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MEET & GREET

GREETING IOC PRESIDENT,
DR. THOMAS BACH AT

PANAM SPORT ASSEMBLY

lAt the General Assembly of the Pan American Sports
Olympic Organization; President Santonja greeted the
President of International Olympic Committee, Dr.
Thomas Bach.
Bodybuilding and Fitness are progressing to be
included in the Official program of the Panamerican
Games 2023 in Santiago (Chile), after the participation
in the previous edition in these prestigious Games, In
Lima 2019, in which Bodybuilding and Fitness event was
most welcomed by the audience, in a fully packed
auditorium.

IOC President, Dr. Thomas Bach, with
IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja.

NICOLE HOEVERTSZ, NEW VICE

PRESIDENT OF THE I.O.C.

lMs. Hoevertsz was elected as Coordinator of the Pan
Vice President of the American Games, a position
International Olympic she also held in Tokyo 2020.
Committee (IOC) last July, at Throughout her career as a
the meeting their Executive sports executive, she has
committee held on the always maintained an excellent
occasion of the Tokyo 2020 relationship with President
Olympic Games. Santonja and the IFBB,
Ms. Hoevertsz was a 1984 supporting Fitness activities in
Los Angeles Olympian athlete the Caribbean and the Pan-
in synchronized swimming. She American area.
joined the IOC in 2006, and has
since become an Executive Nicole Hoevertsz with
member. She was the Legal President Santonja.

PRESIDENT SANTONJA IN CRETE, ATTENDING

THE ANOC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

lIn a new step towards the NOCs, supporting and
goal of Olympism, President promoting the Olympic
Santonja traveled to Crete Values.
(Greece), attending the XXV President Santonja
General Assembly of the traveled to Crete, in the
World Association of National follow up of our relationship
Olympic Committees (ANOC). with the Olympic Family,
Crete is hosting, from before flying to Dubai to
October 23rd to 26th, this attend the IFBB Dubai Muscle
important meeting point for Classic, just one week before
all the National Olympic the largest bodybuilding and
Committees (NOCs). The fitness event in the history,
General Assembly is the the IFBB World
supreme governing body of Championships and
the ANOC: the umbrella Congress, that took place in
organization responsible for Santa Susana, Spain, with the
protecting and advancing the celebration of the IFBB 75th
interests of the worldwide Anniversary, President Santonja with Dr. Robin Mitchell, ANOC President.

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