They demanded recognition of and dealing with Jalkh's committee.
On November 5, a letter arrived in Lebanon, specifically to the Minister of Youth and Sports, from the International Olympic Committee and the Asian Olympic Council, asking her to recognize and deal with the Olympic committee chaired by Pierre Jalkh, and she must implement the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport that recognized Jalkh's committee before the 15th of this month, but this has not happened so far. If the deadline set by the International Olympic Committee expires, it is sad that we may reach the point of suspending Lebanon internationally, preventing the national anthem from being played when our champions rise at international forums, and depriving them of wearing the Lebanese national uniform. We hope this issue reaches a happy ending in the coming hours.
We are facing a real turning point and crisis at present, and are only days away from matters deteriorating and the possibility of suspending Lebanese sports from international participation, which would restrict it and negatively affect all national teams and champions wishing to compete, in a country where sport is the only outlet, especially since the current era, led by President Joseph Aoun, aims to put Lebanon on the right track.
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