On 1 November 2021, the Lausanne Olympic Museum hosted a ceremony for PI President Pierre Zappelli. In the Museum's auditorium, in the presence of the highest civil and cantonal authorities and IOC President Thomas Bach, the Club Lausanne appointed Pierre Zappelli as Honorary President of the Club. Before him, only Jean Presset had received this honour.
The programme of the interventions, of high level, saw the President of the Club Philippe Cottet, the members Françoise Zweifel and Eliane Borter who made a nice presentation of Pierre Zappelli's life and career, the representative of the sport municipality, Emilie Moeschler, and the conclusion by the IOC President Thomas Bach who underlined the excellent relationship between the Olympic Committee and Panathlon International. All this was interspersed with the notes of the internationally renowned pianist Nino Kupreishvili.
A very emotional and involving event that has rewarded our President, first as panathlete of Lausanne, then as President of the District Switzerland and Fürstentum Liechtenstein and finally as President of Panathlon International committed to the diffusion of the values of the Movement and for a greater recognition at international level. A well-deserved praise to his skills and his dedication to the panathletic cause.
Stefano Giulieri representing the International Board and Simona Callo for the General Secretariat were present.
At the end of the work, the Jury announces that the three competitors for the prizes - NOT in ranking order- are:
SPORT IS MY RIGHT by Antonello Brustia (Italy), BLU by Paolo Geremei (Italy) and DERRIBANDO BARRERAS A TRAVÉS DEL DEPORTE by Silvina Forrester (Argentina).
The final classification will be announced Sunday, November 14 - 5.30 p.m. during the awards ceremony of "SPORT MOVIES & TV 2021"
The film, among the 20 finalists, with the highest number of views was SPORT IS THE RIGHT TO LIFE by Ekaterina Kudrova (RUSSIA) with 6.405. The author will be presented with an award plaque.
The Jury of the competition, having examined the 20 selected finalists listed below, has expressed satisfaction with the quality of the films viewed with regard to the messages contained and the originality of the ideas used to propose them.
The Jury congratulates all the authors and thank them for their participation.
Title Director Nationality
È TEMPO DI NIBALLO / THIS IS NIBALLO'S TIME Massimo Garavini ITA
GENTE DE MAE Giancarlo Guani ITA
INTER GEMS: INTER CAMPUS FOR GENDER EMPOW…. Giulio Origlia ITA
LA IGUALDAD EN EL DEPORTE Lucio Timponi ARG
LA NUOVA VITA DI ANDREA GRAZIE ALLO SPORT Giampiero Casale ITA
NOW YOU SEA ME Nicoletta Salvio ITA
OLTRE LE DIFFERENZE Gabriele Bordin ITA
OLYMICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE A TEAM Elena Urbani ITA
PANATHLON 21 Efren Santigo Lerma MEX
SPORT IS MY RIGHT Antonello Brustia ITA
SPORT IS THE RIGHT TO LIFE Ekaterina Kudrova RUS
SWEET CHANGE Lunie Rossin BRA
UN PICNIC SUL TETTO DEL MONDO Donatella Cervi ITA
VIDEO DI NATALE Giovanni Moletta ITA
BLU Paolo Geremei ITA
CAPOEIRA SCHOOL ….. PROJECT Guilherme Rodrigues Simoes BRA
CHARTER OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN SPORT Luciano Perez ITA
DANCE IS FREEDOM Eva Calanni ITA
DARE TO DREAM …. Luca Tealdi ITA
DERRIBANDO BARRERAS A TRAVÉS DEL DEPORTE Silvina Forrester ARG
29 ottobre 2021
Presso la Sede del PI a Villa Queirolo hanno avuto inizio i lavori del Consiglio Internazionale
The work of the International Board began at 9:30 a.m. at the PI headquarters in Villa Queirolo.
Giovedì 28 ottobre presso gli Uffici della Segreteria Generale, riunione della Commissione Espansione (PIEC)
On October 28 at the General Secretariat Offices, meeting of the Expansion Commission
Presso la sede di Villa Queirolo è in corso la riunione del Comitato dei Presidenti dei Distretti
In presenza i Presidenti dei Distretti Austria, Belgio, Francia, Italia, Svizzera e i rappresentanti del Club Lisbona Mario Almeida (presidente) e Fabio Figueiras.
In collegamento i Presidenti dei Distretti Ecuador, Messico, Uruguay e il Consigliere Internazionale Luis Moreno delegato per il Sudamerica
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Meeting of the District Presidents' Committee is taking place at Villa Queirolo.
In presence the Presidents of the Districts Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland and the representatives of the Lisbon Club Mario Almeida (President) and Fabio Figueiras.
Connected the Presidents of the Districts of Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, and the International Board Member Luis Moreno delegate for South America.
In Milan at the Auditorium LaVerdi, Italian sport celebrated its stars with the awarding of the Gold Collars, the highest honour of Italian sport.
