Egyptian Triathlon Federation
Contact Information
Address
International Cairo Stadium, New Federation Building #7 & 14
Nasr City
Cairo
Egypt
President
General Ahmed Nasser
Secretary General
General Hamdy Hassan
Website
http://www.triathlonegypt.info//
Phone
+20 222625868
Fax
+20 222624395
Latest News
-
Ahmed Nasser appointed to ITU Executive Board
ITU is pleased to announce that Ahmed Nasser of Egypt has been appointed to the ITU Executive Board. He replaces Li Xin of China who unfortunately passed away in October. Nasser, the founding President of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation, becomes the first Egyptian and Arab to ever hold a position on the ITU Executive Board. He also currently serves on the Executive Board of the African Triathlon Union (ATU) and has already been instrumental in triathlon’s development in Egypt and in Arab nations. A former world class athlete, Nasser competed in swimming, fencing,equestrian, water polo and modern pentathlon including competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games on Egypt’s first Modern Pentathlon Olympic team. “We are delighted to welcome Ahmed as the newest member ofthe Executive Board,” said Marisol Casado, President of ITU. “I’m confident have his presence will be felt immediately, particularly in developing triathlon in Africa and the Arab community.” Nasser’s term on the Executive Board will be until the next ITU Congress and elections, slated for 23 October 2012 in Auckland, NewZealand. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
-
Egyptian Triathlon Federation Officially Launches in Cairo
The Egyptian Triathlon Federation officially launched at a gala event in Cairo on March 2, 2010. ITU President and IOC member Marisol Casado was in attendance, along with Egypt’s two IOC members, General Mounir Sabit and Dr. Rania Elwani. In her address, President Casado stressed the importance of developing triathlon in Africa, and thanked Ahmed Nasser, President of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation, for the work he has done to grow triathlon in the region. Nasser stated that he was extremely pleased with the launch and reinforced that Egypt is ready to play a significant role in developing the sport in cooperation with the African Triathlon Union and other Arab countries in the region. The ETF hosted its first ever National Triathlon Championship on the day after the launch, coinciding with Egyptian National Sports Day. The event, which took place in Suez City, featured athletes from the military sporting clubs of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, Menia and Suez. The Governor of Suez, Saief El-deen Gallal was on hand for the race and praised the success of the event. Also present at the launch were Dr. Hassan Moustafa, President of the International Handball Federation (IHF); Khaled Zain, Secretary General of the Arican National Olympic Committees Association (ANOCA); Mr. Medhat El Beltagi, Deputy Minister of Sport in Egypt; Dr. Wafaa Salah El Deen of the Egyptian National Sports Council Board; Mr. Tarek Rashed, Vice Minister for Sport Competitions and Dr. Emad El Banay, Vice Minister for “Sport for All”. All attendees at the launch were treated to live music from Sameh Yossri, a famous Egyptian pop singer. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
-
Arab countries participate in Sport Development Seminar
Coaches and technical officials from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia and Oman participated in a five day Coaches and Technical Officials` Certification Seminar in Cairo this week. The event, which was organised by Ahmed Nasser, President of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation, took place at the magnificent facilities of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Sports Complex. ITU Sport Development Director, Libby Burrell, headed up a strong team of course facilitators. She was assisted by Franz Studer of South Africa on the coaches` training side, and by Thanos Nikopoulos, ITU Technical Operations Manager and Casper Kriel of South Africa with the technical officials. Following the seminar, the newly certified technical officials departed for the Suez and the site of the first Egyptian National Triathlon Championships on Wednesday, 3 March. Besides a strong contingent of athletes from Egypt, the event will also include participants from the other Arab countries. "Lifestyle Triathlon" will be a focus of the 1st Egyptian Triathlon Championships with fun competitions open to athletes of all ages starting as young as 7 years. Ahmed Nasser, who besides being a leader for the development of the sport in the region, is also committed to introducing the sport through his vast contacts in television, radio and the print media. Results will be available after the event on triathlon.org For more information on ITU Sport Development, visit our Sport Development section. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
-
Welcoming Egypt to the ITU Family
Founder and President of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation, Ahmed Nasser Mohamed, has established one of Africa’s principal National Federations. The former Olympian and Modern Pentathlon world champion has a strong background across many sports as both a competitor and TV commentator. He now runs a successful TV and media production company. Egypt has a strong history with the IOC and has well established links with the Olympic movement; it is hoped that the Egyptian Triathlon Federation will soon be able to enter elite calibre athletes into major triathlon competitions on a regular basis, and eventually fulfil their dream of having an Olympic representative in the sport. The Egyptian Triathlon Federation will play a key role in the development of the sport in North Africa and particularly amongst the Arab world. With ITU Congress being held shortly on Gold Coast, Australia, ITU looks forward to welcoming Mr Nasser and members of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation to Australia and forming close ties to benefit both parties as the sport of triathlon continues to develop across North Africa and the Middle East. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}
-
ITU Sport Development in Egypt
Libby Burrell (ITU Sport Development) has just completed a very successful visit to Cairo, Egypt on the invitation of the Egyptian Triathlon Federation (ETF) President, Mr. Ahmed Nasser. This visit came about as a result of the work done by Dr. Lanre Glover (President, Nigerian Triathlon Union) who has several contacts in Egypt through his work on the Executive Board of the African Union of Sports Medicine and the African Handball Confederation. Dr. Glover was in Cairo with Libby as this particular visit to the Egyptian Triathlon Federation coincided with the recent Executive Board meeting of the African Union of Sports Medicine. This three day visit included inspection of the local training sites and race venues, presentations to administrators, coaches and athletes, and the highlight of the trip was a formal visit to the Executive Director of the National Sports Council and Deputy Minister of Sport in Egypt, Mr. Medhat El-Beltagy. The newly formed Egyptian Triathlon Federation is now in the process of final approval by the sporting authorities in Egypt but all the meetings with the sporting authorities in Cairo confirmed that this group of administrators have been given the blessing to take the sport to a new level in the country. Libby Burrell said: I have no doubt Egypt has something very exciting to contribute to the sport of triathlon in Africa, in the Mediterranean Region and to the whole ITU family. They have the athletic talent, the administrators and the enthusiasm to make an impact. This visit has been a very exciting experience for me and special thanks go to Mr. Ahmed Nasser; Mr. Mohamed Ramadan; and Mr. Mohamed Wanis of the ETF Executive Board for their time, energy and hospitality shown to both Dr. Glover and myself. {/exp:tagstripper:tagsToSave}