The first SportAccord Combat Games Technical Meeting took place on 27-30 July 2009 in Beijing. The meeting was held  in  the  Intercontinental  Hotel,  located within walking  distance  of  the  National  Indoor  Stadium, where  the opening  ceremony  of  the  2010  SportAccord  Combat Games will  take  place.  The meeting was  carried  out  in  an open, cooperative and effective manner, with concrete results and action plans worked out.   Beijing paid high  attention  to  this  technical meeting. Vice Mayor  LIU  Jingmin,  also President of  the Preparatory Committee  personally  opened  the meeting  on  28  July.  He  welcomed  all  the  meeting  participants  and  set  up meeting objectives on behalf of the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games Beijing Preparatory Committee. SportAccord  equally  regarded  the  technical  meeting  as  a  milestone  for  the  preparation  of  the  inaugural SportAccord Combat Games  in 2010  in Beijing.   All  IF  concerned were  represented by  their  respective Technical Delegates.  The  group  was  led  by  AIBA  President  and  IOC  Member  –  Mr.  C.K  WU  (representing  SportAccord President – Mr. Hein VERBRUGGEN, and the Chairman of the SportAccord Combat Games Committee – Mr. Antonio ESPINÓS), and supervised by SportAccord’s  two Combat Games Committee Deputy Chairmen, Mr. François BESSON and Mr. George YEROLIMPOS. 

During  the  two-day meeting,  the  two sides updated each other on the event preparation. Most  importantly,  the  IF Technical  Delegates  met  with  their counterparts  –  the  competition  team of  the  Beijing  Preparatory  Committee to work on each  sport event  technical details  such  as  competition  format, rules,  equipment  and  competition schedules.  Both  sides  worked  out concrete  results  and  further  actions plans.   All  the  meeting  participants visited  the  selected  venues,  which  also  hosted  the  Olympic  events  in  2008.  Taking  in  consideration  the  event legacy,  the  2010  SportAccord  Combat Games  proposed  primarily Olympic  venues  located  in  universities, whose characteristics are perfect for Combat Sports.   Meanwhile,  SportAccord  officials  and  the  leaders  of  the  Beijing  Preparatory  Committee  carried  out  an  in-depth discussion on the event promotion, marketing and cultural programme. Given the  limited time  left and based on the guidelines provided by SportAccord, Beijing  is determined to explore the  full potential of the Combat Games, the 13 sports attached to it, and the people around.   

With the conclusion of this technical meeting, the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games preparation work has entered a new phase  that calls upon continuous cooperation among all concerned stakeholders, which both  SportAccord and the Beijing Organisers are very confident about.

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