( CNN ) -- The president of the Libyan Olympic Committee has been kidnapped , the committee said Monday . Ahmad Nabil al-Alam was taken in central Tripoli on Sunday , the organization said . He was followed by two vehicles and then seized by unidentified gunmen around 4 p.m. , the committee said . The identity and motive of the kidnappers were not immediately known . Al-Alam is supposed to head the Libyan delegation in London for the Olympic games , which begin next week . The committee issued a statement saying the `` Libyan sports family '' condemns `` this heinous crime . '' It described al-Alam as a `` man who greatly contributed to the '' revolution that led to strongman Moammar Gadhafi 's ouster last year . Al-Alam `` bore arms to defend its principles until Libya was liberated from the tyranny , '' the statement said . The committee called on officials in the interim government and National Transitional Council `` to fulfill their duty in finding out the fate of this man and free him from the kidnappers by taking all necessary measures to achieve that , and to put an end to such irresponsible acts that only mean chaos , an attack on public freedoms and extrajudicial detention . ''
Al-Alam was kidnapped Monday in Gadhafi , the Libyan Olympic Committee says . The identity and motive of the kidnappers are unknown . Ahmad Nabil al-Alam `` greatly contributed '' to the fight against the Tripoli regime , the committee says .