±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Love appointed Canada's chef-de-mission for Games in Serbia
MONTREAL -- Drew Love, director of athletics and recreation at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has been appointed chef-de-mission for the Canadian delegation to the 25th Summer Universiade, also know as the World University Games, in Belgrade, Serbia, July 1-12.
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Love, a Montreal resident originally from Ottawa,Ìý replaces Dick White who recently stepped down from the post for professional reasons.
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Love brings an extensive background in sports administration.Ìý He served as chef-de-mission for the 2003 Winter Universiade in Italy, is a past-president of both Ontario University Athletics (2001-02) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (2003-05) and spent 11 years as director of athletics and recreation at Carleton University before replacing Prof. Derek Drummond at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ who retired in 2007.
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It marks the third time that a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ employee as served as chef-de-mission of the Games.ÌýÌýRobertÌý Dubeau, who served as athletics director from 1977 to 2005, was Canada’s chef-de-mission in Edmonton (1983) and Spain (1999).
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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514-398-7012 (Tel.)