| A bidding visit of EMA Council members Jerzy Krauze – Vice President and Helena Carvalho – General Secretary was scheduled in the city of Pombal in Portugal on January 20th, 2017. Jorge Vieira – President of the Portugal Athletics’ Federation pointed out that Pombal’s bid for EMACI 2018 is a bid of the City of Pombal and of the Portugal Athletics’ Federation as well. Both organisations guarantee a high quality of organizing EMACI 2018. |  |
EMA Council will take the final decision in February where the next Indoor Championships will take place: Madrid in Spain or Pombal in Portugal.
The meeting in Pombal was attended by:
– Jerzy Krauze, EMA Vice President
– Helena Carvalho, EMA General Secretary
– Diogo Mateus, Mayor of the Municipality of Pombal
– Jorge Vieira, President of the Portugal Athletics Federation
– Luís Jesus, President of the Masters Athletics Federation
– António Reis, Chairman of the Regional Athletics Federation
– Fernando Parreira, Deputy Mayor and director of the LOC
– António Monteiro, LOC
– Jose Paulo Oliveira, LOC