Mario Vázquez Raña
Mario Vázquez Raña (June 7, 1932 - February 8, 2015
On April 5, 2008, Vázquez Raña received international press attention for his statement that the situation in Tibet "is a Chinese problem" that is "not an issue for the Olympic Games."[2]
Career
- President of the board of directors of the Hermanos Vázquez Company (1960–1980);
- President and director general of the Organización Editorial Mexicana (1975–) the largest newspaper company in Latin America, "Cartones Ponderosa" (2001–) and
- owned United Press International (1985–1988) [3][4]
On 15 March 2012 he resigned from the
2012 Controversy
In 2012, Vázquez Raña came under media scrutiny for allegedly manipulating news stories in newspapers controlled by the
On May 11, 2012, Enrique Peña Nieto gave a speech at the
Sports
Vásquez Raña participated in shooting competitions at national and international level in 1960. grupo star (2010)
Sports Administration
- President of the Mexican Shooting Federation (1969–1974);
- President of the American Shooting Confederation (1973–1979);
- Vice-President of the Mexican Sports Confederation (1973–1976);
- member of the Mexican Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Mexicano) (1972–1974) then
- President (1974–2001);
- President of the PanAmerican Games Organization Committee (1975);
- President, Pan American Sports Organization(1975–2015);
- President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) (1979–2012)
Positions with the IOC
- Member of the Executive Board as representative of NOCs (2000–2012);
- Vice-Chairman of the Olympic Solidarity Commission (1979–1996),
- Deputy Chairman (1997–2001) then
- Chairman (2002–2012);
- member of the following Commissions:
- Olympic Movement (1990–1999),
- Preparation of the XII Olympic Congress (1990–1994),
- Apartheid and Olympism (1990–1992),
- "IOC 2000" (Executive Committee, 1999),
- Marketing (2000),
- IOC 2000 Reform Follow-up (2002).
Awards
In 1986 Vázquez received the Eagle Award from the United States Sports Academy. The Eagle Award is the Academy's highest international honor and was awarded to Vázquez for his significant contributions in promoting international harmony, peace, and goodwill through the effective use of sport.[8]
See also
- Organización Editorial Mexicana
References
- ^ "Long time IOC member Vazquez-Rana dies at 82". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-01-14 – via Yahoo! News.
- ^ "Vazquez: A boycott of Beijing Olympic would be 'serious error'". ESPN. April 5, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ^ Rana buys UPI Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Communications: Mexican Connection for U.P.I.", Business Notes, Time Magazine
- ^ Mario Vazquez Rana Resignation Press Release
- ^ Vázquez Raña blames rivals as he resigns as head of ANOC and Olympic Solidarity
- ^ "Tuiteros Acusan a Vazques Raña de Minimizar Hechos en la Ibero". Terra México. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "News 21/01/08 - FISU President Receives USSA Award". www.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10.
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