Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:48 p.m.
Salé – The Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM) held, Thursday in Salé, its ordinary general meetings (AGO) and extraordinary general meetings (AGE) for the 2023 sports season, which were devoted to the examination and adoption of moral and financial reports as well as the approval of the statutes and internal regulations after their amendment.
During the AGO, which saw the participation of 26 out of 29 national sports federations, the moral and financial reports were adopted unanimously.
The moral report for the 2023 season, presented by the Secretary General of the CNOM, Abdellatif Idmahamma, focused on several areas, including governance, Olympic preparation, relations with the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, the Sports Arbitration Chamber, the Moroccan Anti-Doping Agency, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic Solidarity, partnerships and international relations.
These areas also concern the Digital Olympic Academy, the promotion of Olympic values, participation in the various sports Games, training and communication, digital management for monitoring Federations and athletes, or even the CNOM’s support for Olympic sport. high level.
The moral report also focused on participation in the various sports Games in 2023, namely the African Beach Games in Hammamet in Tunisia, the Arab Games in Algeria, the Mediterranean Beach Games in Heraklion (Greece) and the beach world in Bali (Indonesia).
Regarding the financial report, the audit of the summary statements of the CNOM including the balance sheet and the income and expense account relating to the financial year ended December 31, 2023 show an amount of equity of 69,668,412.75 DH, taking into account a deficit of 21,656,648.02 DH.
Regarding the AGM, it was an opportunity to review the amendments made to the statutes and the internal regulations and which essentially relate to the CNOM’s commitment to working for the promotion of women and equality of gender in sport by increasing the quota reserved for women in national sports bodies to 30%, with a view to achieving gender parity in sports practice and management.
The amendments also concern the missions of the CNOM, in particular with regard to compliance with the Olympic charter, the Code of Ethics, the World Anti-Doping Code and all the rules of the International Olympic Committee throughout the territory of the Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of the Olympic Charter, as well as compliance with all decisions of the IOC.
It is also about encouraging the development of high-level sport and contributing to the creation of the infrastructure and sports equipment necessary for the practice of physical and sporting activities.
Speaking at the opening of the Ordinary General Assembly, the president of the CNOM, Faïçal Laraïchi, encouraged the sports federations to undertake basic work and to pay attention to the different age categories, while putting put in place a roadmap capable of allowing the different sporting disciplines which stand out on the continental level to also shine internationally.
He also called on the Federations to monitor the results achieved by Moroccan champions in the various continental and international competitions and to evaluate them to achieve a better level.
Mr. Laraïchi added that the sports federations are called upon to redouble their efforts to achieve the objectives set, especially as Morocco is preparing to take part in the Paris Olympic Games this summer, reaffirming that the CNOM is ready to provide all the necessary support to the national sports bodies in the various technical and administrative areas.
