Andrzej Duda – the current president of the Republic of Poland – in December last year received a recommendation Polish Olympic Committee in elections for a member of the IOC. The news made a storm. There was a lot of false information in the media. On the one hand, it was suggested that the president would receive a place in the structures of our silver medalist in cycling Górski – Maja Włoszczowska. On the other hand, Andrzej Duda himself served false facts.
Włoszczowska responds to President Duda. “It would be enough for them to call”
Responding to the allegations of “receiving the place” by Włoszczowska, Duda has passed the truth. – Mrs. Maja Włoszczowska is a member of the IOC on another title, he is on behalf of the players, has a full -time function – he said in an interview with RMF FM. The president himself is to apply for permanent membership. The former sportswoman immediately corrected his statement on social media. – I would like to inform you that there is no “full -time” membership related to the salary. All members of the IOC (Steel, representing the federation, Olympic committees or athletes) receive diets with the title of duties (trips, committees) – she wrote.
Now in an interview with Monika Olejnik in Tvn 24 She was asked about that situation. – When there is too much erroneous messages, I even feel the duty to straighten them. I am surprised that the president's office is so uninformed. It would be enough for them to call me even, I would like to give them information – she said disgusted.
Controversy around Andrzej Duda's candidacy. What next with Włoszczowska? “In this case …”
The president also proved that his possible membership would not affect the position of Włoszczowska at the IOC. The interested person herself claims, however, that not entirely. – Certainly the potential candidacy of Andrzej Duda does not affect my role at the moment. My membership is related to work in a professional committee. However, there are situations that activists from the competitors became permanent members. This was the case, among others In the case of the current presidential candidate Mkoi (KIRSTY COPENTRY – editor's note). I have a lot of humility and I focus on my work, but if I deserve it, I would think about this option. And in this case, the country may have one member, so the candidacy of President Andrzej Duda will make there no place for another member – she explained.
Włoszczowska also criticized the way the news was made publicly about the presidential candidacy. It turned out that even the IOC itself had not been informed about it before. – In general, this whole process even put the president in a very unfavorable situation, because the answer with the IOC, saying that they learn about it from the media, is very awkward. I must admit that this whole process is surprising to me – she concluded.