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        "id": 1003655,
        "msgid": "bob-hasan-among-12-new-ioc-members-1447893297",
        "date": "1994-09-06 00:00:00",
        "title": "Bob Hasan among 12 new IOC members",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Bob Hasan among 12 new IOC members JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian timber tycoon Mohammad \"Bob\" Hasan was among 12 new members elected yesterday to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in place of Dadang Suprayogi, who retired. Bob, as Indonesia's representative for the world's sports governing body, will serve his term until he reaches 75 years of age.",
        "content": "<p>Bob Hasan among 12 new IOC members<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian timber tycoon Mohammad \"Bob\" Hasan<br>\nwas among 12 new members elected yesterday to the International<br>\nOlympic Committee (IOC) in place of Dadang Suprayogi, who<br>\nretired.<\/p>\n<p>Bob, as Indonesia's representative for the world's sports<br>\ngoverning body, will serve his term until he reaches 75 years of<br>\nage.<\/p>\n<p>Timbul Thomas Lubis, vice secretary general of the Indonesian<br>\nOlympic Committee (KONI), said yesterday KONI had proposed the<br>\ntimber baron for the position in 1989 when Suprayogi, then KONI<br>\nchairman, retired.<\/p>\n<p>The late Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was the first Indonesian<br>\nIOC member. His seat was taken by Dadang when Sultan was elected<br>\nas the republic's Vice President in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>Bob is also president of the Asian Amateur Athletics<br>\nAssociation (AAAA) and KONI vice chairman. Bob and another five<br>\nindividuals served as replacements for members who retired or<br>\ndied in office.<\/p>\n<p>The other replacement members were James Easton of the United<br>\nStates, Craig Reedie of Britain, Mario Pescante of Italy, Gerhard<br>\nHeiberg of Norway and Arne Ljungqvist of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters news agency reported yesterday that the vote, which<br>\nbrought the strength of the organization to 100 for the first<br>\ntime, also elected former Olympic sprint champion Valery Borzov.<br>\nBorzov, winner of gold medals in the 100m and 200m at the Munich<br>\nOlympics in 1972, is now the Ukrainian sports minister.<\/p>\n<p>The other five new seats went to Austin Sealy of Barbados,<br>\nRobin Mitchell of Fiji, Alpha Ibrahim Diallo of Guinea, Alex<br>\nGilady of Israel and Shamil Tarpishev of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>All 12 members were voted in by the IOC session on the last of<br>\n11 days of talks marking the centenary of the modern Olympic<br>\nmovement.<\/p>\n<p>None of those elected won their IOC seats through a new rule<br>\npassed on Sunday, allowing president Juan Antonio Samaranch to<br>\nname up to 10 new members, subject to a veto by the session.<\/p>\n<p>Samaranch is expected to appoint several international<br>\nfederation presidents at the next session in Budapest next June.<br>\n(amd)<\/p>",
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