Pau gasol, COI member On behalf of athletes, He expressed his trust in “unnecessary vote” in election President’s agency, this Thursday, because This means that Spanish Juan Antonio Samaranch continues the careerand praised the figure of the outgoing president, Thomas Bachthat “the torch can pass the next leader with a very high head.”
“This is a really relevant moment within the Olympic movement. It can mark the following twelve years of leadership with the new president,” said the former baseball player, participating in his first election as president of the IOC.
“You breathe a wind of a certain tightening, some hope, and I hope I don’t vote while Juanito continues the career. Hopefully it’s up to the end,” he added. “I want to see what is going to happen and what the members have decided,” he said.
Candidates are the Zimbabuense Kirsty CoventrySpanish Juan Antonio SamaranchThe British Sebastian COE and Johan EliaschThe Jordanian Feisal to HusseinJapanese Morinori Watanabe And the French David Lappartient. Gasol said applicants had never been with him during the campaign: “They knew I couldn’t use my vote while one of the favorites was.”
“But it was an interesting -kind workout to meet the candidates alone and for that part I liked it. It was important to have those exchanges. It was a different part of the sport and representing the voice of the athletes for me had a great sense. And find out why things happened and contributed,” he said.
Olympic medalist said he was “Very involved” With the IOC. “I’m for there.” He is a member of the Los Angeles Games Coordination Commission, which is present today at the Olympic Assembly a report. “Los Angeles has a huge meaning to my career and it is very important for me to have a role there to try to add and contribute,” he said.
About the outgoing president, the German Thomas BachGasol remembers that his mandate is “model.” “His personality and leadership affect a very positive way in the Olympic movement. There is always sadness, with values and attracting other members to play an important role and have not published achievements such as equality -equal to the Olympic movement, “he said.
“It can pass the torch to the next leader with a high head,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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