Media Information
Lausanne, 10 January 2022 – On 10th January, 2022, The Asian Ski Mountaineering Federation (ASMF) celebrated its virtual General Assembly with an important attendance of delegates and presidents of the Asian National Federation, candidates and staff and attendees of the Council of the ISMF.
The President of the ISMF, Mrs. Regula Meier, opened the Assembly and all the points of the agenda were approved. The Notary of the Electoral Process certified the election of Mr. Wang Yongfeng (China) as the new President. The other elected members are Mr. Chulju Lee (South Korea) as a Vice-President , Mr. Li Wenmao (China) as a General Secretary and Mr. Nam Yong Park , Mr. Youngchul Jung (South Korea), Mrs. Naoko Maruyama, Mr. Hiroo Saso (Japan) and Mr. Mahmood Hashemi (I.R.Iran) as members of the Management Committee of the ASMF. The new President, Mr. Wang Yongfeng, remarked the importance and responsibility of the elected members and their federations in the road to Milano-Cortina 2026 during his inaugural speech.
Contact:
Roberto Cavallo, ISMF General & Event Manager, rcavallo@ismf-ski.org
About the ISMF
Founded in 2007, the International Ski Mountaineering Federation ISMF is the global governing body for ski mountaineering competitions. Since 2016, the organization is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC. Its main goals are the promotion, regulation and development of the ski mountaineering sport worldwide. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ISMF’s membership consists of 40 national mountaineering or ski sports federations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The ISMF organizes ski mountaineering World Cups events and World Championships. For the first time, ski mountaineering has been a medal sport at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne Switzerland and has recently been included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
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