Urdangarín wonders if the COI will punish Paris without JJOO
The Duke of Palm and vice-president of the COE considers the Frech capital favorite, close to Madrid, for the organization of the Games of 2012. Don Iñaki will be on July 6 in Singapore.
Iñaki Urdangarín, Duke of Palm and vice-president of the COE, has wondered, during the interview which he gave on Thursday night to Jordi Basté in the sports space of RAC-1 if the French "not" in the referendum of the Euroconstitution will receive some type of "sanction" from the COI in the Olympic aspirations of Paris.
Urdangarín, who has confirmed his assistance with the official Spanish delegation, in the act of proclamation of the headquarters of the JJOO of 2012 that will take place in Singapore on July 6, has raised the possibility that the members of the Assembly of the Olympic organisation could take in consideration the result of the referendum in France, " that has not meant a support to the functioning of the future of the European Union. Each one will be thinking about it ", he added.
The favorite cities for the Duke of Palm are, anyway, " Paris and Madrid ahead from London and New York and Moscow, in fourth and fifth place ". According to the current executive of the COE and one of the best Spanish players of handball of all the times, " the candidacy of Madrid is technically perfect, it's made with a great taste and it's exceptional on the basis of the criteria that the COI demands ".
Urdangarín has added that " yes, it's true that there are other cities which seems that they are more favorite, as Paris " and he has warned that " in the secret votings, everything can happen. I am so sceptical ".
Coinciding with the imminence of his fourth paternity, the Duke of Palm has denied that he is going to wear the handball clothes again, on the game of honoring to Enric Masip (the illustrious captain of the Dream Team of the Barça of which Urdangarín also played), that will take place today in the Palau Blaugrana.
Urdangarín has said that " in the moment that I can, I will be near of all the participants in the honoring, but I couldn't have trained and I won't play.
We are living the week ... or the two most important weeks of the year, with the birth of our fourth son and I believe that I have to destine my effort to it ".