Yorro
Njie, the Secretary General of Gambia Swimming Association, who doubles as the
president of the Gambia National University Sport Federation, has recently been
appointed by the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) in its Technical
and Sports Regulation Committee (TSRC) as a swimming technician.
The
appointment of Mr Njie took effect on 1 January 2017 and will last until March
2019.
The
appointment letter was signed by FASU president Dr Malumbete Ralethe, who said
they look forward to working closely with Mr Njie towards the advancement of
university sports in Africa.
Mr
Njie’s responsibilities will include studying and drawing up the technical
regulations for the FASU events; advising the executive committee concerning
any general problem of a technical nature; supervision of the technical aspects
of the sports events.
Mr
Njie as an International Technical Official (ITO) or referee, is currently in
the FINA Swimming Officials List N° 19 (2017), which will see him serve as a
FINA Swimming official (referee) from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2020. He was nominated in 2015 to
officiate in the 17th FINA World Masters Championship held in Kazan, Russia, as
an international referee.
His
career path as a Sport Administrator earned him a Master’s Degree in Sport
Administration at the prestigious Russian International Olympic University
(RIOU) in 2016.
Currently,
he is pursuing a second Master’s Degree in Olympic Studies, Education,
Organisation and Management of Olympic Events, at the International Olympic
Academy (IOA) in Greece, under the auspices of the Olympic Solidarity through
the Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC).
