Castro Verdugo elected to Mexican Olympic Committee 

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, October 28, 2016 - NORCECA First Executive vice president and North Central Zone president, Saul Castro Verdugo was elected as member of the Mexican Olympic Committee´s Executive Committee after the Election Assembly held on Thursday at the Olympic Sports Center headquarters in Mexico City.

Castro Verdugo, who is also General Director of the Baja California Sports and Physical Culture Institute since 2001 and FIVB Executive vice president, became a permanent member of the Mexican Olympic Committee in 2010.

Part of the efforts conducted by Castro, includes the certification of the Baja California High Performance Center in Tijuana as an Olympic Center and alternate site for preparation of national teams for competitions such as the Central, American and Caribbean Games, The Pan American Games and the Olympics.

Teams from different countries have also selected the Center as site for their training camps in preparation for international volleyball competitions.

This Center also serves as a certified regional development center by the Norceca Volleyball Confederation and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).

During the Assembly, Carlos Padilla Becerra, was re-elected as president of the Committee for the 2016-2020 period, while Jimena Saldaña was elected as first vice president.

The President of the Mexican Football Federation, Decio de Maria was elected as second vice president and Mario Garcia (President of the Mexican Handball Federation and Chief of Mission in Rio 2016) as Secretary General.

Pedro Cuervo, who is the current president of the Mexican Rowing Federation, was named as Pro-Secretary, while Pablo Suing who has served as president of the Mexican Golf Federation, will be the Treasurer. 

Carmen García, Juan Manzo and Francisco Echeguren will serve as members along with Castro Verdugo, as well as the London 2012 Olympic Medal Winner, Laura Sanchez a former diver who was elected as athletes representative.

This Executive Committee was elected for the new Olympic cycle that began after the conclusion of Rio 2016.