Rita Subowo elected as IOC member
Rita Subowo, the Director General of the Bali Asian Beach Games Committee (BABGOC) was elected as a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday July 7th, 2007. This is a historic event, since she is the first woman elected President of the National Olympic Committee (KONI) in Indonesia.
The IOC now has a total of 115 members, including 16 women and 11 royals. The other new members elected during the IOC 119th Session in Guatemala are Princess Haya of the United Arab Emirates, Andres Botero of Colombia and Patrick Baumann of Switzerland.
Rita was one of two women who became the new members of the IOC, which now has a total membership of 115, including 16 women and 11 royals.
“Being elected as an IOC member is the pride of all Indonesians. To me, it is the recognition of Indonesians by the world’s highest sport governing body. I truly believe that by being a member of IOC, I can do more for the advancement of sport in the country, as well as for the international sport community”, explains Rita at the KONI headquarters in Jakarta, where she was greeted by more than a hundred people from various sport federations as well as the previous KONI President, Agum Gumelar and many Indonesian sport legends.
“The IOC should lead by example, and it is true that we don’t have enough women, absolutely true,” Jacques Rogge, IOC President told a news conference at the end of the International Olympic Committee’s annual assembly. The IOC has made quicker progress in promoting women’s sports as a whole. Forty-five percent of the athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics are expected to be women. (yl).
(source: http://www.bali2008.com/139.html)
October 5th, 2008 at 1:20 am
indonesia negara yang kaya akan kultur dan budaya mumpung lagi ada perlombaan dunia perkenalkanlah budaya dari seluruh daerah kita dan beritahu kepada seluruh turis bahwa batik dan beberapa budaya yg lain milikita bkn milik china dan malaysia dan indonesia adalah negara besar memiliki hasil bumi yg banyak masak kita kalah dari malaysia dan sekarang kan kita tuan rumah minimal kita harus masuk 4 besar jangan remeh kan perjuangan atlet ibu pertiwi sekali lagi ca’ yo indonesia ku
October 5th, 2008 at 1:25 am
indonesia is beutiful country
October 5th, 2008 at 1:26 am
bu’rita minimal kita harus men dapat kan 80 gold medal
October 11th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
indonesia harus memperlihatkan kehebatan olahraganya jangan sampai kita kalah dengan negara asia lainnya terutama jangan sampai kita dipermalukan oleh thailand.kita adalah negara yang memiliki banyak lautan dan pantai,ajang olahraga ABG harus menjadi ajang pembuktian diri keperkasaan atlet pantai negara kita.seakligus dalam event ini kita harus manfaatkan untuk memperkenalkan budaya indonesia khususnya Bali kepada masyarakat dunia khususnya asia.dan buatlah upacara pembukaan ABG semeriah mungkin dengan penuh nuansa khas indonesia khususnya Bali.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:34 am
masalah kepiawaian dalam olahraga tidak hanya bergantung pada apakah kita punya lautan luas atau pantai terpanjang di dunia. Jadi TAK USAH PANAS-PANAS TAIK AYAM LAH kalau mau dekat even olahraga baru rasa nasionalisme dan pride sebagai bahwa seperti turun dari langit. pidato dan ngomong sampe mulut berbusa juga gak akan ngaruh. yang perlu adalah pembinaan olahraga yang baik yang tidak terkontaminasi oleh orang-orang korup, rakus dan tidak profesional seperti di Menegpora dan KONI. Ngaca tu, knapa kita kalah melulu….
October 13th, 2008 at 5:36 am
“pride sebagai bangsa” maksud saya..
October 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Thanks a lot for your comments. Let’s discuss and talk about this big event more here.