Høyer officially member of IOC

By
Raphaël Sachetat
– February 7, 2014Posted in: news
According to the Danish TV Channel Sports TV 2, former Olympic gold medallist Poul-Erik Høyer became an official member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday morning. The Dane […]

According to the Danish TV Channel Sports TV 2, former Olympic gold medallist Poul-Erik Høyer became an official member of the International Olympic Committee () on Friday morning. The Dane was officially accepted by the other members at its Congress in connection with the Winter in Sochi.  76 voted for Poul-Erik Høyer, while 12 were against.

With Høyer’s selection, the IOC now has two Danish members for the first time. Crown Prince Frederik is already a Danish representative in the committee.

Poul-Erik Høyer won gold at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 and, after his active badminton career, made ​​a career in international sports management. In 2010 he was elected President of Badminton Europe and in May 2013 was elected as President of the Badminton World Federation. The election of Mr. Høyer as IOC member is a good news for the badminton community as it will probably reinforce its position within the Summer Olympics program.

Tags: , ,
Raphaël Sachetat

About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.