New BWA Chair, Jem Lawson, attended the UWW European National Federations Development Workshop held last weekend in Baku.

Jem was in the company of delegates from the Netherlands, Georgia, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, Latvia, Hungary and Ireland.

The workshops were led by the UWW Development Department with Director of Development, Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin.  The UWW Regional Development Officers from Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Asia were also involved.

Subjects for discussion included the UWW Level 1 Coaching Course, the ‘Beat the Streets’ Programme (social inclusion) and relationships with National Olympic Committees and Olympic Solidarity.

The meeting coincided with the Golden Grand Prix Final.

• More photos on UWW’s Facebook page (Timeline 28 November)
• UWW information on Beat the Streets