OLIMP 44 - rujan 2012. - Hrvatski Olimpijski Odbor

Tekst: RADICA JURKIN
cionalnom politikom za ravnopravnost spolova u Hrvatskoj
te s ciljem 40 postotne uravnoteženosti do 2015. godine.
Zlatno sponzorstvo Ine
Hrvatski olimpijski odbor i naftna multinacionalna kompanija
INA, obnovili su zlatnim sponzorskim ugovorom
plodonosan partnerski odnos koji, uz stanku od tri godine,
traje više od desetljeća.
U nazočnosti predsjednika HOO-a Zlatka Mateše, pomoćnika
glavnog tajnika za marketing Ranka Ćetkovića
(domaćina svečanosti u sjedištu HOO-a) te uglednih gostiju
među kojima ministar znanosti i obrazovanja i sporta
Željko Jovanović, jednogodišnji ugovor o zlatnom sponzorstvu
potpisali su 5. rujna glavni tajnik HOO-a Josip Čop
i predsjednik uprave Ine Zoltán Áldott koji je naglasio da
INA u svakom športskom uspjehu hrvatskog športaša vidi
dodatnu energiju za daljnji napredak i razvijanje poslovne
izvrsnosti ove društveno odgovorne naftne kompanije.
Predsjednik HOO-a Zlatko Mateša potvrdio je zadovoljstvo
hrvatske olimpijske obitelji zbog obnove ugovornog
odnosa s tvrtkom koja već niz godina investira u vrhunski
hrvatski šport, a što podrazumijeva i nastup na Olimpijskim
igrama poput ovogodišnjih u Londonu.
Olimpijcima prigodna značka OS RH
Olimpijci, njih 14, pripadnici Oružanih snaga (OS) Ministarstva
obrane Republike Hrvatske
(MORH), na svečanosti 5.
rujna u sjedištu Ministarstva
u Zagrebu, dobili su prigodne
“olimpijske značke” OS-a.
Značke im je u nazočnosti brojnih
športskih i vojnih uglednika
(među kojima i predsjednik
i glavni tajnik HOO-a Zlatko Mateša
i Josip Čop), uručio ministar
obrane Ante Kotromanović
u znak priznanja za uspjeh i časnu
ulogu na najvišoj svjetskog
športskoj priredbi. A dobili su
ih: Damir Martin, Martin Sinković,
Valent Sinković, Snježana
Lucija Zaninović
Pejčić, Bojan Đurković, Lucija Zaninović, Šime Fantela, Ivan
Kljaković Gašpić, Igor Marenić, Tina Mihelić, Tonći Stipanović,
Neven Žugaj, Nenad Žugaj i David Šain.
Potvrdivši da je sporazum MORH-a i HOO-a projekt bezrezervne
podrške Ministarstva u nesmetanom napredovanju
športaša pripadnika OS-a u športskim i časničkim zvanjima,
ministar Kotromanović čestitao je za svaki rezultat
Golden partnership with INA
Croatian Olympic Committee and the multinational oil company INA renewed with a
golden sponsorship contract their fruitful partnership that lasts, with a break of three years,
for more than a decade.
In the presence of the COC President Mr. Zlatko Matesa, the Assistant of Secretary General
for Marketing Mr. Ranko Cetkovic (host of the event held in the COC headquarters) and
distinguished guests, including the Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Mr. Zeljko
Jovanovic, on September 5th the Contract on golden sponsorship in duration of one year
was signed by the Secretary General of the COC, Mr. Josip Cop, and CEO of INA, Mr.
Zoltán Áldott. Mr. Áldott pointed out that in every sports success of a Croatian athlete INA
recognizes the extra energy for further progress and development of business excellence of this
socially responsible oil company.
President of the COC, Mr. Zlatko Matesa, confirmed that the Croatian Olympic family is
very happy with the renewal of the contractual relationship with the company investing for
years in top Croatian sports, including in participating at the Olympics, like participating at
this year’s Olympics in London.
Olympians awarded the Olympic badges of the CAF
The Olympians, 14 of them, members of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Croatian Ministry
of Defence (MORH), were awarded the “Olympic badges” of the CAF at the ceremony held
on September 5th at the Ministry headquarters in Zagreb. In the presence of numerous
sports and military notables (including the President and Secretary General of the Croatian
Olympic Committee Mr. Zlatko Matesa and Mr. Josip Cop), the badges were awarded by the
Minister of Defence, Mr. Ante Kotromanic, as a sign of recognition of success and honorable
role at the world’s top sports event. And the awards went to: Damir Martin, Martin Sinkovic,
Valent Sinkovic, Snjezana Pejcic, Bojan Durkovic, Lucija Zaninovic, Sime Fantela, Ivan
Kljakovic Gaspic, Igor Marenic, Tina Mihelic, Tonci Stipanovic, Neven Zugaj, Nenad Zugaj
and David Sain.
After confirming that the agreement between the MORH and the COC is a project of absolute
support of the Ministry to the smooth progress of the athletes-CAF members in sports and
officer ranks, Minister Kotromanovic congratulated them for each result achieved at the
London Olympics, acknowledging that for him all of them are – the winners.
The Deputy Chief of General Staff General Slavko Baric also congratulated the Olympians
and the Olympian Lucija Zaninovic, winner of Olympic bronze medal in taekwondo,
thanked on behalf of the athletes.
COC and 361° company for Croatian Olympians
On July 8th 2012, at the swimming pool of the Sports Park Mladost in Zagreb; Croatian
Olympic Committee organized the occasional fashion show of athletic apparel by the Chinese
partner and manufacturer 361°, with whom he entered into a sponsorship agreement. Besides
the models, the event was attended by Croatian wrestlers Nenad and Neven Zugaj, swordsman
Bojan Jovanovic, shooter Anton Glasnovic, members of the Olympic handball team Ivana
Lovric, Andrea Penezic, Sonja Basic, Jelena Grubisic and Vesna Milanovic Litre and basketball
player Emanuela Salopek.
Founded in 2003, the company 361°, with more than 7800 stores worldwide, is one of the
fast growing manufacturers of athletic apparel, whose quality and high standard has been
recognized also by other national Olympic committees, international sports federations and
athletes including the NBA basketball player Kevin Love, pole vaulter Steve Hooker, swimmer
Sun Yang, Jamaican athletes Michael Frater, Brigitte Foster, Natasha Ruddock, Josef Robertson
and many others.
Cooperation with the Olympic committees of Oman and Indonesia
London Olympics represented a great place and opportunity for many bilateral meetings
between leaderships of national Olympic committees and the Croatian house, organized in
London by the COC, represented the meeting place of sports and economic ideas and incentives
for new agreements of national Olympic committees.
On July 29th, the President of Croatian Olympic Committee Mr. Zlatko Matesa met with the
Vice-Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee Mr. Habib Macki and on July 30th with General
Suwarno, the executive Vice President of the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and signed the
cooperation agreements.
The agreements with these national Olympic committees are based on education and top sports
skills, possibility of studying at the faculties of kinesiology, especially at the Croatian University,
and the use of sports camps and other benefits that Oman, Indonesia and Croatia can offer one
another.
The Oman Olympic Committee is particularly interested in field hockey coaching skills, while
the Indonesian Olympic Committee wants to learn more about tennis, sailing, basketball and
football.
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