The International Olympic Committee has recognized Vesela Lecheva as chairman of BOC
With an official letter sent to the Bulgarian Olympic Committee on May 17, the International Olympic Committee recognized Vesela Lecheva as chairman. The letter was signed by James McLeod, Director of Relations with the National Olympic Committees, Olympic Solidarity and Olympism’365 at the IOC.
The news comes literally minutes after another replicas of replicas between Vesela Lecheva and Stefka Kostadinova on two of the national televisions on Saturday morning, from which it became clear that there was no understanding between the two countries.
| Lecheva won the election as chairman of BOC against Stefka Kostadinova with 48:33 votes at the General Assembly on March 19, but immediately afterwards, 7 complaints were filed against the Sofia City Court against the meeting and his decisions, which paved the process of entering the new leadership of the committee. |
« We carefully analyze the situation and would like to confirm that the International Olympic Committee has temporarily acknowledged the results of the election General Assembly on March 19, 2025, in particular Mrs. Vesela Lecheva’s election as a new BOC president and all members of the BOC Executive Council, » the letter said.
As a result, we will immediately update the IOC database and platforms respectively. As a result, Mrs. Lecheva and the newly elected BOC leadership will be the only persons who have the right to represent the BOC in front of the IOC, within the Olympic Movement and all the events and games recognized by the IOC.
According to the IOC’s position, the court cases brought to the Bulgarian court create unnecessary confusion and their decisions may take several months, noting that no specific question or objection has been received at the Lausanne plant before or during the BOC General Assembly. « We have not been aware of the main reasons why the sovereign decisions of the assembly are now challenged locally, » says the International Olympic Committee.
At the same time, the letter focuses on the way in which the leadership of the Olympic Movement in Bulgaria must function during this period. Otherwise, sanctions may follow and this is said in a straight text in the document. « We understand that all decisions taken by the newly elected BOC leadership will have to be temporarily re-signed/approved by the leaving chairman of BOC, as a formality, due to these current court actions. Bulgarian athletes.
| If there is any problem or lack of cooperation during this transitional period, the IOC will need to review the situation that can expose BOC to additional measures or sanctions. « |
For the receipt of the letter from the IOC, they confirmed with official reports to the media both the Bulgarian Olympic Committee represented by Stefka Kostadinova, as well as from the office of the newly elected chairman Vesela Lecheva. Stefka Kostadinova made a comment on the letter saying:
The IOC’s letter is no surprise today. It was the last bullet – loaded in a rifle long ago. I know about him since May 6. I was silent. I was looking for a way out. Today they just pulled the trigger. The truth is already here. And whoever doesn’t see her – he just decided not to look.
Stefka Kostadinovachairman of BOC in the period 2005-2025
The political lobbies in the battle for BOC were last so bright 20 years ago
In practice, the decision of the International Olympic Committee puts an end to the dispute which of the two leadership of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee has the right to represent it on the international stage. The dispute over the representative power of the committee on third countries in Bulgaria has not been completed, as according to the Bulgarian legislation until the ruling of the Sofia City Court on all the complaints submitted and the entry of Vesela Lecheva and its Executive Bureau in the Register of Non -Profit Legal Purpose representatives. This week, the court has already terminated the case on one of the complaints against Lechev’s election, filed by Plamen Krastev, but there is still a ruling on the other 6.
