A dramatic change in the middle of the general assembly of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), fourteen months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The president of the committee, Brigitte Henriques, announced Thursday, May 25, her decision to return her mandate, know the instance in a statement.
Internal conflicts and rivalries got the better of the former vice-president of the French Football Federation (FFF), at open war for months with her predecessor, Denis Masseglia. By resigning, Ms. Henriques thus puts an end to an internal crisis that has lasted for more than a year and a half.
"In her introductory remarks, Brigitte Henriques, first woman president of the CNOSF, explained to the members of the general assembly the reasons for her decision, is it written in the press release. Brigitte Henriques was warmly applauded by the General Assembly for her contribution, her dedication and the modernization work she has instilled within the institution since the beginning of her mandate. »
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra calls on the CNOSF to "come together"
It is Astrid Guyart, current secretary general of the CNOSF, who will act as interim president of the CNOSF and will be responsible for organizing a board of directors "which will elect a president from among its members within three months from come, "said the institution. Brigitte Henriques said she called on all CNOSF members "to remain mobilized on the essential and primordial objective: the full success of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024".
The French Olympic Committee must "come together" and "bounce back", reacted the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "There is no winner today", she said, but there can be "a victory, that of the ethical and democratic leap forward", she added, adding that she invited to the ministry the executive office of the body "Tuesday evening" in order to "take stock".
