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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION TO IOC FOR RECOGNITION 1

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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE From: THE APPLICANT “NOC” FOR KOSOVO To: International Olympic Committee Executive Board (IOC EB) Attn: Mr. Thomas BACH, President Pristina, 8.10.2014 Dear Mr. President, First of all I would like on behalf of Kosovo Sport institutions to congratulate you and IOC EB for your immense efforts in promoting and developing the Olympic Movement worldwide. Secondly, I would like to inform you and IOC EB about the intention of the sport institutions of Kosovo and athletes, coaches, clubs, national federations and applicant “NOC” for Kosovo to be recognized by IOC. KOSOVO SPORT FACTS a) National Sport Federations There are 1.8 million people living in Kosovo in a total land area of 10,908 km². Kosovo population is the youngest in Europe, with half of its population younger than 28.2 years of age. Only 1% Kosovo’s popula- tion is registered in the 1200 clubs affiliated in 34 National Federations. In Kosovo there are 22 Olympic and 12 Non-Olympic Federations established. The 22 Olympic Federations are: Archery, Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Curling, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Sailing, Swimming, Shooting, Table Tennis, Tennis, Skiing, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling. The 12 Non-Olympic Federations are: Baseball & Softball, Climbing and Mountaineering, Aeronautics, Automobile, Chess, Fishing, Karate, Kickboxing, Bodybuilding, Mini golf, School Federation and Sport for Workers. b) Affiliation of 13 Kosovo NF with IFs Six IFs granted full membership to Kosovo NFs (ITTF, IWF, WA, IJF, ISAF and UIPM) Seven IFs granted provisional or associated membership to Kosovo NFs (FIS, WCF, AIBA, FIG, WTF, IHF and FILA). EHF recently granted full membership to Kosovo Handball Federation. (Please find at- tached the official letters sent to applicant “NOC” for Kosovo from 13 IFs (ATTACHMENT Nr. 1) These Federations are the only sports organizations governing their respective sports in the territory of Kosovo and all of them are members of applicant “NOC” for Kosovo. They are also licensed by the Kosovo Ministry responsible for Sport. c) Real ongoing activities of NFs and infrastructure 34 NFs are exercising specific and real on-going activities in Kosovo including both genders and differ- ent categories (senior, junior, cadet). Each year they organize National championships, National Cup or League of Kosovo in around 76 different stadiums and 23 sports halls around Kosovo (Please find attached the list of all existing NFs in Kosovo, (ATTACHMENT Nr. 2) d) Applicant “NOC” for Kosovo Applicant “NOC” for Kosovo was established by representatives of Kosovo NFs, on May 27, 1992. Since then Annual Assemblies were organized every year, while every four year Election GA were organized. (Please find attached the minutes from the first GA (1992); also from the last Election GA (2012). (ATTACHMENT Nr. 3) e) Huge support for sport by citizens and institutions Applicant “NOC for Kosovo, NFs and clubs, athletes, coaches and officials are supported by all citizens of Kosovo and by highest Kosovo authorities and institutions (Please find attached the support letter by 3

