Bob Hasan among 12 new IOC members
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.
Timbul Thomas Lubis, vice secretary general of the Indonesian
Olympic Committee (KONI), said yesterday KONI had proposed the
timber baron for the position in 1989 when Suprayogi, then KONI
chairman, retired.
The late Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was the first Indonesian
IOC member. His seat was taken by Dadang when Sultan was elected
as the republic's Vice President in 1972.
Bob is also president of the Asian Amateur Athletics
Association (AAAA) and KONI vice chairman. Bob and another five
individuals served as replacements for members who retired or
died in office.
The other replacement members were James Easton of the United
States, Craig Reedie of Britain, Mario Pescante of Italy, Gerhard
Heiberg of Norway and Arne Ljungqvist of Sweden.
Reuters news agency reported yesterday that the vote, which
brought the strength of the organization to 100 for the first
time, also elected former Olympic sprint champion Valery Borzov.
Borzov, winner of gold medals in the 100m and 200m at the Munich
Olympics in 1972, is now the Ukrainian sports minister.
The other five new seats went to Austin Sealy of Barbados,
Robin Mitchell of Fiji, Alpha Ibrahim Diallo of Guinea, Alex
Gilady of Israel and Shamil Tarpishev of Russia.
All 12 members were voted in by the IOC session on the last of
11 days of talks marking the centenary of the modern Olympic
movement.
None of those elected won their IOC seats through a new rule
passed on Sunday, allowing president Juan Antonio Samaranch to
name up to 10 new members, subject to a veto by the session.
Samaranch is expected to appoint several international
federation presidents at the next session in Budapest next June.
(amd)