Ten months after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the French Olympic Movement will open a new chapter this Thursday. The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) will elect its new president, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the sole candidate to succeed David Lappartient. The former Minister of Sports has been calling for reelection in recent days to avoid trivializing this event. This remains a very strong democratic deadline, we need everyone's mobilization, she insisted in an interview given to Francs JeuxIt is important to gain broad support in order to then be able to exert strong and united influence. "And keep its promise to build a CNOSF" strong, modern and useful ", to ensure the legacy of the Games.
Gathering, despite the attacks
The future president, who believes " that there was a kind of irresistible force in this campaign ", must be widely convincing to establish its legitimacy. On Monday, Didier Seminet officially informed the CNOSF of his withdrawal. The body published a short press release to indicate that it was taking " act of this decision " The president of the French Baseball and Softball Federation did not hold back, however. He did so on LinkedIn. on June 7, when he announced that he was throwing in the towel. It started again on Monday, on Facebook, in a text addressed to David Lappartient.
He denounces breaches of neutrality and unequal treatment, citing " political and institutional pressures "," the use of Roland-Garros for electoral purposes "," partisan use of federal social media "," the inaction of the CNOSF ethics committee » or even « the unfair reception of candidates by certain federations ". Points which " engage the credibility of our institution, the sincerity of its democratic functioning, and the confidence that the players in French sport can place in it " he warns, hoping to sow seeds in the minds of voters.
« Beside the plate ", replied the former minister, particularly regarding the green light from the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life – responsible for preventing conflicts of interest – regarding his candidacy: " The HATVP authorized me to move forward with my application. I kept the chair of the ethics committee informed at every stage of the HATVP process. The chair took careful note of the HATVP's legal analysis and considered that it validly authorized me to submit my application. The ethics committee then unreservedly approved this application. "The magnitude of her score this Thursday will be a good indicator of the level of confidence placed in her.
Part of the CA already known
There will be suspense elsewhere: 71 people are vying for the 45 seats up for grabs on the board of directors. Among the category 1 federations, there are 29 candidates for 23 places, including Olympic medalists like Sarah Ourahmoune (boxing) and Astrid Guyart (fencing), as well as federation presidents like Fabien Saguez (skiing), Michel Callot (cycling), Philippe Bana (handball), Eric Tanguy (volleyball), Gilles Erb (table tennis), and Cédric Gosse (triathlon), a loyal supporter of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. Categories 2, 3, 4, and 5 will share a total of 14 seats, with two places already filled. Indeed, only two candidates—Cédric Terret and Véronique Moreira—are running for category 4 (school or university federations), which must have two representatives.
Five other members of the Board of Directors are already known, given the number of candidates and seats available: Marie Martinod and Axel Clerget will be elected as representatives of the High-Level Athletes Commission (CAHN), Hervé Liberman and Laurence De Jaeghere on behalf of the CROS/CTOS and CDOS, as well as Philippe Ausseur, president of the National Basketball League, as a representative of the professional leagues. Finally, among the qualified individuals, nine people are eyeing the three seats at stake. Like the president, all members of the Board of Directors will be elected for four years. This is a particularly key period for French sport, between the management of the post-Paris 2024 period and the preparation for the 2030 Alps.
