The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the

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that represents

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athletes in the

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(IOC), the

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and the

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. It was created and formally recognized by the IOC in 1923. The organization is currently directed by María José Alcalá. The Mexican Olympic Committee is headquartered in

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History

As early as the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris, Baron

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thought that Mexico should enter the next

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In 1901, he met with the Mexican

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Miguel de Beistegui in Belgium, where they decided to form the

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of Mexico. After this meeting, they sent a letter on May 25, 1901 to General

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(the president of Mexico at the time) to inform him that Beistegui would be the representative of Mexico before the International Olympic Committee. However, Mexico (after participating in the 1900 games) did not participate in the Olympics again until 1924. In 1923, Baillet Latour, then vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, visited Latin America to invite countries to go to the Paris

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. He arrived in Mexico after visiting the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay on February 16, 1923.History of Mexican Olympic Committee - ESPN DEPORTES
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