Vittorio Adorni, President of Panathlon International from 1996 to 2004 received this important recognition for his long career and sporting merits.
From Panathlon International the warmest congratulations for this achievement that rewards not only a great Champion, but also a great Man and Panathlete committed to the diffusion of positive values of sport.
On 23 and 24 September, transnational meeting of EPOSM (Evidence-based Prevention Of Sporting-Related Match-Fixing) organisation took place. This meeting took place at the headquarters of Play Fair Code (PFC), located in the heart of the beautiful city of Vienna-Austria.
The CEO, Severin Moritzer, welcomed us all to the PFC meeting room. The meeting was held in a hybrid setup, about ten people were present and the others were digitally switched on, not the ideal way but still doable.
Several partners of the Erasmus + project participated, Panathlon International (Prof. Yves Van den Auweele and Patrick Van Campenhout, PFC, Utrecht University, Ghent University, University of Loughbourough, University of Lausanne, ICES (Centre Ethics in Sport), the National Olympic Committee of Croatia, Foundation for Sport Integrity and IRIS (Institut de relations Internationales et Strategies).
On the first day, each partner presented their state of play and action plan, as well as an update on the workshops. The partners also gave their overview of the strategy for the promotion of this project.
The elaboration of next month's Multiplier Event was widely discussed. The international Symposium that will take place in Lausanne on 15 and 16 November will be the highlight of this project. A strong physical participation is expected, but the hybrid set-up is seen as an added value to promote this important project as much as possible.
The proposal to organise a meeting between all actors and the international federations after the event at "La Maison du Sport" also situated in Lausanne could ensure good networking.
After the first day, a pleasant tour of beautiful Vienna was organised on foot with a very good guide, followed by a nice dinner in one of the famous restaurants where you could eat authentic "Schnitzel", a real winner.
Day two started with the timing of the event and the composition of the panel, it was going to be a good mix of different speakers, each with their own point of view. Interesting discussions took place in relation to the book and document that will be produced and communicated after the event.
I suggested that perhaps a 'teaser' could be produced of this project and shown on all social media. It would be a short presentation of the project to increase the curiosity of actors.
At the end of the afternoon, the decisions were formulated and everyone was thanked for their time and effort. Everyone received their further assignment and Stef will continue to follow it up.
Report made in Vienna-Austria 24 September 2021
Patrick Van Campenhout
Conseiller International
The International Federation of Sports Medicine with which Panathlon International has signed a "Collaboration Agreement", has organized in Athens its World Congress, partially in presence and partially in remote.
The President Pierre Zappelli was present and participated to present our Movement and his report "Importance of ethical rules for the healthy practice of sport. Role of Panathlon International " that will be published on the next PI Magazine.
In the photo the President Pierre Zappelli with the President FIMS Fabio Pigozzi
On September 23, 2021 in Bled, Slovenia, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel officially launched the HealthyLifestyle4All (HL4A) initiative in conjunction with the opening of European Week of Sport.
Panathlon International was represented by former IB member and delegate Paul Standaert.
On 23rd and 24th of Septembers Panathlon International was represented at the start of the 7th edition of the EWOS (European Week of Sport).
This annual event is carried by the EU country that takes over the presidency of the EU during that period.
The partnership of Panathlon International in EWOS is an initiative of past president Giacomo Santini. It has grown considerably over the years in terms of content. From a rather modest contribution in 2016, Panathlon’s contribution has gradually grown into an increasingly strong commitment to propagate the objectives of EWOS.
A growing number of Panathlon clubs are using this European initiative to develop local initiatives and to set up physical activities. In addition, the focus is often on ‘sport for all’ and the integration of disabled people and social target groups.
This is what Panathlon stands for and why so many people take up an active membership with our unique association.
This year in Bled, Slovenia, former international board member Paul Standaert was the representative of President Zappelli at the kick-off meeting of EWOS 2021.
At that location, Paul Standaert was able to explain the mission of Panathlon International to the European top officials, as among others, European Commissioner Marya Gabriel, MEP Tomazs Frankowski, Director of EAC Sport Floor Van Houdt and various representatives of International sports organisations as the ENOC (European National Olympic Committee), EUFA and others.
Panathlon’s participation in EWOS is highly appreciated. In2021, fifteen clubs also organized educational, informative, and sporting initiatives in various European cities.
Sport activities in schools, sports activities with club members, sports activities for young people (tennis, basketball, cycling, swimming for children with autism), a seminar on inequality in women's cycling, to the submission of a candidate for a be@active Education Award. The latter about a school for children with autism where sport is thé way to success in study.
In all these great initiatives, the commitment and know-how of our local club members proved to be the decisive factor in the success of these events.
We thank our members and dare to encourage them to continue these initiatives, to multiply even more. In this way we all will succeed in resonating the message and mission of Panathlon on an international scale.
Paul Standaert