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE President of the Republic of Kosovo, HE Atifete Jahjaga, by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Hashim Thaci, and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Mr. Memli Krasniqi (ATTACHMENT Nr. 4) f) Results of athletes from Kosovo are very impressive! Based on results, Kosovo experts have estimated that the following athletes have real chances to qualify for the “Rio 2016” Olympic Games. 1. Majlinda Kelmendi, JUDO (Female 52 kg), Gold medal in WC in Rio (2013) and in Chelyabinsk (2014), First in the IJF World ranking list. 2. Nora Gjakova, JUDO (female 57 kg), 7th place in WC Rio de Janeiro 2013, Silver medal in World Cup, Prague 2013; Bronze medal in World Cup in Croatia 2013. 3. Distria Krasniqi, born on December 10, 1995, JUDO (female 48 kg), Bronze medal in European Junior Championship 2013; Bronze medal in the European Championship U23; Gold medal in Senior World Cup, Sofia 2014; Bronze in Grand Prix (World Cup), 2014 4. Akil Gjakova, born on January 4, 1996, JUDO (Male 66 kg), Gold medal in European champion- ship U18, Tallinn 2013; Bronze medal in Senior World Cup, Sofia 2014 5. Leutrime Krasniqi, born on March 25, 1995, JUDO (female 57 kg), Silver medal in Junior Euro- pean Cup Greece, 2014 6. Musa Hajdari, male, born on October 11, 1987. Best results: 800m = 1.47.40 Entry standard and conditions for European Championship held in Zurich from 12-17 august 2014 was 1.47.80 (his record is beter for 40/100 7. Viona Kryeziu, Female, best result: 400m=56.82. Entry World standard: 57.60 8. Armend Xhoxhaj, Male, born on February 10, 1994. BOXING (81kg). Best result: Amongst 16 at World Cup (Kazakhstan 2013 9. Lumturie Rama, Female, born in 1988. Best result: 369 circles, discipline air pistol shooting. 10. Urata Rama, Female, born in 1986. Best result: 379 circles, discipline air gun shooting. 11. Hazir Asllani, Male, born in 1993. Participated in World Archery Championship 2013 in Belek, Antalya, ranked 37 in the team competition. 12. Lum Zhaveli, swimmer, Male, best result:100m crawl = 00.54.28 13. Dardan Syla, Wrestling, gold medal at International Tourn. Tirana, 16.2.2013 (Please find attached the best results of Kosovo athletes and their World or Olympic ranking as well as other best results achieved in different tournaments for athletes who did not have the opportunity to compete in European and World championships, (ATTACHMENT Nr. 5) KOSOVO POLITICAL FACTS a) Six years ago Kosovo became an independent country! Kosovo is located in the heart of Southeast Europe surrounded by Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. (Please find attached more figures about Kosovo, (ATTACHMENT Nr. 6) Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence was enacted on 17 February 2008. (Please find attached the declaration of Independence, (ATTACHMENT Nr. 7) b) Kosovo and UN International Court of Justice A United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on 8 October 2008 backed the request of Serbia to seek an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence. On 22 July 2010, the ICJ ruled that the declaration of independence of Kosovo “DID NOT VIOLATE ANY APPLICABLE RULE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”. (For more details, please find at (ATTACHMENT Nr. 8) 4

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE c) Kosovo is recognized by the majority of UN countries International reaction was mixed. However as of 13 August 2014, the Republic of Kosovo was recognized by 108 UN member states. 108 out of 193 (56%) United Nations member states have recognized Kosovo, 23 out of 28 (82%) European Union member states recognize Kosovo, 24 out of 28 (86%) NATO member states recognize Kosovo. The Government of Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state, but has begun normalization of relations with the government of Kosovo in accordance with the Brussels Agreement of 19 April 2013 facilitated by the EU High Commissioner Catherine Ashton. (Please find attached the list of 108 UN states that recognized Kosovo, (ATTACHMENT Nr. 9) d) Further recognition of Kosovo by UN and EU agencies Following the opinion of ICJ, Kosovo became recognised by many UN Agencies as: - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Bank (WB), - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Dear President, As applicant “NOC” for Kosovo we believe that we deserve to be recognized by IOC since we think that we meet all requirements prescribed by the Olympic Charter, effective from 9.11.2013, Rule 28, 29 and 30 and BLR 27 and 28 a) The Draft-Statute and logo of applicant “NOC” for Kosovo are in compliance with the Olympic Charter. (Please find attached at: (ATTACHMENT Nr. 10) b) 13 National Federations included in applicant “NOC” for Kosovo are affiliated to the IFs governing sports included in the program of the Olympic Games. c) We believe that Kosovo can be considered as a “country” since it is recognized by a significant majority of the UN member countries which constitute the International Community. d) The applicant “NOC” for Kosovo is a well-structured Olympic sport organization with a potential to nurture and raise good athletes e) Its Executive Board is elected democratically and is fully committed to adopt and implement a good strategic plan in order to demonstrate good governance and to communicate core values and its mission to members and stakeholders! Dear President, dear IOC EB members, on behalf of all athletes, coaches and sport officials of Kosovo we are kindly requesting the IOC to recognize applicant “NOC” for Kosovo as Kosovo Olympic Committee! This recognition will enable young athletes of Kosovo of all nationalities to accomplish their dream to be equal with other athletes of the world pertaining to qualifications and participations in Olympic Games. Please give them this chance and we guarantee that they will not let you down. Thank You in advance! 5

