Daniel Studer, EUSA Technical Delegate for Tennis and SUSF responsible for the European Universities Championships and Games, presented the statistics about the participation of Swiss teams at the events of the European University Sports Association (EUSA). He reported about the European Universities Table Tennis Championship 2015, to be organised in Geneva and the European Universities Golf Championship, to be organised in St. Gallen in 205. Mr Studer also underlined the importance of the European Universities Games 2014 in Rotterdam and Swiss plans about the participation there.

 

Mr Renato Maggi, Assistant Head of the Summer Universiade Delegation, praised the organisation of the outstanding Summer Universiade in Kazan, where the Swiss team won two medals and 14 diplomas, while Mr Chris Böcklin, Assistant Head of the Winter Universiade Delegation, reported about the 8 medals and 11 diplomas won by Swiss athletes at the Winter Universiade in Trentino. Mrs Marilen Matter, the new Head of Elite sports in the SUSF, presented the overview about the World University Championships 2014. Switzerland will participate in more than 15 WUC events, for the first time also in boxing in Yakutsk.

 

The delegates approved also the reports from the Organising Committee of the WUC Golf 2014 in Crans-Montana and WUC Triathlon 2016 in Nyon. Mr Leonz Eder, FISU and EUSA Vice-President, reminded the assembly how many international events Switzerland has organised in the past 30 years and presented the list of officials serving both in FISU and EUSA in different functions. Mr Stefan Schneider, Head of Finances, presented the final financial statement for 2013 and the budget for 2014. In the two-year rhythm the finances of the SUSF must be balanced which was successfully achieved.

 

As 2014 was an electoral General Assembly the delegates re-elected the board of SUSF under the leadership of President Andreas Csonka for another two-year term. Mr Balz Villiger, Head of Communication, resigned, while Mr Ronald Cosman was elected as new board member, responsible for marketing. Finally several awards and prizes were presented to medal winners at the European Universities Championships and Universiades. Max Heinzer, world class fencer and winner of the bronze medal in Kazan, and Philippe Hänni, gold medal winner in snowboard slopestyle in Trentino, were honoured with the Swiss Student Sports Award. The General Assembly nominated Mr Rudolf Bosshard, former president of the Swiss Academic Sports Association and FISU Vice-President (1957-61) as Honorary member. Laudation to Mr Bosshard was presented by Mr Fritz Holzer, FISU Emeritus honorary member.