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His vital role in having wrestling reinstated to the Olympic Programme and the reforms he brought to advance the sport gained him re-election for a full six-year term at the Congress in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2014.
Mr Lalovic has a longstanding commitment to Wrestling.
Indeed, during his presidency, he helped transform the organization into a professional federation with new offices and an organizational structure and it began organizing international competitions that laid the groundwork for building international recognition. He became president of the Serbian Wrestling Federation a year later and helped shape the new nation’s sports history.
Mr. Lalovic was elected to fill the presidency after the resignation of the previous president. Elected for a full six-year term at the Congress in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Mr Lalovic is President of UWW since 2014. He’s the former president of the Serbian Wrestling Federation and served on the Bureaus of CELA, the European Wrestling Federation, and the Serbian Olympic Committee.
In 2015, Mr Lalovic became Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is part of the Olympic Solidarity Committee.
The same year, he became a member of the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
In 2018, he is elected as a Member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federation (ASOIF) and in February the same year, is also elected as the ASOIF representative to the IOC Executive Board.
He is graduated from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Mechanical Engineering Degree.
Elected for a full six-year term at the Congress in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Mr Lalovic is President of UWW since 2014. After the war, his son Milos started to wrestle at a local club in which Mr Lalovic became involved before joining the national federation. After the war, his son Milos started to wrestle at a local club in which Mr Lalovic became involved before joining the national federation.
The Junior European Championships in Greco Roman style were held in Subotica, Serbia, in 2002 and the Senior Championships were held in 2003 in Belgrade. “I look forward to working with my partners on the commission to provide access to sport for millions of athletes around the world. After the war, his son Milos started to wrestle at a local club and he became involved with the small club as well as the national federation.
Indeed, during his presidency, he helped transform the organization into a professional federation with new offices and an organizational structure and it began organizing international competitions that laid the groundwork for building international recognition. They have two children: Milos and Nina.
He is fluent in English, French, Russian and Serbian is his mother tongue.
International Wrestling Federation Presidents
Einar Raberg, Sweden, 1921-24
Alfred Brull, Hungary, 1924-29
Viktor Smeds, Finland, 1929-52
Roger Coulon, France, 1952-71
Milan Ercegan, Yugoslavia, 1972-2002
Raphael Martinetti, Switzerland, 2002-13
Nenad Lalovic, Serbia, 2013-
By Tim Foley
United World Wrestling Press
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee announced this week that United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic has accepted an appointment to serve as a member of the IOC’s commission for Olympic Solidarity.
The commission for Olympic Solidarity acts to “organize assistance to all the National Olympic Committees, particularly those with the greatest needs, through multi-faceted programs prioritizing athlete development, training of coaches and sports administrators, and promoting the Olympic values.”
Lalovic is the first for a president of the international wrestling federation to serve in this role.
“Olympic Solidarity is a vital part of the Olympic movement,” said Lalovic.
Nenad Lalovic, a businessman from Belgrade, Serbia, is the seventh President of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA), the international federation of wrestling.
Nenad Lalovic was appointed to serve the remaining two-year term to fill the presidency after the resignation of FILA President Raphael Martinetti at a special Congress in Moscow on May 18, 2013.
He earns an Honorary Doctor’s degree from Tashkent University (Uzbekistan) and Honorary Doctor’s degree from Sofia University (Bulgaria). Serbia won its first medals in the sport of Wrestling in both competitions.
At the FILA Congress in 2004, Nenad Lalovic is appointed to the Bureau of the European Council of Associated Wrestling (CELA), currently named UWW European Council.
He’s the former president of the Serbian Wrestling Federation and served on the Bureaus of CELA, the European Wrestling Federation, and the Serbian Olympic Committee.
In 2015, Mr Lalovic became Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is part of the Olympic Solidarity Committee. He became President of the Serbian Wrestling Federation a year later and helped shape the new nation’s sports history.