Aragon President Javier Lambán has claimed that the Spanish Olympic
Committee was an acting as ally to the Catalan independence movement
through its perceived bias towards the region during the ill-fated
Pyrenees-Barcelona 2030 bid process.
The Spanish Olympic Committee has approved the distribution of events
as part of its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
despite fierce opposition from the Aragon Government.
Hopes of a Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games have suffered a further setback after the Aragon
Government rebuffed the Spanish Olympic Committee’s plans.
Mónica Bosch has been appointed by the Government of Catalonia as
coordinator of the Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic
and Paralympic Games, but its counterpart in Aragon Government has
blasted the decision as "unacceptable" and accused it of a lack of
consultation.
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