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Piše: RADICA JURKIN
nazočila je i voditeljica HOO-ova Odjela za međunarodnu suradnju Ljiljana Ujlaki Šubić.
participation of best Chinese water polo players in the Regional League whose founder is the Croatian Water Polo Federation and counts the largest number of clubs in exactly that League. The meeting was also attended by the President and Vice President of the Chinese Southeast European Business Association (CSEBA) Mario Rendulić and Zvonimir Zlopaša and economic expert, former Minister of Tourism in the Croatian Government Ivan Herak.
Kineski poduzetnici posjetili HOO
Predsjednik HOO-a Zlatko Mateša sa suradnicima primio je 16. travnja ravnateljicu i većinsku vlasnicu tvrtke Z-Run WellTon Industry CO. LTD., Jiang Yu, koja je boravila u Hrvatskoj kao članica brojnog kineskog političko-poslovnog izaslanstva. Razgovaralo se o različitim modalitetima investiranja u Hrvatskoj te mogućim opcijama revitalizacije nekadašnjeg Hrvatskog olimpijskog centra Bjelolasica, ali i u moguća ulaganja na nekoliko lokacija u Hrvatskom zagorju u objekte zdravstvenog turizma koji su u središnjem interesu ove kineske tvrtke. Posebnu pozornost kineskog poduzetničkog tima izazvala je informacija predsjednika Mateše o športskoj suradnji Kine i Hrvatske te mogućnosti sudjelovanja najboljih kineskih vaterpolista u Regionalnoj ligi čiji je osnivač Hrvatski vaterpolski savez koji u toj ligi ima i najveći broj klubova. Sastanku su nazočili predsjednik i dopredsjednik CSEBA-e (Chinese Southest European Business Association) Mario Rendulić i Zvonimir Zlopaša te ekonomski stručnjak i bivši ministar turizma u Vladi RH Ivan Herak.
Čelnici HOO-a u posjetu Iranu
Predsjednik i glavni tajnik Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora Zlatko Mateša i Josip Čop boravili su od 25. do 29. travnja u Teheranu gdje su se susreli s predsjednikom Iranskog olimpijskog odbora Rezom Salehi Amirijem i ministrom za mlade i šport u iranskoj vladi Masoudom Soltanifarom. U pratnji našeg olimpijskog izaslanstva bili su predstavnici Veleposlanstva RH u Iranu na čelu s veleposlanikom dr. Dragom Štambukom. Tražeći modele športske suradnje, čelnici dvaju olimpijskih odbora susret su zaokružili potpisivanjem Sporazuma o suradnji, a na čijim temeljima je potpisan Memorandum o razumijevanju između Iranskog i Hrvatskog rukometnog savezaw, a kojeg su potpisali predsjednica Iranskog rukometnog saveza Alireza Pakdel i predsjednik Hrvatskog rukometnog saveza Tomislav Grahovac. Uz Grahovca, u hrvatskom olimpijskom izaslanstvu bile su i dopredsjednica HOO-a Sanda Čorak i voditeljica HOO-ova Odjela za međunarodnu suradnju Ljiljana Ujlaki Šubić. Sanda Čorak , koja je i čelnica Hrvatskog judo saveza, sastala se i s predsjednikom Iranskog judo saveza Arashom Miresmaeilijem s kojim je potpisala Memorandum o suradnji te dogovorila suradnju u edukaciji trenera te organizaciji zajedničkih priprema iranskih i hrvatskih judaša. Temeljem potpisanih sporazuma očekuje se da će u srpnju 2019. godine Zagreb ugostiti ponajbolje iranske judoke predvođene aktualnim svjetskim prvakom u kategoriji do 81 kg Saeidom Mollaeijem. Tijekom susreta istaknuto je uvjerenje da će ovaj sporazum otvoriti mogućnost suradnje i u drugim športovima, prije svega u košarci, hrvanju i wushuu za što je pokazan obostrani interes. OLIMP ■ 62 ■
Visit of the Japanese Ambassador Kaji President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša received a three-member delegation of the Japanese Embassy in the Republic of Croatia, led by the new Ambassador H.E. Misako Kaji. The main topic of the talks were the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and continuation of sports cooperation between Croatian athletes and their Japanese friends, primarily from the city of Tokamachi. This summer, as well as during the next year, Tokamachi will be hosting Croatian athletes from several sports – cycling, judo, karate, taekwondo and shooting (trap) – and help them in preparations for their participation at the Games. H. E. Misako Kaji said that Tokyo is eagerly awaiting the arrival of athletes from around the world, among which the Croats take a special place in terms of popularity in Japan, especially tennis player Marin Čilić and martial arts master Mirko Filipović. Besides H. e. Kaji and President Mateša, the pleasant meeting was attended by the Japanese Embassy’s First Secretary Chie Oshima and Counsellor and Chargé d’affaires a.i. Kazumasa Miyazaki and Head of CNOC International Cooperation Department Liljana Ujlaki Šubić. Heads of the Croatian Olympic Committee visited Iran The Croatian Olympic Committee’s President and Secretary General Zlatko Mateša and Josip Čop stayed from April 25th to 29th in Tehran, where they met with the President of the Iranian Olympic Committee Reza Salehi Amiri and Minister for Youth and Sports in the Iranian government Masoud Soltanifar. Our Olympic delegation counted also the representatives of the Croatian Embassy in Iran, led by the Ambassador Dr. Drago Štambuk. Considering the sports cooperation models, the Head of both NOCs rounded up the meeting by signing the Agreement on Cooperation that served as basis for the Memorandum on Understanding between the Iranian and Croatian Handball Federation, signed by the President of the Iranian Handball Federation Alireza Pakdel and President of the Croatian Handball Federation Tomislav Grahovac. Besides Grahovac, the Croatian Olympic delegation counted also the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Vice President Sanda Čorak and Head of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s International Cooperation Department Ljiljana Ujlaki Šubić. Sanda Čorak, also the Head of the Croatian Judo Federation, met also with the President of the Iranian Judo Federation Arash Miresmaeili, with whom she signed the Memorandum on Cooperation and agreed the cooperation in training of coaches and organization of joint preparations of Iranian and Croatian judokas. Based on the signed agreements, in July 2019 Zagreb will host the best Iranian judokas, led by the current World Champion in the category up to 81 kg Saeid Mollaei. During the meeting, both parties expressed their opinion that this Agreement will open the door to possible cooperation in other sports as well, especially in basketball, wrestling and wushu, for which mutual interest was shown.