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APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE IFs Who have Recognised NF of Kosovo 8

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE KOSOVO NFs RECOGNISED BY IFs 9

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE Youth and Sports Palace in Pristina 10

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APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION President General Secretary Dr. Tamás Aján (HUN) Ma Wenguang (CHN) IOC Member Correspondence: IWF Secretariat, 1146 Budapest, Istvánmezei út 1-3. Hungary Phone: (36.1) 353-0530, (36.1) 312 7012 — Fax: (36.1) 353-0199, (36.1) 269 0208 — E-mail: [email protected] Bank Account: IWF HU06 1176 4056 2482 4019 0000 0000 – OTP, National Savings Bank, Nádor u. 6, 1876 Budapest, Hungary                                                                                  Internet website: www.iwf.net 12

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE To whom it may concern Lausanne, 6 August 2014 Dear Sir or Madam, We hereby declare that the Archery Federation of Kosovo is member of World Archery since 2009 and confirmed by our Congress in 2011 as full member. We also confirm that the Kosovo Archery Federation is in good standing. They have competed in several events. We remain at your disposal, should you need any further information. Yours Sincerely, Tom DIELEN Secretary General 13

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE To: Whomever It May Concern Budapest August 1, 2014 This is to certify that the Kosovo Judo Federation is a full member of the International Judo Federation, in good standing and aligned to all the IJF Rules and Regulations. Date of affiliation: April 12, 2012 14

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 6 August 2014 Mr B Hasani International Sailing Federation President Ariadne House Kosovo National Olympic Committee Town Quay Southampton Sent by email to: [email protected] Hampshire SO14 2AQ Dear Mr Hasani UK Kosovo Sailing Federation Please accept this letter as confirmation that the Kosovo Sailing Federation is Tel +44 (0)23 80 635111 a Full Member National Authority in good standing with the International Fax +44 (0)23 80 635789 Sailing Federation. Email [email protected] If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact the ISAF Secretariat. sailing.org | isaf.com Yours sincerely Jerome Pels Presidents of Honour Chief Executive Officer HM King Constantine JP/PW HM King Harald of Norway 20141_0608 national olympic committee President Carlo Croce Vice-Presidents George Andreadis Chris Atkins Adrienne Greenwood Nazli Imre Gary Jobson Quanhai Li W Scott Perry Treasurer W Scott Perry Chief Executive Officer Jerome Pels Registered office 69 Athol Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1JE A company limited by guarantee and registered in the Isle of Man under Number 79772C 15

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE UNION INTERNATIONALE DE PENTATHLON MODERNE - UIPM To whom it may Concern Patron: Monaco, 13 August 2014 His Majesty Reference: Letter of recognition of the Kosovo Modern Pentathlon Federation King Constantine Honorary President: His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Official Address UIPM Headquarters Stade Louis II – Entrance E 13, avenue des Castelans MC – 98000 Monaco Tel: + 377 97 77 85 55 Fax: + 377 97 77 85 50 [email protected] We hereby confirm that UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) recognizes the Kosovo Modern Pentathlon Federation as the official national governing body in Kosovo for Modern Pentathlon. Kosovo Modern Pentathlon Federation has been given full rights and obligations as a Member Federation of UIPM on receipt of: 1. The Federation’s Statutes (including the names of the National Federation’s President and all Executive Board members, along with the date of their election and duration of their terms of office). 2. The letter of recognition by the Kosova Olympic Committee testifying that the Kosovo Modern Pentathlon Federation is the official national governing body for Modern Pentathlon in Kosovo 3. Payment of an Annual Membership Fee of USD 300. (Due before 31 April each year). Please receive our sincere greetings. Kindest regards, Dr h.c. Klaus Schormann Shiny Fang President Secretary General Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne 16

