A representation of the Olympic Solidarity
Commission of the International Olympic Committee, composed by Pamela Vipond
and Gianluca De Angelis, accompanied by the President of the Portugal Olympic
Committee of Portugal (COP), José Manuel Constantino, visited on July 31st the Rio Maior Sports Centre.
The two members of the Olympic Solidarity were
in Portugal over the week, in a series of meetings and visits, in order to know
the reality of the COP, some of the high-performance infrastructure in Portugal
as well as to assess possible forms of support.
The last days in Portugal were devoted to
visits to the High Performance Centres. On 31st July the destination was the Rio
Maior Swimming High Performance Centre. The entourage was welcome by the Mayor
of Rio Maior, Isaura Morais, and the Sports Centre president, Carlos Coutinho.