COE chief Alejandro Blanco indirectly pressured Aragon last month to speed up the deal that should have led to the joint nomination being submitted before the IOC. It has influenced this in different publics in recent weeks and has even set May 20 as the final frontier for holding the 2030 Games. This Tuesday, he denied it. Radio Catalonia Pere MiroSpecial adviser to Olympic President Thomas Bach. “There is no deadline for the International Olympic Committee, this is something that has been flagged from the COE. to decide whether to initiate the nomination”.
This statement proves Aragon was right, where it has been repeated several times that no Olympic representative has given them any date when the project’s boundary has been set.
Miró confirmed that the IOC did not compel the public to conduct any consultation, but compelled them to present supporting evidence. “It is better to add than to subtract”, referring to the joint or solo candidacy of Catalonia or Aragon. “From the IOC, the process of selecting a city or country that organizes the Games It’s going through a permanent dialogue process and we haven’t set any dates.. This dialogue is being developed not only with the Pyrenees, but also with other cities of the world. So for us there is no such limit and it’s set by someone from our home (COE).”
Recalling that Bach will be in Madrid on the 1st, he said, “I am the special adviser to the president of the IOC, so I can only consider things from the perspective of the IOC.” “I will accompany him. We will go to another topic, to help the refugees around the world can do. If we talk about other things… The 2030 candidacy is an important one, but not the purpose of the trip”.
Miró explained that there are always compromises and disagreements in nominations around the world. “I’ve been with the IOC for 30 years and I’ve seen hundreds of potential candidates with internal issuesLike logic. But in this case, we understand from the IOC that this is due to the interest the Games are generating today.”
If everyone wants to be a part of this Olympic project, “For us, this is a read, it means this. Interest in games continues to be very important. As I’ve said in hundreds of nominations, there’s finally a deal, and with my impartiality I hope it goes as strongly as possible and moves forward.
Aragon potential
“I would like to remind you that Jaca has been nominated for the Winter Olympics twice (1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014). Therefore, Aragon has great potential. To my impartiality, there is a report from an IOC technician in Catalonia who rated the facilities very positively. So Catalonia has a great potential, Aragon has another potential… As of now, it’s already known Adding is always better than subtracting.Miró, who confirmed there was “huge” interest from Salt Lake City, Sapporo, and almost certainly Vancouver. “So decisions are made based on the potential of this and other candidacy, not just the potential of one candidacy.”
Therefore, it is clear that there will come a time when Alejandro Blanco will have to decide whether to continue the negotiations. “Without an end date for us”and if it decides to continue ‘or later’ to 2030 according to all parties involved, ‘that’s what it has to do’.
Regarding the consultation prepared for July in parts of the Catalan Pyrenees, at the IOC, “We are not pushing for a referendum, but we want the candidate to show clearly and unequivocally the support he has for us”. There are different ways to do this. “There are very democratic countries that rely solely on the opinions of mayors or groups in society. It depends on each. I read these days. More than 60% support for games”.
Barcelona brand
Finally, Miró did not want to dwell on the name the nomination should carry, he was still undecided, but emphasized the potential of the Barcelona brand, “the model by which a city and an entire country chose how to use the Games as an absolute tool for the development of the city and for a complete change”.
Barcelona’s “later became the model everyone sought in the world. Therefore, the Barcelona brand is very important in the Olympic world, but It’s the candidacy that has to choose the name, we don’t get into that at all.”.
COE chief Alejandro Blanco indirectly pressured Aragon last month to speed up the deal that should have led to the joint nomination being submitted before the IOC. It has influenced this in different publics in recent weeks and has even set May 20 as the final frontier for holding the 2030 Games. This Tuesday, he denied it. Radio Catalonia Pere MiroSpecial adviser to Olympic President Thomas Bach. “There is no deadline for the International Olympic Committee, this is something that has been flagged from the COE. to decide whether to initiate the nomination”.
This statement proves Aragon was right, where it has been repeated several times that no Olympic representative has given them any date when the project’s boundary has been set.
Miró confirmed that the IOC did not compel the public to conduct any consultation, but compelled them to present supporting evidence. “It is better to add than to subtract”, referring to the joint or solo candidacy of Catalonia or Aragon. “From the IOC, the process of selecting a city or country that organizes the Games It’s going through a permanent dialogue process and we haven’t set any dates.. This dialogue is being developed not only with the Pyrenees, but also with other cities of the world. So for us there is no such limit and it’s set by someone from our home (COE).”
Recalling that Bach will be in Madrid on the 1st, he said, “I am the special adviser to the president of the IOC, so I can only consider things from the perspective of the IOC.” “I will accompany him. We will go to another topic, to help the refugees around the world can do. If we talk about other things… The 2030 candidacy is an important one, but not the purpose of the trip”.
Miró explained that there are always compromises and disagreements in nominations around the world. “I’ve been with the IOC for 30 years and I’ve seen hundreds of potential candidates with internal issuesLike logic. But in this case, we understand from the IOC that this is due to the interest the Games are generating today.”
If everyone wants to be a part of this Olympic project, “For us, this is a read, it means this. Interest in games continues to be very important. As I’ve said in hundreds of nominations, there’s finally a deal, and with my impartiality I hope it goes as strongly as possible and moves forward.
Aragon potential
“I would like to remind you that Jaca has been nominated for the Winter Olympics twice (1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014). Therefore, Aragon has great potential. To my fairness, there is a report from an IOC technician in Catalonia who values the facilities very positively. That’s why Catalonia has a great potential, Aragon has another potential… As of now, it’s already known. Adding is always better than subtracting.Miró, who confirmed there was “huge” interest from Salt Lake City, Sapporo, and almost certainly Vancouver. “So decisions are made based on the potential of this and other candidacy, not just the potential of one candidacy.”
Therefore, it is clear that there will come a time when Alejandro Blanco will have to decide whether to continue the negotiations. “Without an end date for us”and if it decides to continue ‘or later’ to 2030 according to all parties involved, ‘that’s what it has to do’.
Regarding the consultation prepared for July in parts of the Catalan Pyrenees, at the IOC, “We are not pushing for a referendum, but we want the candidate to show clearly and unequivocally the support he has for us”. There are different ways to do this. “There are very democratic countries that rely solely on the opinions of mayors or groups in society. It depends on each. I read these days. More than 60% support for games”.
Barcelona brand
Finally, Miró did not want to dwell on the name the nomination should carry, he was still undecided, but emphasized the potential of the Barcelona brand, “the model by which a city and an entire country chose how to use the Games as an absolute tool for the development of the city and for a complete change”.
Barcelona’s “later became the model everyone sought in the world. Therefore, the Barcelona brand is very important in the Olympic world, but It’s the candidacy that has to choose the name, we don’t get into that at all.”.
Source: Informacion
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