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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed equestrian legend Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski as the first Filipino member of its executive board last Friday, July 17.
With her election, the 46-year-old Jaworksi, wife of former PBA player Dodot, also became the first Asian woman executive board member after serving the last 7 years as a regular member of the world’s highest sports governing body.
Per Olympic.org, the executive board “sees to the management of IOC issues and ensures respect for the Olympic Charter. It is the only body competent to propose Charter modifications to the Session, submit names of persons it recommends for election and appoint the IOC Director General.”
At her athletic prime, Jaworski won gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea; the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines; and at the 2011 International Equestrian Federation World Dressage Challenge.
The popular equestrienne then made her transition to administrative work as a member of the Equestrian Association of the Philippines before starting her work at the IOC.
Per a report from the Philippine News Agency, Jaworski went to work as part of the coordination commission for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Olympiad in Paris.
– Rappler.com
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