Candidature of Alexandria for Mediterranean Games 2017 presented to MOC

Alexandria candidate for organization of the Mediterranean Games 2017. President of Egyptian Olympic Committee, Mahmout Ahmed Ali, with two members of National Council for Sport and the President of the International Handball Federation, Hassan Moustafa, visited yesterday president of Montenegrin Olympic Committee, Dušan Simonović and his colleagues in order to present the candidature.

The impression is awesome.

– Purpose of our visit is to, shortly present you candidature of Alexandria for organization of the Mediterranean Game. Most of the capacities are ready, but we planned to additional ones in order to satisfy needs for organization of such an event. It is our pleasure to invite the President of Montenegrin Olympic Committee to visit Alexandria and see our capacities and ensure what we have to offer. And I would like to thank you for accepting this meeting, said President Ali.

President of MOC, Simonović Said it was his pleasure to have welcomed the first man of the Egyptian Olympic Committee with his colleagues in Montenegro.

– I know very well the history and culture of my people including old cultures such as Egypt. I am sure that your people have energy which I had an opportunity to see personally, said Simonović. – You were old and great culture even for the great old Rome. Alexandria owns one of the Seven Wonders of the World, isn’t that recommendation enough? You have everything that is necessary to organize great Games such as Mediterranean. At the end, I would like to tell you that you spoke to friends and that you can always rely on us, as we can rely on you. If eighty million Egyptians wants it, it is a sign that you can organize such great event. And what is greater from sport, and Olympism is, I am assured that in this moment you need support.

What does Egypt has to offer? Sharaf Emil, Manager of the Commission for Candidature for Mediterranean Games, informed the present that the budget Has already been provided and comparing to other candidatures it is also the biggest.

– Alexandria deserves to be the host of such an great event. It is second largest city with five million inhabitants. It has characteristic metropolis spirit with mixture of different influences and special sense for sport. I assure you that we are capable to organize Mediterranean Games. Why? Because our people support us, young people too, 27 National sport Federations and the Olympic Committee, said Sharaf. We also thinks that it is high time, after 60 years, to bring back the Games to where they began.

So far a lot has been done – 31 facilities have been finished.

– We have football stadium with capacity of 80 thousand places, and recently was set record in watching finals of the WC up to 20 years. We have finished 65 percent of the facilities that will be in within the Borg El Arab complex. Only five minutes away from the Village, and eight from the airport. In case they get the organization of the Games 2017, athletes will compete in 29 sports including three paraolympic sports. .

Eighty million of Egyptians asks for your support for organization of the Mediterranean Games, was the last message from the Egyptian guests.

Source: Arena