This Monday, the Olympic Athletes’ Commission (CAO) thanked José Manuel Constantino, President of the Portuguese Olympic Committee (COP), who died on Sunday, for his “vision” and for the “legacy” he left to the country’s sport.
“The Olympic Athletes’ Commission will be forever grateful to him and his vision. He leaves behind a legacy that we will certainly honor every day of our mission,” the commission said in a social media post.
The SAO recalls that the leader “guided his actions on the social significance of sport and Olympism”, highlighting the fact that in the performance of his duties he sought to “always give a voice to athletes, encouraging the creation of the best conditions to promote their personal and sporting development”.
Finally, the organization headed by Diana Gomez highlights one phrase that sums up the thoughts of José Manuel Constantino: “Sport is a public good… which is socially more valuable than its cost.”
José Manuel Constantino, who had presided over the COP since 26 March 2013, died on Sunday at the age of 74 after a long illness.
He led the Olympic organisation in Portugal’s two best missions at the Games, winning four medals at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 after his debut at Rio 2016.
He previously headed the Portuguese Sports Institute and the Portuguese Sports Confederation.
Author of books and articles published on sports, he was considered one of the greatest thinkers on this phenomenon in Portugal, for which he was awarded the titles of Honorary Doctorate by the University of Porto in 2016 and the University of Porto in Lisbon in 2023.
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