Alejandro Blanco: “The COE will only present a joint candidacy with the IOC for the Olympic Games. Winter 2030 ”

The foundations of Pyrenees 2030 winter olympic bid they resent. Twitter grows as the days go by and the second and definite meeting between all the parties involved is not announced afterwards. Aragon expressed his discomfort after the technical agreement announced by Spanish Olympic Committee, also signed by the Aragonese side.

In recent days there has been a crossover of statements between political representatives of both territories. Ang Presidential Minister Laura Vilagrà the proposal has already been directedhe will manage It’s still a “collaborative application”, but it doesn’t close the door to go it alone. One option, the latter is defended by Republican Left, before where Aragon added yes Catalonia presented the candidacy alone, the Aragonese Pyrenees will present another.

The series of positions taking place the day before the press conference called this Wednesday at the headquarters of Catalan Federation of Winter Sports before “the events of the last days. The Federation is committed to the Olympic and Paralympic projects and believes that this great opportunity for the Pyrenees should not be missed ”.

Because of this situation, MD contacted COE President and Alejandro Blanco is strong: “The COE presented the IOC with a proposal for the Winter Olympics with both parties, Aragon and Catalonia. For this reason, the COE has adopted that it will only present a joint candidacy for 2030. If there is no agreement in Catalonia -Aragon, no candidacy ”.

Alexander White note, however, that “we still have a meeting between all the parties where we have to set a date, and for our part we will not throw in the towel until the end”.

A meeting that must take place before the next May 20, the maximum date provided by the IOC, from June 1 the COE President Thomas Bach He travels to Madrid and takes at least ten days to be presented with a candidacy, a project, with face and eyes.