Electoral Commission announces candidates for executive positions at the COD

The electoral commission that will direct the elections to elect the new executive committee of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) for the period 2022-2026 announced the applicants who will intervene in the process scheduled to be held next Thursday, December 1.

After closing the term last Monday at 3:00 in the afternoon, the electoral commission, chaired by Dr. Samuel Arias Arzeno, as well as by the engineer Bienvenido Solano and Dr. Gonzalo Mejía, members, certified the candidacies of the candidates for occupy the 11 positions of the executive committee of the high Olympic body.

To occupy the presidency of the COD are Antonio Acosta and the engineer Garibaldy Bautista, while Professor Nelson Ramírez and the engineer José Manuel Ramos will act as first vice-presidency.

The second vice-presidency was registered by Rubén Javier García Bonilla, president of the Boxing Federation, and Irina Pérez Leroux, former head of the Sailing Federation.

Rafael Radhames Tavarez, president of the Swimming Federation, and Freddy Núñez Jorge, who chairs the Modern Pentathlon Federation, will compete for the third vice-presidency.

The general secretariat faces Mr. Gilberto García, current occupant of that position and president of the Judo Federation, and Luis José Chanlatte Báez, head of the Wushu Federation.

The candidates for the position of co-secretary are Miguel Antonio Rivera, president of the Handball Federation, and Jorge Blas Díaz García, who chairs the Cycling Federation.

The candidates for the treasurer seat are Gerardo Suero Correa, president of the Athletics Federation, who holds the co-treasurer seat, and José Antonio Mera, head of the Skeet Shooting Federation.

José Miguel Robiou Meléndez, president of the Archery Federation, and engineer Edwin Rodríguez, who presides over the Gymnastics Federation, and who hopes to continue in office for another period, signed up for the co-treasury.

The president of the Bowling Federation, Luis Francisco Soto, and Dr. Lissette Amarilis Sánchez Francis will discuss the position of first member, while, as second member, they will battle Dulce María Piña, who seeks to continue in the position, and M

aritza Altagracia Ortiz Liriano, leader of weights.

For the position of third member, Juan Antonio Núñez Nepomuceno, president of the Baseball Federation, and Rubén Darío Tejada Peña registered.