Institutional Meetings - Panathlon International
The on-line Meetings of the Working Group for the Ethics Commission and of the President's Committee were held on 28th and 29th of August.
The Ethics Commission Working Group, appointed by the International Board and composed of: Pierre Zappelli International President, Giorgio Costa President of District Italy, Peter Wütrich President of District Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Mavi Tizón Member of Panathlon Club Lima and Simona Callo Secretary General, met for the second time in on-line meeting to discuss about one of the requirements provided by the IOC also for the Recognised Associations like PI, to have an Ethics Commission and to adopt a Code of Ethics in order to fall within the parameters of good Governance.
The participants at the meeting then discussed the role, composition, and purpose of this new Commission to be established by the International Board.
At the end of the meeting, the participants then undertook to produce a document summarising what had emerged, to be presented to the International Board, also highlighting the next steps to be taken in order to arrive at the adoption of a Code of Ethics for PI by the supreme body of our Movement, namely the General Assembly which, we recall, will meet in Agrigento on 14-15 June 2024.
The following day, the meeting of the PI President's Committee was held, on-line again.
Among the various items on the agenda, the participants dwelt on the commitments that have involved the Presidency and the General Secretariat since the last meeting on 6 June.
They focused on the activities related to the Erasmus project "Sport Against Match Fixing", which will see three PI ambassadors/panathletes, together with the project coordinators (Fabio Figueiras and Patrick Van Camphenout), take part in the next meeting scheduled to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the end of September.
From this last meeting, before the final event in May 2024, the materials (brochures, comics, videos, etc.) and the results of the project will be finalised.
Other points under discussion, alongside the usual financial audits, were: the constitution of the Argentine District, the realisation of a recognition for Godfather Clubs and for Members with panathletic seniority, the organisation of the next institutional meetings to be held on the occasion of the Pan-American Congress of Guayquil in Equador, the fulfilments related to the organisation of the General Assembly and the Congress of Agrigento, the arrangements for the presence of PI at the next Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the verification of Statutes received from Clubs, requests for patronage, the contacts made with new Nations and International Federations and other topics to be followed up and developed, as well as the participation in upcoming international and Club events by the President or his delegates.
Please note that all IB and PC resolutions will be sent to District Presidents and Governors, and visible to Clubs in the reserved section of our institutional website following their translation into French and English.
EWOS 2023 online meeting
Tuesday 8 August, the General Secretariat of PI, in the person of Barbara Aste, and the International Board Member Paul Standaert participated in the "demo" organised by #Beactive for the European Week of Sport 2023 that will take place from 23 to 30 September.
The demo was presented to guide NCBs (National Coordinating Bodies) and Partners through the process of submitting and validating events for the European Week of Sport. The demo aims to simplify the process of submission and validation of events and is of interest to all organisers.
5th WCBO Chessboxing World Championships
Panathlon International has granted its patronage to the Italian Chessboxing Federation, organiser of the World Chessboxing Championships, which will take place in Riccione from 28 October to 2 November 2023.
Simeoni e Franzelli, coppia vincente della 60° Edizione del Bancarella Sport
"Una vita in alto" di Sara Simeoni, campionessa olimpica di salto in alto e Marco Franzelli, giornalista e volto della tv, ha vinto il 60° Premio Bancarella Sport ricevendo 140 voti.
La cerimonia di consegna si è tenuta il 15 Luglio a Pontremoli (Massa Carrara), condotta dal giornalista Paolo Liguori, con la presenza del Presidente della Fondazione Città del Libro, Ignazio Landi e il Presidente del Distretto Italia del Panathlon Giorgio Costa.
Nel pomeriggio è stato assegnato dal Distretto Italia il Premio Panathlon 2023 "Non puoi fidarti di gente così", storia della squadra di rugby che sfidò l'Apartheid, dell’autore Massimo Calandri e il Premio "Sportiva...mente", il concorso letterario dedicato alle classi quarte e quinte della scuola primaria ideato e realizzato dall'Area 06 - Toscana.
Project Erasums SAMF - Sport Against Match Fixing
The monthly meeting with the Working Group for the project Erasums - SAMF -Sport Against Match Fixing of which Panathlon International is partner was held on-line on Thursday 29 June 2023.
