Alexander White: "The COE promises to file a candidacy with JJ.OO. winter 2030"

The president of the EOC Alexander White appeared at a press conference at the headquarters of Spanish Olympic Committee to explain the status of the winter Olympic bid for Pyreneesafter the eleventh meeting the government of Aragon maintain its unwavering position after technical agreement has been reached between all parties to attend the meeting and advance the COE.

After remembering the origins of the winter Olympic bid, which began in 2010 with ehe is the mayor of Barcelona Jordi Hereu, Alexander White pointed out that “on July 8 we sent a letter to the CIO signed by the COE and endorsed by Government of Spain expressing our interest in submitting a bid for the 2030 Winter Games ”, after“ a commission of 12 people was formed to debate and met six times. The first thing put on the table is candidacy from a technical point of view. “

In the inequality that Aragón denounced after the technical agreement, White explained that “in the proposed distribution, Aragón had 12 trials over Catalonia. The Government of Aragon sent me a letter stating that it did not approve of the distribution made. Aragón suggested bringing the tests down Cerler. The next proposal is the 5 quiz of Aran Valley will go to Cerler in exchange for some ice test to go Catalonia. The distribution went on to give Aragón 54 exams, compared to 42 exams for Catalonia, and “the COE proposals are the result of the technical commission’s debate with representatives of all parties”.

Despite the disagreement and as he expressed to MD, Alejandro Blanco kept his promise in the winter Olympic bid: “I will continue the talks for the prestige of Spain before the CIO. I will not stop fighting to have a bid, especially for the people of the Pyrenees. If we don’t present that candidacy, we will destroy the line of dialogue we have with the CIO. It is difficult to negotiate, but I am sure we will present a candidacy “.

“I’m not considering a candidacy just from Catalonia”

The refusal of the Aragonese government may indicate that only Catalonia will form the candidacy, but so far the president of the COE does not see it that way: “I do not consider a candidacy just for Catalonia. Catalonia has produced of a very clear commitment and Pere Aragonés seems determined to support the Games, but in Aragon there are also foreigners who want it and it cannot be ignored.If there is no agreement, eventually we will make a specific proposal to try advance candidacy “

And it is that the president of the COE is clear that “this is a project that helps our Pyrenees, that will offer a lot of work and help people. Through this project, it will be possible to make a very significant diversity of infrastructures in the area.This is a project with a huge return.The effort of the COE, supported by the Government of Spain, will present this candidacy to those who want to participate.Anyone who wants to participate will be heard. I am fighting there to be a candidacy.Another It will be a matter if we lose another candidacy, we are athletes, but I clearly deserve our Pyrenees in the Games.I will start talking to the people who participated in now. To anyone who wants to continue on this path, we will begin to consider the future “, clarifying that” we must set aside sterile political debates. It is not possible for technical com ision to agree and on a political level, no. There is a sense of majority io of support in both territories. We need to understand that it can’t be 50% candidacy, there will be a case with more evidence, and in another case, more athletes, but it’s all based on a technical commission from both parties ”, and pointed out that “That Cerler’s good request, it’s okay. The COE is the guarantee that there is agreement, but the proposal is from the representatives of the governments. “