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APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE To Kosova Olympic Committee Mr Besim Hasani, President Basel, 6 August 2014 Status of Kosovo Handball Federation Dear President, Dear Friend, I acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter dated 1 August 2014 in the above-mentioned matter. Kindly be informed that the Kosovo Handball Federation was granted provisional full membership by the Council of the International Handball Federation in its meeting in Zagreb, Croatia on 8 July 2014. The decision will be announced immediately after the upcoming Congress of the European Handball Federation, which is scheduled to take place in Dublin, Ireland on 19/20 September 2014. The next Ordinary IHF Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from 4th to 7th June 2015, will decide on granting definite full membership to Kosovo Handball Federation. Many thanks in advance for your consideration. Yours sincerely, INTERNATIONAL HANDBALL FEDERATION Dr Hassan Moustafa President Cc: Kosovo Handball Federation 18

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE     August 4, 2014 By email [email protected] Mr Besim Hasani President of the Kosova Olympic Committee House of Sport Str. Agim Ramadani No. 43 10000 Pristina, Kosovo Dear Mr President, Reference is made to your letter dated August 1, 2014. I am very pleased to confirm that the Kosova Boxing Federation has been admitted as a Provisional Member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) at the meeting of the AIBA Executive Committee held on July 10, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Since then, the Kosova Boxing Federation has been actively participating in many AIBA Competitions as well as in various tournaments during which it was proven that Kosovo boxers have a great potential. The AIBA Membership of the Kosova Boxing Federation should be ratified at the 2014 AIBA Congress which will be held on November 13 and 14 in Jeju, Korea. Sincerely yours Ching-Kuo Wu AIBA President cc: Mr Ho Kim, AIBA Executive Director Mr Ramadan Selimi, Kosova Boxing Federation President   19

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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Kosova Olympic Committee INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Besim Hasani, President Blochstrasse 2 [email protected] 3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee Switzerland Copy: Tel +41 33 244 61 61 Ski Federation of Kosova Fax +41 33 244 61 71 Hajrush Demaj, President [email protected] (sent by e-mail) Oberhofen, 6th August 2014 Dear Mr. President, We refer to your letter as of 1st August 2014 concerning the membership status of the Ski Federation of Kosova within the International Ski Federation. The Council of the International Ski Federation decided at its meetings from 1st to 6th June 2014 in Barcelona to table the affiliation of Kosovo as an associate member until such time it is recognised as an independent nation by the United Nations. It agreed to affiliate Kosovo as a provisional member of the International Ski Federation in order to allow the athletes to compete in FIS level races, as has been the case since season 2006/2007. Kind regards, INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION Gian Franco Kasper Sarah Lewis President Secretary General 21

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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ORGANISATIONAL CHART OF SPORTS IN KOSOVO 23

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE New sport hall opened on Septembar 26, 2014 in Drenas. 24

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ORGANISATIONAL CHART OF SPORTS IN KOSOVO 25

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE New sport hall opened on Septembar 23, 2014 in Obilic. 26

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 34 national federations of kosovo 27

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica (Prime Minister, Minister of Sport and President of Football Federation) 28