The Working group discussed the progress of the works for the realisation of pedagogical tools, educational material and the realisation of videos on the subject.
They also talked about the organisation of the next meeting to be held in Vilnius (Lithuania) during which there will be, among other things, the presentation of materials and the training of ambassadors who will spread, among young people and students, the results of the project.
Two PI delegates and three members (Club of Belgium Italy and Austria) will attend the event as ambassadors on behalf of Panathlon International.
Presentazione finalisti Premio “Bancarella Sport” a Portofino - Distretto Italia
Giovedì 22 giugno alle 17.30 la Piazzetta di Portofino ha ospitato la presentazione, curata dal Ignazio Landi - Presidente della Fondazione del Libro, dei sei libri finalisti del Premio “Bancarella Sport”, 60ª edizione. L’iniziativa del Panathlon Distretto Italia è stata un successo ed ha visto la presenza di numerosi panathleti e autorità pubbliche. (nella foto: da sx Vittorio Siranni (giornalista)– Simona Ferro (assessore allo sport Regione Liguria)- Giorgio Costa (Presidente DI) – Ignazio Landi)
Patrick Van Campenhout elected President of the European Wushu Federation - Panathlon International
Panathlon International Board Member Patrick Van Campenhout has been elected President of the European Wushu Federation (IWUF).
He also acts as chairman of Panathlon International's Expansion Commission and actively participates in the PI's Erasmus projects. Many congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.
Forum on Sport and Human Rights - Panathlon International
The annual Forum on Sport and Human Rights will be organised by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) in cooperation with the Data Protection Unit.
This forum will aim at creating an exchange between specialists from different fields, addressing emerging human rights challenges in a sport context, enabling closer cooperation and exploring avenues for further action. It will be structured around four themes focusing on performance analysis and predictive technologies, international information exchange, personal data in anti-doping, facial recognition and crowd control.
Panathlon International will attend this event online.
PI International Board
The PI International Board held its meeting on 15 and 16 June.
Among the items on the Agenda, the International Board decided to postpone the date of the next General Elective Assembly and International Congress, scheduled to take place in Agrigento, to 15-16 June 2024 (due to European Elections on the previous weekend).
It discussed and also approved: the revision of the "Sports Categories" for which a Commission was appointed, composed of the International President, the General Secretary, and International Board members Giorgio Chinellato and Patrick Van Campenhout; the Regulations for the constitution of the "Roll of Honour of the Ambassadors of Sport" to introduce PI to the world together with its values and aims; the "Regulations of Clubs/Areas/Districts Godfathers" to assign a symbolic recognition to those who try to constitute new Clubs.
Within the reflections that emerged from the working group for the 'Savings Commission' created specifically to analyse possible savings in administrative management, it was decided: to send the next issue of the Magazine online; to confirm the sending of promotional material to Clubs until the end of 2023; to hold the next meetings online, except for the Pan-American Congress in Guayaquil (ECU), together with the District Presidents' Committee and the last IB in 2023. Special thanks go to the District of Ecuador, which was willing to partially support the hospitality for the members of the International Bodies and all the expenses for the realisation of the meetings (rooms, equipment, and simultaneous translation).
Finally, the IB applauded the possible establishment of a new Club in the City of Cordoba, Argentina, which will allow the District to be reconstituted.
The relevant resolutions will be translated (FR/IT/EN), as usual, and sent to the Board members, District Presidents and Governors, as well as being posted on the PI website.
Panathlon International - One-Ocean
Panathlon International has been invited on June 8th to participate in the Blue Economy Summit organised by One Ocean in the prestigious Aula Magna of Bocconi University in Milan.
The participation to the Congress, very interesting and of very high level, has been the occasion to confirm the commitment of our Organization for the safeguard of seas, oceans and waters also through sport.
As you may recall, in fact, PI signed a cooperation agreement with One Ocean for the promotion and dissemination of the "Charta Smeralda", for which a new project was launched last March involving all our Clubs.
On behalf of PI was present the Secretary General Simona Callo who, together with the Vice President of the Panathlon Club of Mestre Marta De Manincor, followed the stimulating debates with international speakers.