Tekst: RADICA JURKIN
cionalnom politikom za ravnopravnost spolova u Hrvatskoj te s ciljem 40 postotne uravnoteženosti do 2015. godine.
Zlatno sponzorstvo Ine
Hrvatski olimpijski odbor i naftna multinacionalna kompanija INA, obnovili su zlatnim sponzorskim ugovorom plodonosan partnerski odnos koji, uz stanku od tri godine, traje više od desetljeća. U nazočnosti predsjednika HOO-a Zlatka Mateše, pomoćnika glavnog tajnika za marketing Ranka Ćetkovića (domaćina svečanosti u sjedištu HOO-a) te uglednih gostiju među kojima ministar znanosti i obrazovanja i sporta Željko Jovanović, jednogodišnji ugovor o zlatnom sponzorstvu potpisali su 5. rujna glavni tajnik HOO-a Josip Čop i predsjednik uprave Ine Zoltán Áldott koji je naglasio da INA u svakom športskom uspjehu hrvatskog športaša vidi dodatnu energiju za daljnji napredak i razvijanje poslovne izvrsnosti ove društveno odgovorne naftne kompanije. Predsjednik HOO-a Zlatko Mateša potvrdio je zadovoljstvo hrvatske olimpijske obitelji zbog obnove ugovornog odnosa s tvrtkom koja već niz godina investira u vrhunski hrvatski šport, a što podrazumijeva i nastup na Olimpijskim igrama poput ovogodišnjih u Londonu.
Olimpijcima prigodna značka OS RH Olimpijci, njih 14, pripadnici Oružanih snaga (OS) Ministarstva obrane Republike Hrvatske (MORH), na svečanosti 5. rujna u sjedištu Ministarstva u Zagrebu, dobili su prigodne “olimpijske značke” OS-a. Značke im je u nazočnosti brojnih športskih i vojnih uglednika (među kojima i predsjednik i glavni tajnik HOO-a Zlatko Mateša i Josip Čop), uručio ministar obrane Ante Kotromanović u znak priznanja za uspjeh i časnu ulogu na najvišoj svjetskog športskoj priredbi. A dobili su ih: Damir Martin, Martin SinkoLucija Zaninović vić, Valent Sinković, Snježana Pejčić, Bojan Đurković, Lucija Zaninović, Šime Fantela, Ivan Kljaković Gašpić, Igor Marenić, Tina Mihelić, Tonći Stipanović, Neven Žugaj, Nenad Žugaj i David Šain. Potvrdivši da je sporazum MORH-a i HOO-a projekt bezrezervne podrške Ministarstva u nesmetanom napredovanju športaša pripadnika OS-a u športskim i časničkim zvanjima, ministar Kotromanović čestitao je za svaki rezultat
Golden partnership with INA
Croatian Olympic Committee and the multinational oil company INA renewed with a golden sponsorship contract their fruitful partnership that lasts, with a break of three years, for more than a decade. In the presence of the COC President Mr. Zlatko Matesa, the Assistant of Secretary General for Marketing Mr. Ranko Cetkovic (host of the event held in the COC headquarters) and distinguished guests, including the Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Mr. Zeljko Jovanovic, on September 5th the Contract on golden sponsorship in duration of one year was signed by the Secretary General of the COC, Mr. Josip Cop, and CEO of INA, Mr. Zoltán Áldott. Mr. Áldott pointed out that in every sports success of a Croatian athlete INA recognizes the extra energy for further progress and development of business excellence of this socially responsible oil company. President of the COC, Mr. Zlatko Matesa, confirmed that the Croatian Olympic family is very happy with the renewal of the contractual relationship with the company investing for years in top Croatian sports, including in participating at the Olympics, like participating at this year’s Olympics in London.
Olympians awarded the Olympic badges of the CAF
The Olympians, 14 of them, members of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Croatian Ministry of Defence (MORH), were awarded the “Olympic badges” of the CAF at the ceremony held on September 5th at the Ministry headquarters in Zagreb. In the presence of numerous sports and military notables (including the President and Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee Mr. Zlatko Matesa and Mr. Josip Cop), the badges were awarded by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Ante Kotromanic, as a sign of recognition of success and honorable role at the world’s top sports event. And the awards went to: Damir Martin, Martin Sinkovic, Valent Sinkovic, Snjezana Pejcic, Bojan Durkovic, Lucija Zaninovic, Sime Fantela, Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, Igor Marenic, Tina Mihelic, Tonci Stipanovic, Neven Zugaj, Nenad Zugaj and David Sain. After confirming that the agreement between the MORH and the COC is a project of absolute support of the Ministry to the smooth progress of the athletes-CAF members in sports and officer ranks, Minister Kotromanovic congratulated them for each result achieved at the London Olympics, acknowledging that for him all of them are – the winners. The Deputy Chief of General Staff General Slavko Baric also congratulated the Olympians and the Olympian Lucija Zaninovic, winner of Olympic bronze medal in taekwondo, thanked on behalf of the athletes.
COC and 361° company for Croatian Olympians
On July 8th 2012, at the swimming pool of the Sports Park Mladost in Zagreb; Croatian Olympic Committee organized the occasional fashion show of athletic apparel by the Chinese partner and manufacturer 361°, with whom he entered into a sponsorship agreement. Besides the models, the event was attended by Croatian wrestlers Nenad and Neven Zugaj, swordsman Bojan Jovanovic, shooter Anton Glasnovic, members of the Olympic handball team Ivana Lovric, Andrea Penezic, Sonja Basic, Jelena Grubisic and Vesna Milanovic Litre and basketball player Emanuela Salopek. Founded in 2003, the company 361°, with more than 7800 stores worldwide, is one of the fast growing manufacturers of athletic apparel, whose quality and high standard has been recognized also by other national Olympic committees, international sports federations and athletes including the NBA basketball player Kevin Love, pole vaulter Steve Hooker, swimmer Sun Yang, Jamaican athletes Michael Frater, Brigitte Foster, Natasha Ruddock, Josef Robertson and many others.
Cooperation with the Olympic committees of Oman and Indonesia
London Olympics represented a great place and opportunity for many bilateral meetings between leaderships of national Olympic committees and the Croatian house, organized in London by the COC, represented the meeting place of sports and economic ideas and incentives for new agreements of national Olympic committees. On July 29th, the President of Croatian Olympic Committee Mr. Zlatko Matesa met with the Vice-Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee Mr. Habib Macki and on July 30th with General Suwarno, the executive Vice President of the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and signed the cooperation agreements. The agreements with these national Olympic committees are based on education and top sports skills, possibility of studying at the faculties of kinesiology, especially at the Croatian University, and the use of sports camps and other benefits that Oman, Indonesia and Croatia can offer one another. The Oman Olympic Committee is particularly interested in field hockey coaching skills, while the Indonesian Olympic Committee wants to learn more about tennis, sailing, basketball and football.
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