In the very first election of its kind in PAHF, the Athletes Committee went through a process of voting to elect its the newest members.
Through an electronic voting system PAHF was able to give the opportunity to be involved in this democratic process to all countries playing international hockey in the Pan American region.
This election gave the most recently competing international athletes within PAHF an opportunity to vote for the athletes of their choosing. Athletes had to decide of the 4 athletes on the ballot who would be best suited to voice their concerns and make the greatest impact in PAHF. Over 200 athletes from across the Pan Am region took time to decide on which candidates they preferred as votes were cast from July 4-17.
Congratulations to the following athletes that were voted onto the committee:
- Keli Smith-Puzo USA
- Macarena Rodríguez ARG
- Kwandwane Browne TTO
- Yoandy Blanco CUB
The PAHF Athletes Committee deals with issues related to athletes within PAHF with the overarching goal of improving all aspects of the sport. The new members of the committee will look to improve on the voting process as well as tackling many other initiatives in their term which will last four years. The next athlete election is slated for August 2017 during the Pan Am Cup.
For more information on the PAHF athlete committee, please visit the Pan American Hockey Federation web site at www.panamhockey.org
The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is recognized by the FIH as the governing continental federation for all field hockey in the Pan American region. There are 29 member Nations of the PAHF. For more information please contact info@panamhockey.org
