Uruguayan Basketball Federation elects Ricardo Vairo as new President
MONTEVIDEO (Americas) - Ricardo Vairo was elected on Wednesday as the new President of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB) for the 2016-2020 period.
MONTEVIDEO (Americas) - Ricardo Vairo was elected on Wednesday as the new President of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB) for the 2016-2020 period. He was the only candidate, having served as Secretary General of the federation under departing President Luis Castillo.
Vairo was elected in the national assembly held at full capacity in the Uruguayan Basketball Federation headquarters and received 106 votes, including 65 votes from the national league, 30 from the promotion league and 11 from the DTA and Interior of the country.
#FUBB "Un orgullo tanto apoyo" - Ricardo Vairo electo nuevo presidente - por @jorgeparietti https://t.co/Lv1MIU43zZ pic.twitter.com/A0Ev8KnYuT
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A new Central Board was also elected with Dr Alvaro Abdala as Vice President, Dr Oscar Grecco as Secretary General, Fernando Coelho as Treasurer and Cr Hugo Avegno as the Honorary Accountant.
"At this moment I am overwhelmed with emotion about being elected President of the federation. Also with so much support from the clubs and that fills me with pride," Vairo said to Basquetcaliente.com.
"We have a four-year plan that needs to be introduced to our clubs so that they become involved and the basketball community moves toward achieving joint objectives. The competition system for the senior men's national team will change, we will be able to have our team playing at home and that is a big challenge that we must face and be successful at together."
Vairo, who is also the Uruguayan national league President, takes over from Castillo who presided over the national federation for 12 years.
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