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS OF KOSOVO Kosovo sport Federations, affiliated to the IFs governing sports included in the program of the Olympic Games 1. Kosovo Table Tennis Federation (Full member of ITTF) 2. Kosovo Weightlifting Federation (Full member of IWF) 3. Kosovo Archery Federation (Full member of WA) 4. Kosovo Judo Federation (Full member of IJF) 5. Kosovo Sailing Federation (Full member of ISAF) 6. Kosovo Modern Pentathlon Federation (Full member of UIPM) 7. Kosovo Handball Federation (Associated member of IHF*) 8. Kosovo Wrestling Federation (Associate member of FILA) 9. Kosovo Skiing Federation (Associate member of FIS) 10. Kosovo Curling Federation (Provisional member of WCF) 11. Kosovo Boxing Federation (Provisional member of AIBA) 12. Kosovo Taekwondo Federation (Provisional member of WTF) 13. Kosovo Gymnastic Federation (Affiliated member of FIG) (EHF granted full membership to Kosovo Handball Federation)* Other Kosovo Olympic National Federations that are not recognised by respective ifs 14. Kosovo Athletic Federation (IAAF) 15. Kosovo Basketball Federation (FIBA)* 16. Kosovo Cycling Federation (UCI) 17. Kosovo Equestrian Federation (FEI) 18. Kosovo Football Federation (FIFA)* 19. Kosovo Shooting Federation (ISSF) 20. Kosovo Tennis Federation (ITF) 21. Kosovo Swimming Federation (FINA) 22. Kosovo Volleyball Federation (FIVB) *FIBA granted the right to Kosovo Basketball Federation to play in the Balkan League *FIFA granted its members the right to play friendly matches with the Kosovo National team 29

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS OF KOSOVO Kosovo sport Federations, affiliated/belonging to IFs that are recognized by IOC sports that are NOT in the Olympic Program 23. Kosovo Baseball and Softball Federation (Provisional member of WBSC) 24. Kosovo Climbing & Mountaineering Federation (Full member of UIAA) 25. Kosovo Aeronautic Federation (FAI) 26. Kosovo Automobile Federation (FIA) 27. Kosovo Karate Federation (WKF) 28. Kosovo Chess Federation (FIDE) Kosovo sport Federations, affiliated/belonging to IFs that are recognized by Sport Accord 29. Kosovo School Federation (Full member of ISF) 30. Kosovo Fishing Federation (Provisional member of CIPS) 31. Kosovo Sportive Federation for workers (Provisional member of CSIT) 32. Kosovo Mini-golf Federation (Provisional member of WMF) 33. Kosovo Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (IFBB) 34. Kosovo Kickboxing Federation (WAKO) 30

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE FOUNDING KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 31

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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE FOUNDING KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Pristina, May 27, 1992 The meeting was held in the building of the “Rilindja” daily newspaper OPENING CEREMONY 1. Mr. Muhamet Berisha, the head of initiative committee for establishing Kosovo Olympic Committee, opened the first meeting and welcomed 26 delegates from 13 National Sport Associations active in *Olympic Sports), 2 delegates from Sport Journalists Association, 2 delegates from Associations of sport medicine, 2 delegates from the Faculty for Physical Education, 11 athletes and distinguished sport personalities and honored guests: Mr. Nazmi Mustafa, Major of the Pristina Municipality, Ali Latifi, President of the Association of all sports in Kosovo and Mr. Halim Hyseni. He stated that they convened to establish the Kosovo Olympic Committee since more than 13 National Sport Associations of Kosovo were already established. He added that everybody is aware that Serbian regime imposed in Kosovo by means of force, forbade entrance of non-Serbs athletes to practice sport and to organize sport activities. As a result, sport clubs with Albanians are playing in improvised pitches in the basements of houses dedicated by owners for sport activities. Clubs have established their federations and now representatives of federations are establishing the Kosovo Olympic Committee. 2. Mr. Nazmi Mustafa and Mr. Halim Halimi expressed their pleasure for being present on the occasion of the first session of the General Assembly which will elect the Executive Board to govern the sport sector in Kosovo as the highest body and umbrella organization in the new sport system in Kosovo. Agenda Item No. 1: Roll Call Mr. Sejdi Merkoja, announced that 43 delegates were present so they could start with the first meeting in the new history of Kosovo. Agenda Item No. 2: Approval of the Statute of the Kosovo Olympic Committee Draft-Statute of the Kosovo Olympic Committee was drafted by experts based on the Olympic Charter. The Draft was sent to the participants one week prior to the meeting. Nobody had to add anything to the Draft and it was unanimously approved by all the 43 delegates. DECISION: Kosovo Olympic Committee has its statute in compliance with the Olympic Charter and it will serve as reference for all members of the Kosovo Olympic Committee. 33

