BABGOC RECEIVED OCA AWARD - 1ST ASIAN BEACH GAMES BALI 2008

BABGOC RECEIVED OCA AWARD - 1ST ASIAN BEACH GAMES BALI 2008

SANUR (10/22/08) - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) presented the Award of Merit to Rita Subowo, BABGOC Director General, and Aburizal Bakrie, BABGOC Chairman, during the 27th OCA General Assembly at the Westin Resort in Nusa Dua, Bali Tuesday, 21 October 2008.The award is for Indonesia's great achievement in organizing the 1st Asian Beach Games. OCA especially praised the highly entertaining and energetic opening ceremony on 18 October. Indonesia's success, according to Rita, is expected to inspire the world to host the next games; Muscat (Oman) 2010, then Hayang City (China) 2012, Boracay (Philipines) 2014 and Phuket (Thailand) 2016.In honor of the achievement, the executive board meeting of OCA decided that the flame for the games torch will always be taken from Mrapen, Central Java. The torch will then be relayed from Java to Bali and then to the host country. “The forum agreed and the decision was made during the General Assembly,” Rita said.Also scheduled on the agenda are presentations by delegations from the four candidate cities to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games: Chicago, Madrid, Rio, Tokyo. Followed by the presentation of the London Organizing Committee of Olympic Games and Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games.Officials at the meeting included OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, IOC President Jacques Rogge, IOC members around the world and representatives from sports federations of the 45 countries of the OCA. (http://www.bali2008.com/)