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The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the
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{{Authority control National Olympic Committees Sports governing bodies in Mexico Mexico at the Olympics 1923 establishments in Mexico Sports organizations established in 1923
The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the organization
An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences), is an legal entity, entity—such as ...
that represents Mexican athletes in the International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
(IOC), the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...
. 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 Mexico City, Mexico.
History
As early as the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris, BaronPierre de Coubertin
Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (; born Pierre de Frédy; ...
thought that Mexico should enter the next Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
In 1901, he met with the Mexican ambassador Miguel de Beistegui in Belgium, where they decided to form the National Olympic Committee of Mexico. After this meeting, they sent a letter on May 25, 1901 to General Porfirio Diaz Porfirio is a given name in Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad").
It can refer to:
* Porfirio Salinas – Mexican-American artist
* Porfirio Armando Betancourt – Honduran football player
* Porfirio Barba-Jac ...
(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 1924 Summer Olympics. He arrived in Mexico after visiting the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay on February 16, 1923./ref>
See also
* Mexico at the OlympicsReferences
External links
Official website
{{Authority control National Olympic Committees Sports governing bodies in Mexico Mexico at the Olympics 1923 establishments in Mexico Sports organizations established in 1923