Jacques Tamer, Vice President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee and Head of the Delegation to the “Taranto 2026” Mediterranean Games,
He met with the Secretary General of the International Mediterranean Games Committee, Greek national Yakovos Filippousis, to discuss ways to strengthen sports cooperation.
During the meeting, Tamer conveyed greetings from the President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Dr. Boutros Jalakh, and the members of the Executive Committee.
He congratulated the organizers on the successful hosting of the Taranto 2026 Games.
He also praised the International Committee’s role in strengthening relations among Mediterranean countries, developing sports, and enhancing the competitive abilities of male and female athletes.
Tamer emphasized that Lebanon has maintained an active presence at the Mediterranean Games, given the importance of this event and its positive impact on sports.
For his part, Filippopoulos commended Lebanon’s participation and its results, particularly the gold medal won by shooter Samer Sarkis in Taranto.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Tamer presented Filippousis with a commemorative plaque and invited him to visit Lebanon.
He expressed the Lebanese Olympic Committee’s hope to host a new edition of the Games, following Beirut’s hosting of the 1951, 1959, 2005, 2018, and 2022 editions.
On the athletic front, sprinter Nour al-Din Hadid competed in the 200-meter final after several qualifiers withdrew.
Hadid finished eighth with a time of 21.40 seconds, after clocking 21.17 seconds in the preliminaries.
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