NewzOlympic racewalking champion Jefferson Pérez has assumed the presidency of the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE). The transition took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, effective Saturday, following the resignation of his predecessor, Jorge Delgado.
Pérez, who won the gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, takes over the leadership of the national Olympic body amid these newly announced administrative changes confirmed officially by the COE through a statement.
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