70 Years of Panathlon - 1951-2021
On 12th June this year Panathlon will be 70 years old!
While the preparations of the Club of Venice are in progress to organize a great event for that day, all Clubs are invited to celebrate the Panathlon Day that this year will have an even more significant value as it will be lived in a context, we hope, of rebirth for sport, associationism and the whole world.
In this expectation we thought, hoping to do a pleasant thing, to create a "special" logo that clubs and bodies of Panathlon, will be able to insert on letterhead, e-mail messages, web sites, social media etc..
A small symbol to feel all closer.
The first part of the Panathlon International Photo Contest 2020 has ended.
The photos taken by Martino Pota member of the Club of Rome, manager of the SS Lazio Bowling (section colours) and the one taken by Lucia Custodi President of the Panathlon Club Orvieto (section black/white) have been the ones that have obtained more likes on our Facebook page, winning the Web Award!
The photos will be published on the cover of PI Magazine, as stated in the Contest Rules.
Congratulations to Martino Pota and Lucia Custodi and thank you to the numerous participants for their pics; through the language of the images they have transmitted emotions, worries and new behaviours that this pandemic has forced us to live in sport and in our lives, sometimes also with a pinch of irony!
An international jury will decide the final winners in each category.
The album of all the photos that participated can be seen at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=179783882157204&set=a.2073784946090412
On Thursday 11th February 2021 the closing ceremony of the 16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport will take place.
Panathlon International that has always participated in the various sessions bringing its own contribution to the topics dealt with, both for the revision of the European Charter of Sport and for Human Rights in Sport, will also be present to listen to the Final Resolutions.
This online session open to the public can be followed live by accessing the link below and following the instructions.
16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport (coe.int)
Sport and Panathlon lose one of their great promoters, Antoine Paccaud.
Passionate about panathletic values, he always considered sport as a determining element for youth education and health.
Founding member of the Panathlon Club Yverdon-les-Bains, which he presided, he has held International posts as International Board Member, International Vice-President and Delegate of the Expansion Commission for Europe.
During this mandate, he was responsible for promoting panathletic ideals by contributing to the creation of several clubs in Europe and North Africa.
His action in promoting fair play and ethical behaviour has earned him several awards, including the nomination as honorary President of his club.
Panathlon International shares the grief of his family and Club.
We learn the sad news of the passing of our friend William Saad Abdulnur, former President of District Brazil, member of the Expansion Commission, President of the Club of Taubaté and currently past president of the Club of Taubaté.
He served as International Board Member in the years 2019-2020.
The family of Panathlon International offers its deepest condolences to the family and the entire District Brazil.
International Head-office
The General Secretariat will be working at the head-office for a reduced number of hours; the head-office opening hours will thus be:
9.00 - 14.00 CET
The staff will continue to perform their tasks partially at the office and partially from home – hence remotely – and will be available during the ordinary working hours to assist Panathlon members.
The staff may thus be contacted via e-mail at the usual addresses and by phone at the following numbers:
+39/0185/65295-6 – from 9 to 14 CET
+39 346 5714489 – from 9 to 17 CET
+39 346 228 2403 – from 9 to 15 CET
Thanks to all of you for your understanding.
ONLINE CONFERENCE - “Sideline”: Stop Trafficking of Young African Football Players
November 18, 2020
Due to the Covid 19 restrictions the event of November 18th at the siege of the Panathlon EU Antenna in Brussels will not take place as ‘classic’ fysical meeting but as webinar instead.
This webinar, organized by the antenna in Brussels in collaboration with the Intergroup Sport of the European Commission, is supported by 2 Members of the European Parliament and is about the tragical faith of young African Football players caused by the trafficking into Europe.
Registration and attending can be done by sending a message at: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!
49th Elective General Meeting - Panathlon International - Meeting with Zoom -Saturday, October 17, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 9.30 AM (Rome) will be held at the Theatre "La nuova Fenice" in Osimo (AN) the 49th Elective Meeting of Panathlon International.
The following reports will be discussed and voted: moral of the International Board, organizational of the General Secretary, economic-financial and patrimonial of the Treasurer for the two-year period 2018/2019 and the report of the Auditor’s Committee (A.C.).
In addition, the budget for the two-year period 2021/2022 will be presented and voted on, as well as the reasoned Proposal by the International Board with regard to the amount of social fees for the two years following the current one.
Afterwards, the following international offices will be elected: President, International Board, Auditor’s Committee (AC) and Constitution and Arbitration Board (CAB).
This is the first time that clubs belonging to countries/districts with restrictions due to the health emergency will be able to vote by postal voting.
To follow live the Meeting, please follow the instructions below:
Topic: PANATHLON International - Osimo-
Time: 17 Oct 2020 07:30 AM Rome
Enter the meeting with Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87320928011?pwd=S2RvamFReENLOGtib21BS1Byb1kxZz09
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Passcode: 17102020
World Fair Play Day - 7 September 2020
In the heart of Brussels, the first World Fair Play Day was celebrated in the Gothic Hall of the City Hall.
Dearly organised by the Panathlon Club of Wallonie-Brussels, it was attended by the highest authorities of Belgium who enthusiastically greeted this day with the hope that it could become a world and media reference point for ethical actions and correct behaviour in sports competitions.
Present for Panathlon International was Secretary General Simona Callo, who greeted the bystanders.
"It is with great pleasure that I am here to represent President Pierre Zappelli and Panathlon International in this magnificent venue.
We are here to promote an event, I would say epoch-making, that marks the will of the three largest international organisations dealing with Fair Play, to give life to a World Day: from now on, September 7th will be a reference point for all athletes and not only, to recall, reaffirm and promote the values of ethics and Fair Play of which we are convinced supporters and proponents.
A will made even more peculiar by the health crisis of Covid-19 that has not stopped us and that sees us united here to start a new path, strengthen our collaborations and contribute, through the common language of Fair Play, to improve the society in which we live.
I am therefore pleased to present the speech that the President of Panathlon International has dedicated to this event.
Photogallery (Igor Pliner (Belgian Press photograph)
Here comes the World Fair Play Day – 7 September 2020
Thanks to the joint efforts of Panathlon International and of the World and European Fair Play organisations CIFP and EFPM, and on the initiative of Wallonie Bruxelles Panathlon Club, the first World Fair Play Day will be celebrated on Monday, 7 September 2020, at Salle Gothique, of the Brussels City Hall.
The event will be attended by the Presidents or representatives of PI, CIFP and EFPM who, in the presence of the highest civil and sports authorities from Brussels and Belgium, will sign the Manifesto whereby they will jointly undertake to carry out action and campaigns to promote Fair Play.
“Fair Play is the fundamental principle that inspires the behavior of the honest man in sport and in all circumstances of life. We welcome the World Day of Fair Play as an opportunity to highlight it.” Pierre Zappelli - Panathlon International.