Delegations of the Spanish province of Catalonia visit the Olympic Committee of BiH with the initiative of cooperation and consultations on the proposal of the 2030 Winter Olympics

With the support of the Spanish Olympic Committee, a reception and consultative meeting was held today in the BiH Olympic Committee with the participation of representatives of the Spanish province of Catalonia - Alfred Bosch, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations and Transparency of the Spanish province of Catalonia and Erick Hauk. The delegation was hosted by the leaders of the Olympic Committee of BiH, Mr. Siniša Kisić, President of OC BiH, Prof. Dr. Izet Radjo, Vice President of OC BiH, M.Sc. Said Fazlagić, Secretary General of OC BiH and Mr. Edin Numankadić, Director of the Olympic Museum.

The meeting aimed to present the idea of ​​the delegation of the Spanish province of Catalonia on a possible joint candidacy for the 2030 Winter Olympics, the cities of Barcelona and Sarajevo. In the proposed initiative, the City of Sarajevo would host three disciplines: bobsleigh, sledding and skeleton, which would have the goal and result of reconstructing the existing or making a new bobsled track, which would be discussed in more detail in the coming period. The exchange of ideas and consultations during the meeting went in the direction of readiness of the Olympic Committee of BiH and the wider community for such a project.

Minister Alfred Bosch announced that he would hold talks with the Mayor of Sarajevo, Mr. Abdulah Skaka, as well as with the Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton, Mr. Edin Forto, and that he would sign a memorandum of cooperation. Also, the idea of ​​this project is supported by the Olympic Committee of Spain, which is a partner of the project proposal. 

We believe that during the next meetings and consultations, the direction and ways in which the arena for the mentioned disciplines would be put into function and the level of a potential Olympic competition will be determined. Certainly, we are delighted with the idea and intention, and extremely grateful for the trust of the City of Barcelona that has been shown by this initiative.