Jorge Fernandes said this Friday that he will run for president of the Portuguese Judo Federation (FPJ), after his leadership lost the mandate after a consultation with the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth (IPDJ).
“It has been decided that I will go. If I am removed from my position in the General Assembly that is scheduled for December 18, I am in a position to say that I will be a candidate, naturally,” Jorge Fernandes stressed to Lusa. agency.
The still top judo leader in Portugal explained that he had been meeting with the governing bodies of the FPJ, to which he informed them of the decision to present himself as a candidate, in an electoral act that will be held after the General Assembly of dismissal and that it should take place in the first months of next year.
“I did not make the decision right away (…). First I had to make sure that I could be a candidate, and I can, second if I wanted to continue and third if I had support to comply, which I have not yet concluded, and it is clear that I have the support of 90% of the delegates to the Assembly. Of the order of 90, 95%, guaranteed, ”he explained.
Jorge Fernandes also spoke about the alleged incompatibilities, after denouncing the Castelo Branco Judo Association, and assured that he would not receive a penny from the Federation that he has presided over since 2017 and in which he is serving a second term.
“The president of the Castelo Branco Association, the coach of the Escola Ana Hormigo and the coach of Sport Lisboa e Benfica made the complaint and, now, we have the lawyers working on it and we will work to correct what is necessary to correct and maintain what is “. necessary. maintain,” he began by saying.
The director added that his salary is paid by the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, his place of work, and that he does not depend on judo for a living.
“I am a driver for the Coimbra university hospital center and that is where I get paid, if I did not work, I did not have my job, and I depended on judo like many other friends of mine. White Castle Association [Abel Louro], who lives on Jews, I try, if you had the same conditions as him, what would you live on? of handouts? The Federation doesn’t pay me a penny. how did i live And despite not receiving any money from the Judo Clube de Coimbra ”, he defended.
Of the supposed incompatibilities, the coach already said that he had asked for clarification: “I am not a coach, I do not hold that position, I am not president of the club [Judo Clube de Coimbra] And that’s what it’s all about,” he added.
This week, the investigation carried out by the IPDJ determined the loss of mandate of the FPJ board for breach of article 51 of the Legal Regime of Sports Federations (RJFD), which lists the loss of mandate of the heads of federative bodies, for ineligibility, incompatibility or for intervening in a contract in which they have an interest.
Source: TSF