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE Agenda Item No. 3: Election of the President and other Executive Board members for the 1992-1996 term in office Mr. Veton Surroi was elected President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee although he was not present for ob- jective reasons. General Assembly elected unanimously other members of EB. The first Executive Board of KOC is composed by 9 members: 1. Veton Surroi, President 2. Prof. Dr. Behlul Brestovci, Vice-President 3. Muhamet Berisha, Secretary general 4. Mentas Allajbegu, member (from Wrestling) 5. Prof. Dr. Esat Stavileci, member (from Basketball) 6. Burim Hatipi, member (Journalist) 7. Aziz Salihu, member (Boxing) 8. Fahri Bucinca, member (Handball) 9. Hysen Rakovica, member (Athletics) On behalf of the Executive Board, Mr. Muhamet Berisha, thanked the delegates for their trust and stated that they were going to meet with the President of the International Committee, Mr. Huan Antonio Sama- ranch, in order to inform him about the discrimination exercised by the Serbian regime toward athletes in Kosovo and about the KOC aspiration to become a member of the IOC. Agenda Item No. 4: Election of Honorary members, and of the Supervisory Committee The General Assembly by acclamation elected as honorary members of KOC, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, Pres- ident of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Pajazit Nushi, professor at the University of Pristina, Halim Hyseni, Head of Teachers’ Association of Kosovo. The Supervisory Committee was unanimously elected composed by three members: Ismail Hyseni, Bedri Hamza and Adem Fejzullahu. Keeper of minutes Muhamet Berisha 34

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APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE MEMBERS OF VI ELECTION GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HELD ON NOVEMBER 24, 2012 Athletics, Archery, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting, Skiing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling (19 Olympic Federations x 3 delegates = 57) Aeronautic, Automobile, Alpinism & Mountaineering, Baseball & Softball, Bodybuilding, Fishing Federation, Karate, Kick box, Mini-golf Federation, School sport and Chess, (11 Non-Olympic Federations x 2 delegates = 22 delegates). Union of Sport Journalists, Department of Sport and Faculty of Sport Science (3 delegates). Mehmet Bogujevci, Fadil Vokrri, Majlinda Kelmendi, Fatmir Makolli, Ferit Zekolli, Mustafe Syla and Resmije Juniku (7 delegates); (57 delegates belong to Olympic Federations; 57+22+3+7=89) 38

