Asfahani wins second term as York Sport president

Asfahani during his speech

Asfahani, the former Langwith chair and American football club president, spoke to The Yorker just after his victory had been announced and said “It’s a great feeling, it’s worth all the hard work I put into the campaign, and I’m looking forward to delivering everything I promised.”

As the incumbent, Asfahani was expected to do well in the election, a point backed up by the exit polls released on the day voting closed: Asfahani was predicted to win with 69% of the vote. In fact he won 1717 votes, 65% of the total, compared to McGladdery’s 828 votes. Asfahani’s victory was so comprehensive that he won every college by at least 95 votes, except Wentworth, were he won by less of a margin as there were only 61 votes cast.

When Asfahani took to the stage for his speech, he thanked those that helped him out with his campaign, as he found it difficult to manage campaigning along with working as York Sport president. He also added “Paul Guest is my life partner”.

York Sport members can now look forward to a revamped minibus fleet which will reduce the cost of transport for sports clubs, often their biggest burden. Asfahani has also promised to revamp the YUSU website over summer by getting the union to hire another web co-ordinator.

However the biggest proposed changes will affect college sport, with plans to make the college sport officer on the York Sport committee a two person job and get subsidised coaching and refereeing clinics on campus. However the biggest change expected is the ‘collegium’ tournament, a proposal to have York’s college teams play against Durham’s.

This will all be in addition to the reduction in York Sport membership costs, the building of the sports village on Heslington East and the renovation of the current sports centre. All this adds up to is an exciting future for sport at York.

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