[유럽올림픽위원회(EOC-European Olympic Committees)신임위원장에 그리스 NOC위원장 겸 IOC위원 Spyros Capralos 선출]
제9대 유럽올림픽위원회(EOC: European Olympic Committees)회장 선출 선거가 6월10일 있었다.
그리스 NOC(HOC)위원장 겸 IOC위원인 Spyros Capralos가 경쟁후보인 덴마크 NOC위원장인 Niels Nygaard를 투표 결과 34:16 압도적 표차로 누르고 새로운 EOC회장(2021~2025)이 되었다.
(CAPRALOS NAMED 9TH PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEES)
EOC집행부 임원선출선거는 EOC창립50주년을 맞이하여 그리스 아테네에서 열렸는데 회원국 50개 NOC대표들이 모두 참석하였다. 이들 중 46명은 off-line(현장)참석이었고 나머지 4명은 on-line(virtually)으로 참여하였다.
이어서 부회장(Daina Gudzineviciute /LTU), -사무총장(Raffaele Pagnozzi /ITA) –재무(Peter Mennel /AUT)는 연임되었고 12명의 EOC집행위원들 역시 선출되었다
다음은 IOC Highlights에 게재된 EOC임원선거관련 내용이다:
10 June 2021
Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos was elected today as the 9th President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), beating Danish Olympic Committee President Niels Nygaard by 34 votes to 16.
The two EOC Executive Committee Members were the only two candidates running for the top role in the European Olympic Movement, with an initial term of four years (2021-2025).
The election took place during the EOC’s 50th General Assembly in Athens, attended by representatives of all 50 European National Olympic Committees (ENOCs) — 46 in person and 4 virtually.
“I have been very proud to serve the EOC as a member of the Executive Committee. To now have the opportunity to lead the Executive Committee on behalf of you, the National Olympic Committees of Europe, is a very great privilege indeed. Your support means so much to me. I am very grateful,” Capralos said. “I will be engaged, open minded, transparent, and a President for all nations.”
Capralos announced his intention to run for EOC President during last year’s General Assembly, which was held online due to the pandemic. He replaces Janez Kocijančič, who passed away on 1 June 2020 at the age of 78.
Capralos, who became a Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2019, vowed to work on behalf of all 50 ENOCs in strengthening Europe’s place in the Olympic Movement, both on and off the field of play.
“Together for the next four years, we will aim to do better and we will support our members, the National Olympic Committees, (especially the ones with the bigger needs) and the organizers of our events even more,” he said. “Through unity, trust and solidarity we can raise the EOC to the next level.”
The Coordination Commission Chair for the first two editions of the European Games (Baku 2015 and Minsk 2019), Capralos will play an integral role in the organisation of the third edition of the Games scheduled for Krakow-Malopolska in 2023, working closely with Coordination Commission Chair for the European Games 2023 Hasan Arat.
An Olympic water polo player who represented Greece at the Olympic Games Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, Capralos has been HOC President since 2009 and a Member of the EOC ExCo from November of the same year.
2021-2025EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Elections for the 2021-2025 ExCo were also held today, with Vice President Daina Gudzineviciute (LTU), Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi (ITA) and Treasurer Peter Mennel (AUT) all getting the nod. Joining them as Members of the ExCo are:
·Hasan Arat (TUR)
·José Manuel Araújo (POR)
·Jean-Michel Brun (FRA)
·Victoria Cabezas (ESP)
·Mihai Covaliu (ROU)
·Líney Rut Halldorsdóttir (ISL)
·Berit Kjoll (NOR)
·Zlatko Matesa (CRO)
·Annamarie Phelps (GBR)
·Uschi Schmitz (GER)
·Cristina Vasilianov (MDA)
·Djordje Visacki (SRB)
Following a motion proposed by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) and approved by the EOC GA in November 2020, a minimum five of the 16 Executive Committee members must now be of each gender. For the first time in EOC history, seven women now sit on the Executive Committee, up from two during the previous 2017-2021 period.
EOC ETHICS COMMISSION
A new EOC Ethics Commission was also elected today, with Maja Smrdu (SLO), Martina Spreitzer-Kropiunik (AUT) and Juha Viertola (FIN) being voted as the three Members.
