The Minister of Culture and Sports does not talk about Tokyo 2020 and will study with “calm” the election of president of the CSD
MADRID, Jan. 13 (SportsFinding) –
The new Minister of Culture and Sports, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, will “place special emphasis” on minority, inclusive and women's sports during his term and 'forgot' to refer to the approval of the draft of the new Sports Law and the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020 in the inauguration speech.
Rodríguez Uribes, who declared himself in favor of promoting public ethics and confessed his fondness for Real Madrid, expressed his “firm will” to “listen”, “dialogue” and “try to find answers to the problems of culture and sport “in the transfer of portfolio by José Guirao.
On the other hand, the new Minister of Culture and Sports did not mention in his inauguration or the draft of the Sports Law, which “must be improved”, as indicated on Monday by his predecessor in office, José Guirao, nor the challenges which faces the Spanish sport in its first year in the portfolio, in the case of the European Football Championship, with Bilbao as the venue, and the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“Sport is the necessary link of every well-ordered society. There are many things, we must emphasize minority, inclusive and women's sports, because there are sports that go alone. But there are others that need the promotion of public powers.” , he told reporters after collecting the ministerial portfolio.
Regarding the appointment of the new president of the CSD, Uribes asked for patience because he had only “fifteen seconds in office.” “I must sit in my office with calm, tranquility and the care it deserves,” said the new head of Culture and Sports in an act attended by the current secretary of state for Sport, María José Rienda, along with the chairmen of the Committee Spanish Olympic (COE), Alejandro Blanco, and the Paralympic Committee (CPE), Miguel Carballeda.