Kocijančič Suggests Planica's Failure in Part Due to Lovše

Ljubljana, 11 June - Janez Kocijančič, chairman of the Slovenian Olympic Committee and a vice-president of the council of the International Ski Federation (FIS), suggested on Monday that Planica lost the 31 May vote to host the 2017 Nordic World Championships also due to "indecent pressure" exerted by the former head of the Slovenian Ski Federation.

Ljubljana
President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee Janez Kocijančič comments on the controversy surrounding Slovenia's failure to win the vote to host the 2017 Nordic World Championships.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee Janez Kocijančič comments on the controversy surrounding Slovenia's failure to win the vote to host the 2017 Nordic World Championships.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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