(ATR) Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) leaders tell Around the Rings the extraordinary general assembly to review its proposed constitution revisions is moved to May 5-6 in Brasilia, Brazil. The original assembly was scheduled for Mar. 8-10 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
ATR understands the move was made to allow PASO members the opportunity to attend the arrival of the Rio 2016 torch on May 3. Delegates are encouraged to arrive in Brasilia on May 2 to provide ample time to get settled before the torch is flown in.
The PASO executive board will meet on May 4 ahead of the two-day extraordinary general assembly. PASO says the only two items on the agenda for the assembly are the potential statute revisions and changes to the PASO Code of Ethics.
Drafts of the revisions were sent out to NOCs on Jan. 25. Each country was instructed to provide feedback to the executive board by Feb. 1 with return feedback from the executives to be sent back within the first week of February.
Among the proposed revisions are the number of votes per country when deciding hosts of Pan American Games, term limits for executives and moving the headquarters of PASO away from Mexico City.
Once the revisions are approved by the EGA in May, PASO can move forward with electing a new president. Interim president Julio Maglione tells ATR he expects the elections to take place shortly after the Rio 2016 Games conclude.
"I expect to be finished as president within the next seven months," Maglione told ATR at the FINA Gala in Budapest.
Maglione has served as the interim president of the organization since former PASO president Mario Vazquez Rana passed away in February. Since taking the reins of the organization in April, Maglione has spearheaded the effort to revise its governance so that he may move on from the position and focus on his role as president of FINA.
Two potential candidates to replace Maglione in September are Rio 2016 president Carlos Nuzman and former Dominican Olympic Committee president José Joaquín Puello, according to PASO officials.
Written by KevinNutley
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