“So it stops”: AMLO on the rejection by the COM of the presidential plane

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, assured that if the Mexican Olympic Committee does not accept that the athletes go to the Olympics in the presidential plane, “there is no problem ”, and assured that in no way the government would support them to reach the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

“Since it’s stationary, we thought, well the athletes get on the plane, because it’s a group, there are about or about 300 athletes, coaches, several trips, but if the. .. I did not know, but if the National Olympic Committee does not accept, there is no problem, the plane stays there, and anyway we will support the athletes so that they arrive and represent us », Declared the Mexican president.

Recently the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Arturo Herrera, announced its support for Mexican athletes for the trip to the Asian country.

From the National Palace, he explained that athletes could use the presidential plane to get to TokyoFaced with this offer, the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) itself declined the offer because, for logistical reasons, help from the federal government does not seem to be the best option.

The Mexican delegation has planned about 60 flights, including at least two a day, according to the comments. ESPN. As the use of a single plane complicates the logistical plans for each discipline and for each competitor, even the costs could increase for the use of the presidential plane.

Another point that the Olympic Committee considers is the flight departure point, because not all competitors are based in Mexico City, there are athletes who reside in different states of the Republic.

On the other hand, some disciplines will have competitions in development before the Olympics, so there is there will be competitors who will go to the Olympic fair from outside the countryThis is the case for the disciplines of Softball, Tennis and Golf, which will leave for Tokyo from the place where they had their last camp or tournament.

Carlos padilla, President of the COM, explained that due tol number of flights to be performed and the number of athletes who will travel to Tokyo, not the best option for the committee and for Olympic athletes.

The chairman of the committee thanked the intervention of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Ana Gabriela Guevara, head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (Conade) and added that they would use it if it was a life-threatening emergency.

Mexico already has a contract with the airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), who will be responsible for the travel that the athletes must make, because one of the new rules required by the organizing committee is that the athletes come back the day after your participation in the competition.

According to the last update of number of Olympic quotas in Mexico, the nation carries a total of 61 pitches in the different disciplines that will participate in this edition of the Olympic Games, including 30 in the men’s branch and 31 in the women’s branch.

López Obrador has revealed that negotiations are still ongoing to sell the luxury presidential plane that Felipe Calderón bought during his six-year tenure, however, the one who used it was Enrique Peña Nieto.

“I’m still making arrangements to sell it, but if I want something to be clear, If the plane is kept stationary and spent on maintenance, anyway, what’s saved by not using it is a lot», Underlined the Mexican president.

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