Veteran Olympic Official Resigns From Posts

March 16, 2012

Seasoned Olympic official Mario Vazquez Rana of Mexico has resigned all of his positions, store including a seat on the IOC executive board.

“It has been very difficult for me to take such a drastic decision, allergist ” he said in a four-page resignation letter released in Mexico that criticized officials who sought to succeed him leading the worldwide group of national Olympic committees.

IOC age rules stated that he was required to give up his executive seat in July, viagra a month after Vazquez Rana celebrates his 80th birthday. This was due to be rescinded at the session in London, and his 21-year membership at the end of the year. He did not attend meetings of the 15-member IOC executive leadership in Lausanne this week.

He gives up the presidency of the Olympic Solidarity Commission, which allocates grants to help athletes from smaller nations compete at the games.

His resignation also mentioned: “I have decided to take the only responsible, serious and honorable road: RESIGN, resign for love and respect to sport, to ANOC, to the NOCs and the Olympic Movement”

Tensions were raised when Rana blocked a secret ballot to be re-elected by acclaim to another four-year term as president of the Pan American Sports Organization. Many International Sports Leaders were left angered by this decision.

He had two years remaining on his ANOC presidential term that granted him his IOC executive seat, and which he sought to have extended through 2014.