On 18 August, the Executive Committee of Asian University Sports Federation met for the third time in 2021 for the preparation of AUSF Championships, General Assembly and FISU-NUSF Seminar in response to the surging COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting started by Secretary General’s report, reviewing the tasks, including the communication with member federations and with the counterparts, the follow-up of the decisions made by the last EC meeting, and updating on the AUSF events for the second half of the year.
After the last EC meeting, with the joints efforts of all the stake holders, the preparation for the 2021 Asian University Chess Championship online and 3rd Asian University Cheerleading Championship have been finally set to call for entries. It is expected all member federations could manage dispatch teams to take part in the competition in spite of the challenges, not only offering students’ athletes sporting opportunities but also demonstrate the resilience of the member federations.
Due to the continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the postponed 11th General Assembly still could not take place in a face-to-face manner. It is confirmed that the General Assembly will be held online on 25, November, the meeting notice and preliminary agenda will be distributed to all members within this week.
As the International Day of University Sports approaches, it is decided that AUSF will continue to organize the centralized project, “the Run Challenge”, as did last year. The Guidelines for Organizing Run Challenge will be released soon after this session. At the same time, member federations’ creative efforts will also be encouraged to organize different kinds of celebrating activities, be it a webinar, forum, or any other sporting events. Besides, on 1-2 December, the 3rd FISU-NUSF Seminar will be organized in cooperation with FISU-Oceania with the theme of “Sustainable and Inclusive NUSFs.
It is also encouraging that AUSF will launch its Young Reporters Program, in which the talented young reporters will be recruited to report AUSF sport events and the development of university sports in member federations. In return, the young reporters will be offered with the opportunity of media training and opportunities to interact with sports stars at university level.
To sum it up, “the meeting was held in a very friendly and efficient manner with fruitful results, pointing out a clear direction for the rest of the year”, concluded by president XUE Yanqing.
It is decided that the next meeting will be held 3 November to make the final preparation for the online General Assembly.
(Source: AUSF Secretariat)