NUREMBERG, Germany (Apr 12, 2025) – Mr. Sakis Pragalos from Greece has been re-elected unanimously as President of the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) during the General Assembly that took place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Le Meridien Grand Hotel in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Assembly also supervised elections for the renewal of the ETU Council. Alongside President Pragalos’ re-election, four Vice Presidents, 14 Council Members, and one Auditor were elected.
Elected Vice Presidents:
- Angelo Cito (Italy)
- Slavi Binev (Bulgaria)
- Anna Vassalo (Malta)
- Metin Sahin (Türkiye)
Elected Council Members:
- Martin Fleming (Ireland)
- Andrei Georgiev (Bulgaria)
- Alexander Hubl (Austria)
- Miklos Patakfalvy (Hungary)
- Noa Shmida (Israel)
- Maria Erenskjold (Norway)
- Jasnic Sinisa (Serbia)
- Jose Sousa (Portugal)
- Juanjo Padros (Andorra)
- Lesik Shamandziya (Ukraine)
- Herman Mochalins (Latvia)
- Mireille Emgaard Kempf (Denmark)
- Samir Saric (Bosnia Herzegovina)
- Mihhail Kolvart (Estonia)
Elected Auditor:
K. Marton Zsolt.
In addition to the members who were elected, President Pragalos appointed five additional Vice Presidents:
- Jesus Castellanos (Spain)
- Constantin Apostol (Rumania)
- Gerd Kohlhofer (Germany)
- Anatoly Terekov (Russia)
- Andri Hoxha (Albania)
and six appointed Council Members:
- Artur Chielarz (Poland)
- Bahri Tanrikulu (Turkey)
- Christos Manolis (Greece)
- Michalis Mouroutsos (Greece)
- Dr. Said Khelwatty (UK)
- Sarah Stevenson Jennings (UK)
He also designated In Seon Kim (USA) as the Honorary Vice President of the ETU. Furthermore, Antonio Barbarino (Germany) was reappointed as Secretary General, and Norbert Welu (Luxembourg) was appointed as Treasurer.
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