The NOC Executive Committee has appointed George Katulin to the post of Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus.

Katulin, 62, who takes over from Anatol Kotau, has great experience in sports and administration in various fields, including a previous period as NOC Secretary General between 2005 and 2015.

An important contributor to the EOC as chair of the Olympic games Commission, he has represented his NOC in various capacities for many years, and was recently appointed CEO for the 2^nd European Games Minsk 2019 Organising Committee (MEGOC), at the head of a team that includes many experienced sports leaders, and with Kotau as his deputy.