Juan José Román Manga has been left alone

The Electoral Board of the Royal Spanish Federation of Piragüismo, in the minutes of the meeting held on November 15, is the proclamation of the Zamoran Juan José Román Mangas as the only candidate for the president of the RFEP for the next Olympic cycle Tokyo 2020. The Special General Assembly convened for the election of president of the RFEP is convened for the next 4 December in Madrid. Román Mangas presented his candidacy supported with 92 vouchers of the 102 possible corresponding to each of the components of the assembly of the RFEP elected on October 22. Following the period of submission established for the submission of nominations to the president of the RFEP for the Olympic cycle Tokyo 2020 Juan José Román Mangas is the only candidate who submitted the nomination in time and form. The assembly of the RFEP is made up of 103 Assemblies belonging to the different stages of our sport, 102 if we discounted the future president, and according to rule 42 of the said electoral rules the presentation as a candidate for the presidency of the RFEP was to be endorsed by at least 15% of the members of the assembly. Roman Mangas presented his candidacy supported with 92 vouchers out of 102 possible. 90% of the newly elected members of the general assembly of the RFEP.

Juan José Román Manga was first elected president of the RFEP on March 28, 2009. The World Champion of Piragüismo in Aguas Quietilas in 1991, is one of the most prominent Spanish palists in the history of our sport, with three medals in World Championships and an Olympic diploma (4th in K-2 500) at the Olympic Games in Barcelona 92, as well as four Olympic participations behind their back as a sportsman (Los Angeles 84, Seoul 88, Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96), a fifth as a technician, to which should be added, as President, London 2012 and Rio 2016, among other merits. The 53-year-old Zamoran was first in charge of the Federation of Castilla and León since 2004 and was imposed on the Galician candidate Santiago Sanmamed with a result of 55 votes in favour, against 45 of his rival who aspired for re-election. The surprise was confirmed and the Spanish pyragüism was betting on change, on a different pyragüism. Roman Mangas became the fifth president of the RFEP. An austere but efficient and transparent management supported by teamwork and the electoral promises made allowed him to be re-elected on 17 December 2012 as president of the RFEP for the Olympic cycle Rio 2016 supported by more than 90% of General Assembly participants. The Zamoran, also then the only candidate who had achieved the vouchers necessary to present, remained at the head of the RFEP for the Olympic cycle Rio 2016 that has just concluded with the best results in the history of the Spanish Olympic Pyragüism, and the best in the history of any Spanish federation in some JJOO. A total of 4 medals, 3 gold and 1 bronze, to which add 4 Olympic diplomas corresponding to a 4th, a 5th, a 6th and an 8th place in the end. The Pyragüism with 16 medals is located 2nd in the historic Olympic by federations only overcome by the candle. A federal management that not only raised praise for the sports objectives achieved, but also, from the hand of the project The 16 of Brazil 2016 has been highlighted as brilliant by the most important Spanish sports institutions Higher Council of Sports and Spanish Olympic Committee. It will now be the meeting convened for next December 4 in Madrid that will have to ratify its re-election to face its third Olympic cycle as president, the Tokyo 2020 cycle.