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local Saturday 19 November 2022
Liaison of Aruban Olympic Committee visits Curaçao

ORANJESTAD – Thakaid- and the Curaçaoan ath-
zwa Doran, liaison of Aru- letes who have an inter-
ban Olympic Committee est in participating under
recently visited Curaçao in the Aruban flag became
the context of Curaçaoan aware of this. Here com-
athletes participating in munication plays a big role
regional, continental and so that the Curaçaoan
Olympic Games represent- athletes can be constantly
ing Aruba. aware regarding the de-
velopment of the process
“Since the year 2019, I and program of the Aru-
have been working in col- ban Olympic Committee,
laboration with the Aruban and it is here where the in-
Olympic Committee. This volvement of Mr. Doran is
began since the Panameri- crucial, to avoid any even-
can Games in Lima, Pery, tuality.
where Curaçao competed
under the flag of Aruba The role of Thakai Doran in
with three athletes, since Curaçao means that he
they were not able to par- is the point of contact for
ticipate representing Cu- the athletes in Curaçao
raçao”, he said. “After this who have a wish to enter
we began evaluating how the program of the Aruban
we can continue helping the Central American and cording to the rules and Olympic Committee, as
high-performance athletes According to Mr. Doran, Caribbean Games in San criteria placed by the tech- well as helping the federa-
from Curaçao to continue time was dedicated to Salvador, as well as the Pa- nical direction of Aruban tions in Curaçao that want
participating under the analyzing the entire pro- namerican Games in San- Olympic Committee, and to compete in the Pana-
umbrella of the Aruban cess under the technical tiago 2023. each of them must comply merican Games, by con-
Olympic Committee, but direction of the Aruban with all the requisites in or- tacting the Aruban federa-
in this case, receiving fi- Olympic Committee and Athletes AmirDaou, Phil- der to be part of the clas- tions to see if work can be
nancial and technical help to reach an agreement ip Elhage (shooting), In- sification program and also done in this regard.
from Olympic Solidarity of so that some athletes can grid Gonesh (mixed team to receive the necessary
the International Olympic begin with the preparation shooting), Just van Aanholt help coming from the IOC. Finalizing, Doran said he is
Committee, IOC.” process for classification for (sail), and Rob Timmermans very thankful for these op-
(karate) are already busy Taking into account the portunities, seeing that Aru-
with heavy preparations for new policy of the Aruban ba is awarding the possibil-
this and are in the program Olympic Committee after ity for athletes from Cura-
of the Aruban Olympic the Covid-19 pandemic, çao to compete in a higher
Committee. everything was adapted, level of world sport. q
Cyclist Lisa Groot-
huesheidkamp confront-
ed certain difficulties to
complete the process of
changing the license in or-
der to be able to compete
for Aruba.

The Curaçaoan athletes
are already working ac-