The names of the international FICTS delegates in Treviso and Cortina

Source: Presidency and GenerAZIONE2026 press office

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL FICTS DELEGATES PRESENT IN TREVISO/CORTINA

KHUNYING PATAMA (THAILAND)
The first and only Thai woman elected as a Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), she is an influential businesswoman (steel, hotels, hospitals and real estate). Executive Member of the Olympic Council of Asia and Vice President of the Badminton World Federation. She is Chairman of the Cultural Promotion Fund of the Ministry of Culture, President of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Board Member of the Thai Institute of Justice.

ALICIA MASONI DE MOREA (ARGENTINA)
A lawyer and notary public, she is the first and only woman to have served as President of the Argentine Olympic Committee. In the International Tennis Federation (ITF), she is a member of the Olympic Commission. Member of the International Relations Commission of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). Honorary President of the IOC Commission for
Commission for Women in Sport of the IOC, for which she is also a Member of the Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission. He holds positions as President, Board Member and Partner in several companies related to real estate activities.

FRANCESCO RICCI BITTI (SWITZERLAND)
Business executive, sportsman and former Italian tennis player. He has held high positions on the Boards of Directors of major companies (Philips, Olivetti, Alcatel and Telecom Italia). He is currently President of the Association of Summer Olympic Sports Federations (ASOIF) and has been President of the International Tennis Federation. Since 2006, he has been co-opted by the IOC as an advisor to President Thomas Bach.

ANDREA VARNIER (ITALY)
Managing Director of Milano Cortina 2026. He was Image and Events Director of the Turin 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and of Lingotto Fiera. He was CEO of Filmmaster Events, IOC Advisor for the Beijing 2008 Games, CEO of Cerimonias Cariocas 2016 (RIO 2016 Games). He was Global Chief Executive Officer of Richard Attias &
Associates.

MINA PAPATHEODOROU- VALYRAKI (GREECE)
IOC-International Olympic Committee Art and Sports Award. She organised the charity fundraiser for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Painter specialising in sports-related subjects with works presented in more than 60 exhibitions worldwide (National Gallery-Athens, Olympic Museum-Lausanne, National Museum of Women in the Arts in
Washington, etc.). She designed the Athens 2004 Olympic Games stamp.

LEESWADTRAKUL SOMSAK (THAILAND)
Founder and current Honorary Chairman of G Steel Public Co., Ltd., a nationally recognised leader in the steel industry and a pioneer of the Thai steel industry. He is a Member of the OCA – Olympic Council of Asia and an Advisor to the President of the National Olympic Committee Thailand.

LISTON BOCHETTE (USA)
American athlete, artist and Olympian for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (representative in the decathlon). Has participated in various editions of the Olympic Games (summer and winter) in different capacities. Secretary General of the IOC Athletes Commission and executive officer of the University of Florida Track and Field Alumni Association.

CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTONE SAMUDA (JAMAICA)
President of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions, Jamaica delegate to the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). Lawyer (commercial, corporate and real estate transactions, etc.), consultant to several Jamaican and Caribbean companies, President of the Jamaica Olympic and Paralympic Association.

RENATA BALAŠOVÁ (CZECH REP.)
Consultant for the competition programme (in various sports disciplines such as football, tennis, golf, triathlon, skiing, etc.) at Vancouver 2010 and London 2012. Representative of the Liberec City Council, PR and marketing manager for ski resorts in the Czech Republic. Director of a well-known Czech film production company.

DEAN KIBIRIGE (UGANDA)
Sports Journalist for Ugandan State TV UBC, Director of Library and Archives Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, expert in TV Production, Presentation & Directing, Vice President of Uganda Tennis Association. He worked as TV Production & Directing at NHK (Japan) training Centre.

THOMAS J. ROSANDICH (USA)
Member of the Board of Directors of the General Sports Authority (GSA) of Bahrain, Professor of Sports Management, President Emeritus and CEO of the United States Sports Academy, Advisor to the President of the General Organisation for Youth and Sport (Bahrain), Director General of Saudi American Sports.

PHILIPPE MANASSERO (FRANCE)
Member of the Strategic Committee of the French National Olympic Committee CNOSF for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, President of the Olympic Committee of the Alpes Maritimes (Côte d’Azur), Member of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Sport. Former FIBA referee (150 international matches) and National Basketball League Observer Commissioner.

SABAHUDIN TOPALBECIREVIC (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
He is one of the most famous sports commentators in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has covered several editions of the Games, 4 World and European Football Championships and 19 Champions League finals. He is the author of numerous sports documentaries on the great sportsmen of Yugoslavia for Al Jazeera Balkans. He is Director of the International Symposium on Physical Education and Sport Science.

ANN-MARI ALBERTSEN (NORWAY)
Consultant in international sports rights for federations and athletes, Consultant expert in sports media, broadcasting, social platforms, live and events, Founder of Heim TV, a platform with content focused on interior design, responsible for business development, commercial/operational management Fatstone.

MARGRIET DE SCHUTTER (HOLLAND)
Founder of the Extopsporter.nl platform for active elite athletes. Former Olympic short track speed skater in Vancouver 2010, she is an interviewer (32 champions including Marco Van Basten, Niccolò Campriani, etc.), writer, presenter, journalist, author and international motivational speaker.

