Highlights from IESF’s Annual General Meeting

The Worldwide Esports Federation, which brings collectively 140 nationwide federations, held its Annual Basic Assembly (AGM) on 28 August in Iasi, Romania, in the course of the fifteenth World Esports Championship Finals.

110 nationwide federations actively participated within the AGM and mentioned the agenda, which consisted of 44 motions that have been voted on. One of many proposals put ahead by the Russian Esports Federation was the Russian athletes to compete in 2024 beneath their nationwide flag and anthem.

There was no Russian group at this 12 months’s World Championships, and no Russian delegate was current on the Basic Meeting. After expressing their opinions, all 70 members current took a democratic vote, which resulted in in opposition to, 32 in favour and 25 abstentions.

Representatives of the Ukrainian Esports Federation didn’t settle for the vote and refused to satisfy with IESF management to debate choices to help them on this troublesome state of affairs. The choice will come into for subsequent 12 months’s World Esports Championships, scheduled for late 2024.

The IESF group and Athletes Committee have been there to help and help all Ukrainian gamers because the athletes are on the coronary heart of what the IESF is all about. The Ukrainian groups carried out properly on the event. In CS:GO they certified for the semi-finals.

With the athletes’ pursuits at coronary heart, the IESF Athletes’ Committee did all the pieces in its energy to resolve the the unlucky state of affairs of the Ukrainian gamers and the Ukrainian Esports Federation, who knowledgeable the IESF that they’d be withdrawing their groups from this 12 months’s competitors.

The IESF strongly condemns all warfare, hatred, political interference and discrimination. Sport gives us a novel platform for peace constructing and future battle prevention. We count on all members of the World Esports Household to make use of this platform for optimistic change and to embody the IESF values of respect, unity and friendship.

The IESF will proceed to try for peace and unity, whereas firmly standing by all democratic processes throughout the organisation and, most significantly, supporting and defending the athletes.