The executive committee of Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) was pointed out that the committees of Russia Y Belarus “They are recognized and, therefore, authorized to attend the general meeting” that the body will hold starting this Wednesday in Seoul.
The announcement came after the Latvian committee announced its intention to boycott the meeting if it was attended by representatives of Russia, the aggressor country of Ukraine, and its ally Belarus.
The ANOC executiveby allowing their participation, “following the recommendations of the IOC”, which also keeps the members of the same committee in its structure.
At the time, he spoke of his “solidarity with the Ukrainian Olympic community.”
In other decisions, ANOC’s board of directors supported the election of a Fijian president robin mitchellthe only candidate, and the next one is confirmed World Beach Games will be played on 2023 in balineseAs planned.
The treasurer of the association of American committees, Sports of Panamathe Saint Lucian Richard Peterkinpointed out on Monday that those Games, a creation of ANOC which held its first edition in Doha in 2019, were “a waste of time and money”.
“ANOC will have a minimal financial commitment to those Games,” the executive responded in a statement after their meeting today. “Most of the funds will be provided by Indonesia. The use of existing or temporary venues ensures that the Games will be sustainable and economical.”
ANOC’s general meeting will open this Wednesday in Seoul with three days of meetings where it will endorse as president Mitchellwho has held an acting position since 2018, and will respond to the invitation of several members, including the Chilean Even Illicto rethink the role of the body in the current context of sport.
There are 204 committees that make up the ANOC assembly, most of which will follow the work sessions in Seoul in person.
The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the German Thomas Bachis also in the Korean capital to open the meeting with a speech in which he will examine the challenges facing the Olympic family less than two years after the Paris Games and the war in Ukraine -and the sanctions imposed- order against Russian sport – as a factor to be considered in qualifying tournaments.
Like Mitchell, the unopposed presidential candidate, Qatari Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani is also unopposed for the position of first vice president.
The elections will be held on Thursday, after ANOC dedicated Wednesday to studying the work of its various commissions and the reports from the organizers of the next Olympic Games.
On Friday, members of the assembly will discuss two issues: sustainability in sport and how to protect its integrity.
Source: La Verdad
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