England Netball support Liz Nicholl INF president bid
Wednesday 1 May 2019 16:35, UK
England Netball have nominated UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl as a candidate to become the next International Netball Federation president.
England have backed Nicholl, the CEO at UK Sport, to succeed current INF president Molly Rhone, who will step down from her role at the end of this year's Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 in Liverpool.
Joanna Adams, Chief Executive of England Netball, is supporting Nicholl's run.
Nicholl has plenty of experience in the netball world as a former international netball player and CEO at England Netball for sixteen years.
"As I step down from my role with UK Sport this summer I feel drawn back to the sport that helped me become who I am today," said Nicholl.
"I feel a responsibility to 'give back' to give others the opportunity to develop as I did through netball and I know that I now have a broader experience and perspective to share.
"If I were to be elected as INF President in July, I would want to build on Molly's tremendous legacy to take the sport to its next level in terms of its leadership, impact and relevance to a wider audience while increasing its resources and partnerships to drive its growth and potential.
"During the next two months I will be contacting and listening to a cross section of representatives from the sport to better understand what they need from their President and their International Federation.
"The INF's current strategy runs to 2020 and so there is a perfect opportunity to work together to build on the tremendous success of the sport to date."
The INF Congress will elect their new President when it meets in Liverpool on July 10.
Team Bath are at home to London Pulse in their final match of the regular season - you can watch it live on Sky Sports Arena this Saturday at 5.45pm. Sky Sports will also be showing every game of the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup in July.