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE VI ELECTION *NOC KOSOVO GENERAL ASSEMBLY Pristina, November 24, 2012 OPENING CEREMONY 1. President Besim Hasani opened the meeting and welcomed the members of Election Assembly and honoured guests: Mr. Stavri Bello, secretary general of the NOC Albania and the Kosovo Minister for Cul- ture, Youth and Sport, Mr. Memli Krasniqi 2. Mr. Stavri Bello, stated that it was a pleasure to be back in Pristina and to participate in the VI General Assembly. He thanked Mr. Hasani, President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee and other members of Election Committee for the excellent organization. He congratulated EB of KOC and NF of Kosovo for close cooperation with NOC Albania and NF of Albania. Mr. Bello urged for more cooperation in organiz- ing joint events in training sport administrators, athletes and coaches. Finally he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the work carried out by Mr. Besim Hasani, not only in Kosovo but also in facilitating integration with IFs and IOC 3. Mr. Memli Krasniqi, Minister of the Ministry of CYS greeted the meeting and stated that he was very pleased to see more than 80 representatives of more than 30 NF and other personalities who are pro- viding tremendous contribution in developing and promoting Olympic Movement in Kosovo. He stated that he hopes that this Assembly will choose an effective EB and other organs capable to carry out the strategic plan to develop sport in the country and to help integration of NFs with IFs and finally that he would like to see that KOC became member of IOC during this mandate of the government. He hoped that the Assembly will find best solutions and make recommendations which would help the sport to move forward. He also invited all delegates to cooperate more intensively amongst them and with KOC as well as with Ministry of CYS in the best interest of the sport. Agenda Item No. 1: Roll Call Mr. Shatri, Chair of the Committee for verification of attendance, informed the delegates that a total of 89 delegates with the right to vote were present in the VI Kosovo NOC* Election General Assembly, which is a record number since the founding of the KOC. Among them were delegates from new members (Mod- ern Pentathlon, from Baseball and Softball, from Mini-golf and from Fishing Federation); the Assembly decided to grant provisional membership to Curling and Sailing Federation without the right to vote at this Assemble. Mr. Shatri stated that, based on the KOC Statuses, the next Federation has the right of three votes: Athletics, Archery, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting, Skiing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling (19 Olympic Federations x 3 delegates = 57) National Federations with two votes are the following: Aeronautic, Automobile, Alpinism & Moun- taineering, Baseball & Softball, Bodybuilding, Fishing Federation, Karate, Kick box, Mini-golf Federation, School sport and Chess, (11 Non-Olympic Federations x 2 delegates = 22 delegates). The three sport organizations with one vote are: Union of Sport Journalists, Department of Sport and Faculty of Sport Science (3 delegates). The following 7 Athletes and renowned personalities also have the right to vote: Mehmet Bogujevci, Fadil Vokrri, Majlinda Kelmendi, Fatmir Makolli, Ferit Zekolli, Mustafe Syla and Resmi- je Juniku (7 delegates); (57 delegates belong to Olympic Federations; 57+22+3+7=89) Agenda Item No. 2: Election of KOC President for the 2012 – 2016 term Mr. Hasani, informed the delegates that Mr. Naim Muja, the President of Kosovo Wrestling Federation and Mr. Besim Hasani, are 2 candidates to run for election for Presidency of *NOC Kosovo for the period November 24, 2012 - November 26, 2016 After five minute presentations of the vision by both candidates, the delegates voted by secret ballot for president of *NOC Kosovo. 39

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE DECISION: Mr. Besim Hasani was re-elected as President of *NOC Kosovo for the term from November 24, 2012 - November 2016 with 48 votes in favour, while 37 voted in favour of Mr. Naim Muja. Four votes were not counted since four delegates gave irregular votes. The General Assembly congratulated with applause the re-election of Mr. Besim Hasani as the President of *NOC Kosovo. Mr. Besim Hasani, thanked the members for their support and stated that he wishes to be more coop- erative with all the NFs. He stated that he will do his best to gain the trust of all those who voted for Mr. Naim Muja and promised to be very open and transparent. Agenda Item No. 3: Election of 4 Vice-Presidents for the term 2012 – 2016 The General Assembly by secret ballot voted to elect for four Vice-presidents among 12 candidacies. DECISION: Mr. Shasivar Haxhijaj, Mr. Fatmir Makolli, Mr. Arben Lila and Mr. Artan Rugova, were elected as Vice-pres- idents of NOC Kosovo for the term 2012-2016 Agenda Item No. 4: Election of 7 members of EB of NOC Kosovo for the term 2012 – 2016 The General Assembly by secret ballot voted to elect 2 women and 5 other members of the Executive Board amongst 26 candidacies. Enough votes to be elected reached: Mrs. Shqipe Zogiani, Mrs. Vjollca Krasniqi, Mr Fadil Vokrri, Mr. Ramadan Selimi, Mr.Nezir Rama, Mr.Ismail Kosumi and Mr.Branislav Gerbic By acclamation, GA elected 10 members of CAS and 8 members of the Auditing Committee DECISION: General Assembly elected Executive Board for term 2012-2016 composed by: 1. Mr. Besim Hasani, President (Weightlifting) 2. Mr. Shasivar Haxhijaj, Vice-President (Wrestling) 3. Mr. Fatmir Makolli, Vice-President (Athletes Commision) 4. Mr. Arben Lila, Vice-President (Climbing& Mountaineering) 5. Mr. Artan Rugova, Vice-President (Basketball) 6. Mrs. Shqipe Zogiani, Member (Karate) 7. Mrs. Vjollca Krasniqi, Member (Football) 8. Mr. Fadil Vokrri, Member (Football) 9. Mr. Ramadan Selimi, Member (Boxing) 10. Mr. Nezir Rama, Member (Kickboxing) 11. Mr. Ismail Kosumi, Member (Swimming) 12. Mr. Branislav Gerbic, Member (Weightlifting) 13. Mrs. Megi Maass Shala, Member (appointed by President) 14. Mr. Eugen Saraçini, Member, from Handball (appointed by President) 15. Ms. Majlinda Kelmendi, Member, from Judo (appointed by President) 40

