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August 28, 2007
To: The Presidents of National Federations
Dear Sir or Madam,
It is my understanding that since the letter from Mr. Paulo Wanderley, President
of the Brazil Judo Federation, was issued on August 25, there has been a lot of
rumors and unwarranted complaints from those who have become aware of the
contents of the letter.
In some sense, this is understandable because the letter indicated that the
hosts for this year’s World Championships may have had some misunderstanding
regarding the funding of certain costs, which were crucial to the holding of a
successful event.
I wanted to re-affirm with you that the top priority for the International Judo
Federation and myself personally is the protection of the interests of the
players, and that the primary purpose of the IJF’s existence is to foster the
holding of successful international events such as the one planned in Rio de
Janeiro.
Yet at this crucial time, it was disappointing to see that from some circles,
rather than confirming the relevant facts or offering their cooperation to
resolve the present matter, the reaction I have witnessed from some officials
was to exaggerate the urgency of the issue, using this opportunity for political
purposes, and to engage in unnecessary “finger-pointing” as to who should be
held responsible. This was a deplorable situation which should not have
occurred.
As indicated in the attached letter received from Mr. Carlos Nuzman, the
President of the Brazil Olympic Committee, the City of Rio de Janeiro and the
Brazilian Olympic Committee have guaranteed the holding of a successful event,
re-affirming the performance by the Brazil Judo Federation of its commitments
under the Cooperation Agreement with the IJF, including the coverage of costs
related to air travel, accommodations and other expenses for IJF officials and
delegations.
Based on the foregoing, I am confident that the World Championship will be
successfully held in Brazil as planned.
Sincerely yours,
Yong Sung PARK
President
International Judo Federation
Attachments:
1. Letter from Mr. Paulo Wanderley, President of the Brazil Judo Federation
2. Letter from Mr. Carlos Arthur NUZMAN, President of the Brazil Olympic
Committee and IOC Member
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Rio de Janeiro, August 25th , 2007.
MR. PARK, Y.S
President
International Judo Federation.
As you know, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the city of Rio de Janeiro,
with the support of Rio de Janeiro State and the Brazilian Government, realized
within the months of July and August, the Pan-American Games and the Para-Panamerican
Games, that were a success also reflected in the international Olympic scenario.
As a consequence of the high costs of these Games, our principal partners, the
Brazilian Olympic Committee and the City of Rio de Janeiro, could not keep all
the commitments made with the Brazilian Judo Federation in the matter of
offering tickets and accommodation for the delegations participating in the XXV
World Judo Championship, that is going to take place in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
For this reason, we inform the International Judo Federation that in order to
make the World Championship in Rio de Janeiro feasible, we’ll keep the
commitment with the flight tickets and lodging to the IJF Executive Committee,
Technical Commissions, Referees and Staff, as accorded before. Nevertheless, we
won’t be able to borne the costs of catering and accommodation of the
delegations participating in the XXV World Judo Championship.
We are deeply sorry for this situation and we apologize in advance for the
inconvenience that we may have caused for all those involved.
Sincerely,
Paulo Wanderley Teixeira
President
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This post has been edited by Cichorei Kano: Today, 03:53 AM
Source http://judoforum.com 30th August 2007
Note: Letter from Mr. Carlos Arthur NUZMAN, President of the Brazil Olympic
Committee and IOC Member was not shown on the forum.