MURADOVA SHAKHADAT (UZBEKISTAN)
Scientific advisor for young scientists in Uzbekistan. General Director of the “Documentary film studio”, journalist. Presenter of scientific information programme on state TV. Member of FICTS Communication and Marketing Commission

IGOR DUROVIĆ (SERBIA)
Sports journalist for the Slovenian magazine InStore and the basketball daily “EKIPA”. He is the manager of the acrobatic gymnastics team ‘The Frogs’ as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Slovenska Košarkarska Liga, the top men’s basketball league in Slovenia.

SARKA RAZYMOVA (CZECH REP.)
A former (acrobatic) skier from the Czech Republic, she competed in the 2006 Turin and Vancouver 2010 Games. She is a member of the Czech Modern Pentathlon Federation. She is author of the book ‘Skiers in the Caribbean’ and co-author of the book by photographer Herbert Slavík ‘Our mountains, skis and snow’ and PR manager of the FICTS Festival in Liberec.

MIRCO CUSSIGH (SWITZERLAND)
Big fan and former basketball player. He is one of the best known collectors of stamps, memorabilia (letters, postcards, etc.) and posters of basketball films. Curator of more than 30 exhibitions (some organised with the International Basketball Federation), featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world. His collection boasts – among other things – more than 400 books on basketball.

JENŐ KAMUTI (HUNGARY)
He is President of the International Fair Play Committee. Former Hungarian fencer, winner of two silver medals at the Olympic Games. He participated in five editions of the Games as both a fencer and a judoka.

TULLIO FERRARI (FRANCE)
Former member of the Board of Directors of the San Paolo Banking Institute, former member of the Board of the Milan Chamber of Commerce (President of Formaper, President of Young Industrialists and Member of the Board of Assolombarda), Member of the Cabinet (Economic Advisor to the Hon. Giovanni Goria), President of the Board of Ideal Standard. He is the FICTS representative for France.

TODOROVIC MILOS (MONTENEGRO)
Photographer and director for Montenegrin Television TVCG and Founder/CEO of Extreme Production. He collaborates with the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Montenegrin Olympic Committee.

GABOR DEREGAN (HUNGARY)
Currently Head of the Presidential Office of the International Fair Play Committee, he has been responsible for protocol and communication in the Organising Committees of numerous World and European Championships. He teaches international sports event organisation and sports diplomacy. He is a sports journalist.

CLAUDIO ARRIGONI (ITALY)
Journalist for Gazzetta dello Sport, he collaborates with various newspapers, including Corriere della Sera and RAI. He has covered seven editions of the Summer Paralympic Games (from Barcelona 1992 to Rio 2016) and four Winter Games (from Lillehammer 1994 to Sochi 2014). He was director of Tele+, SkySport, GiocoCalcio and Gazzetta TV as well as communications consultant for TOROC 2006. He commented on the Opening Ceremonies of the Rio 206 and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games for RAI.

KUSHTRIM KRASNIQI (KOSOVO)
Media officer for the Kosovo Olympic team at Tokyo 2020, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022. Editor of the Kosovo Olympic Committee’s magazine "Olymp" organiser of the Annual Conference ‘Sport and Media’ in Pristina. Member of the Marketing and Communication Commission European Olympic Committee.

GWENDOLINE VAN LANGENHOVE (BELGIUM)
Lecturer in sport management at the Belgian Olympic Academy and at the Belgian Ministry of Sport. She is a member of the FICTS Communication and Marketing Commission.

VLADIMIR STANKOVIC (SERBIA)
Sports journalist for more than 40 years, correspondent for ‘El Mundo Deportivo’ (oldest sports daily in Spain and second in Europe) in Serbia. Media Director of the Euroleague, he was Director of International Relations for the basketball club Dynamo Moscow. Author of numerous books on sport, he was Chief Editor of the Spanish edition of the monthly "FIBA Basketball".

MARCO RIVA (ITALY)
President of CONI Lombardy Region and Vice-President of Panathlon Como. Former Secretary and Director of the CONI Lombardy School of Sport. He is the referent for the world of sport of the Centro Studi Grande Milano. He held the position of Member of the Organising Committee of Milan for the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship Italy-Bulgaria 2018 and is Vice-President of the Fencing ‘World Cup’ 2023. He is a lecturer in management and communication.

OLIVERA NIKITOVIC (SERBIA)
He is Director of the International FICTS Festival in Zlatibor and founder and CEO of Montenegro Extreme Production. He is a member of the FICTS Commercial Partnerships & Broadcasting Services Commission.

VO TIEN DUNG (VIETNAM) – Visa pending
Director of Trung Nam Film Company Limited (Vietnam’s second largest broadcaster). Film director and producer, he is a consultant to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and Phu Yen Province. Since 2023, he has been involved in organising events related to the 50 years of relations between Vietnam and Italy.

ZARE KEIHAN (IRAN) – Visa pending
Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and director at Iranian State TV IRIB – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Collaborates with the Iranian Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sport and Culture
SAYYED MOJTABA ALAVI (IRAN) – Visa pending
Consultant at the Iranian Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, Member of the Iranian National Olympic Committee, Iranian Organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs and University Lecturer. He is President of FICTS Iran and Director of the Tehran Film Festival.

MOHAMMAD TAYYEB (IRAN) – Visa pending
Director of "Art and Experience Cinema", he is a consultant in the film and media industry. Sales and Marketing Director of "DEFC" producer and director of documentary films. He is involved in the design, development and updating of software products as a Software Engineer.

ARCHVADZE-GAMSAKHURDIA MANANA (GEORGIA) – pending Visa
Georgian politician, activist and paediatrician. She was First Lady as the wife of the President of independent Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia. She is President of FICTS Georgia.