After five election processes have been held this year to define the new Board of Directors of the Mexican Tennis Federation (FMT), which caused a series of judicial complaints and legal processes between Mario Chávez and Carlos González, since both are assumed as presidents of the body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF, for acronym in English) has already issued its position regarding the struggle that permeates the leadership of the organization and consigned the possibility of ignoring Mexico if the parties involved disregard your requests.
David Haggerty, President of the ITF, issued a letter addressed to the FMT membership with a copy to the Mexican Olympic Committee, Conade and the Dominican Persio Maldonado, president of the Central American and Caribbean Tennis Confederation (COTECC), to express that: he is unaware of both fronts of the FMT after identifying numerous irregularities in the calls and the execution of all the elective assemblies.
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In the letter, issued on September 30, Haggerty external five requests to the national white sports community: cease legal disputes between both groups; annul the results of the electoral processes held from January 23 to the last day of September; call a general meeting that complies with the FMT statutes with an independent observer from COM, another from Conade and one more from COTECC; as well as accept the result “as final and binding”, sign the document.
If you do not comply with these five requests, “he Board of directors ITF reserves the right to consider whether there has been a violation of the Constitution of the ITF and whether further restrictions should be applied to the activities of the ITF in Mexico”he points out.
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On November 21, the ITF will celebrate its general Assembly and it has set a deadline of November 6 to resolve its disputes, or Mexico will have no voice or vote at this meeting.
In addition, Carlos González requested two tournaments of the World Tour Juvenil in Cancun and Mérida, but not being recognized by the ITF, the international organization asks that the previous Board of Directors sign a letter to request the venue for the events. The eliminatory of the Copa Billie Jean King, from February 5 to 6, so the ITF asks the previous board of the FMT to hold the event under your supervision.
By: KATYA LÓPEZ CEDILLO
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