Secretary General of Saudi Olympic, Paralympic Committee Participates in IPC Conference

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Secretary General of Saudi Olympic, Paralympic Committee Participates in IPC Conference

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Secretary General of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Baeshen is participating in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Conference, held on the sidelines of the IPC General Assembly meeting, which will begin in the Bahraini capital Manama.

The two-day meeting will be chaired by IPC President Andrew Parsons with the attendance of more than 300 representatives of national paralympic committees and sports federations and organizations for athletes with disabilities, SPA reported.

On the sidelines of the conference, Baeshen met with the Secretary General of the Dutch committee and discussed cooperation between the two committees in improving sports.



Brazil Great Ronaldo to Run for CBF Presidency

 Brazilian former football star Ronaldo waves to the crowd during a friendly match with legends of Brazil's Flamengo and Italy's Inter Milan as farewell of former Brazilian player Adriano at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2024. (AFP)
Brazilian former football star Ronaldo waves to the crowd during a friendly match with legends of Brazil's Flamengo and Italy's Inter Milan as farewell of former Brazilian player Adriano at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2024. (AFP)
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Brazil Great Ronaldo to Run for CBF Presidency

 Brazilian former football star Ronaldo waves to the crowd during a friendly match with legends of Brazil's Flamengo and Italy's Inter Milan as farewell of former Brazilian player Adriano at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2024. (AFP)
Brazilian former football star Ronaldo waves to the crowd during a friendly match with legends of Brazil's Flamengo and Italy's Inter Milan as farewell of former Brazilian player Adriano at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2024. (AFP)

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo will run for the presidency of the country's football confederation (CBF), the 48-year-old said on Monday.

Ronaldo, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, will run as a candidate in the CBF elections to replace current president Ednaldo Rodrigues in 2026.

"Among hundreds of things that motivate me to become a candidate for president of the CBF, I want to recover this prestige and respect that the Selecao (Brazil's national team) always had and today nobody else has," he told Globo Esporte.

The former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid forward currently also said he expects to sell his stake in Spanish top-flight side Real Valladolid.

"We're negotiating a possible sale very soon and we should close the deal. It won't be an obstacle to my candidacy," he added.

Ronaldo previously owned a 90% stake in Brazilian team Cruzeiro, which he sold earlier this year.