Pau Gasol demanded that the political side be left to the Spanish candidacy

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former basketball player Pau Gasolan IOC member, asked that put politics aside for the sake of developing the Spanish candidacy for Winter Games of 2030 where “sport and country interest” dominate.

Gasol admitted that he was following the negotiations “with minimal frustration” when seeing “differences exist”which he attributed “maybe misunderstanding”.

The government of Aragon has not joined the technical candidacy project that has already reached central and Catalan executives and will prepare its own proposal for the 2030 Games.

“The COE is very involved and hopefully it will be resolved”Gasol said about the possibility of a deal.

“I have hope that the political side will remain and the sport and the interest of the country will be paramount.”He added.

Gasol participated on Wednesday in IOC president Thomas Bach’s visit to a sports center for refugees in Getafe.

Source: La Verdad

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