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE General Assembly elected members of CAS for the 2012-2016 term composed by: Astrit Hasani (Weightlifting) Bujar Turjaka (Skiing) Durim Berisha (Taekwondo) Eroll Salihu (Football) Florim Shala (Cycling) Gazmend Maxhuni (Athletics) Izet Gjinovci (Handball) Mustafe Syla (Wrestling) Nehat Emrullahu (Equestrian) Nuhi Paqarizi (Kickboxing) General Assembly elected members of Supervising Committee for the 2012-2016 term composed by: Adrian Mazreku (Athletics) Ali Sekiraca (Weightlifting) Arta Kokollari (Equestrian) Bedri Hamza (Cycling) Bekim Haxhiu (Football) Menduh Daka (Automobile) Milaim Kelmendi (Skiing) Sabri Dragusha (Bodybuilding) Minutes kept by Qerim Azizi 41

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APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CV of Besim HASANI Mr. Besim HASANI Entry in the KOC: 1996 Country KOS (Kosovo) Born 26 February 1957, Prapashtica, Pristina Education University of Pristina, Economic Faculty, Course: Economic Development (1976-1980) Master of Science in International relations (attending 2012-2014) MEMOS XVIII, (attending from 1 September 2014-5 September 2015) Career Professor of Economics in Secondary school (1980-1986); Expert for Import and export at “Shock Absorbers Factory Pristina” (1986-1989); Director at ”WVP Group” Graz, Austria; (part time job 1989- ); Deputy General Manager at “Shock Absorbers Factory Pristina, (1999-2003); General Manager of “EXIMKOS” (2003-2006); Adviser of General Manager “Besa Security” (2006- ) Sports practiced Karate, Table Tennis, Athletics (Half Marathon runner) Sports career Kosovo Karate vice Champion 1986;; Coach of Karate (coach of Afrim Latifi, European WKF Champion, Berlin 2003); Half Marathon 2000 Sports administration Secretary General of Kosovo Karate Federation (1992-1996); Secretary General of Kosovo sport Federation (1994-1996); President of Kosovo Curling Federation (2011- ) President of Kosovo Olympic Committee (1996- ) Contacts: E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Mob: +377 44 622 000 43

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE Photo 1: Besim Hasani, President of Applicant “NOC” for Kosovo and working Group (from the left: Naim Muja, Artan Rugova, Besim Hasani, Shqipe Bajçinca, Halil Sylejmani) oppened 6th Election General Assembly, November 24, 2012 Photo 2: Sixth Election General Assembly for Applicant “NOC” for Kosovo, held on November 24, 2012 Honoured guests, Mr. Memli Krasniqi, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport and Mr. Stavri Bello, Secretary General of NOC Albania and other delegates 44

APPLICATION FILE APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SUPPORT BY HIGHEST KOSOVO AUTHORITIES (PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER) 45

APPLICANT KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE APPLICATION FILE Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo “I am reaching out to you on behalf of the institutions and the people of Kosovo to convey my support to the Koso- vo OLympic Committee’s efforts to join the International Olympic Committee” Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo “It is an honor, with this letter, to express the support of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo for the Kosovo Olympic Committee as the highest organization of sports in our country” Memli Krasniqi, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport “The offical admission of the KOC - our contry’s National Olympic Committee-, in the Olympic Movement, for thousands of our athletes, will mark the fulfillment of their dream of being equal with athletes from around the world” 46

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