The President and the Secretary General participated in the meeting organized by the Associations affiliated to GAISF, of which Panathlon International has been part for more than 25 years. The meeting started with various reflections on the general situation of GAISF. Then Bruno Molea, President of CSIT and Representative of the "Associate Members" also at the GAISF Board, brought the attention on the necessity to increase the collaboration among the various Associations and on the possibility to improve their visibility on GAISF website. President Pierre Zappelli said that we are in a not very clear situation and that Panathlon International is happy to increase the collaboration, as it is already doing, but that he would like to understand the evolution of the situation. President Molea undertook to bring an update after the Board meeting in mid-February.
With deep sadness we communicate that Roberto Peretti of Panathlon Club Genova Levante, Secretary General of PI from 1992 to 1997 has left us.
The funeral will take place Saturday 29 January at 11.30 a.m. at the Church of San Pietro in Quinto (GE).
Born in 1932 and member of Panathlon since 1987, he has held different positions within the Club and has dedicated his life to sport and voluntary work.
We remember him for his great spirit and courage, for his deep humanity and irony.
Panathlon International and the General Secretariat lose a dear friend and a great supporter and they express their deepest condolences to Rosamaria and the Club of Genova Levante.
His work will be remembered in the annals of our Association.
3 December 2021, Budapest - The Council of the International Fair Play Committee has re-elected Jenő Kamuti as President of the organization, marking the sixth term of the Olympic silver medalist fencer and Hungary’s National Athlete.
Originally scheduled to hold the elective Congress, General Assembly and Award Ceremony in Budapest on the first weekend of December, but due to the epidemic situation the Executive Committee called an online Council meeting for 3 December. ‘The vote of confidence was unanimous in favor of Dr. Jenő Kamuti’ – commented Gábor Deregán, Head of the Presidential Office. Furthermore he also added that President Jenő Kamuti introduced new Council Member, Leonz Eder, acting President of FISU and reported on the events of the past period, followed by the Secretary General’s and Treasurer's reports. Council members were pleased to note that the Committee had closed with a positive balance sheet in all respects, for which they thanked the IOC and the sponsors. It was also decided that the cancelled Congress would be held in Budapest from 24-26 March next year.
‘I am very pleased that the Council has once again voted in my favor. It is an honest recognition of the work we done so far. It was also an important feedback that the Council voted confidence to the Secretary General, Sunil Sabharwal, to the Treasurer, Bert Van De Flier and to the two Vice-Presidents, Maurizio Monego and Nickolai Dolgopolov. As our Statutes are old, our most important task will be to modernize and renewed them. A preparatory committee, with the Vice-Presidents and Dr. Zsigmond Nagy, Council member, will start the work and we can adopt the new Statutes at the General Assembly next March. I also proposed to change our organization's name to World Fair Play Federation, that was supported by the Council. - said Mr. Kamuti, whose sporting career was recognized in 1976 with a World Fair Play Award, at which ceremony he was asked to become a member of the Council of International Fair Play Committee. In 2000, 24 years later, he was elected President of the International Fair Play Committee and now he is starting his 6th period as a leader.
The Cultural Foundation PI - Domenico Chiesa and Panathlon International, will launch, at the beginning of the year, a new Photographic Competition addressed to young people of the age group 18-25 years, of every Country of the World.
The initiative born with the Sport Foundation of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and with the collaboration of Palazzo Magnani Foundation has the aim to promote, through photography, the principles of Olympism and the aims of Panathlon International for the affirmation of the sport ideal and its moral and cultural values as instrument of formation and elevation of the person and of solidarity among men and peoples.
The 30 selected works will be the subject of an exhibition which will be staged as part of the events of the European Photography Festival. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first three winners. The "Public Prize" and the "Panathlon Club Prize" will also be awarded.
Rules and the free registration form for the participation.
Rome, 10 December '21. The International Conference "Integrity in Sport" co-organized by EPAS - Council of Europe (Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport) and the Department of Sport of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, held in Rome at Villa Ruffo on 6 and 7 December last.
The aim of the conference was to outline and plan the next initiatives that EPAS, the Copenhagen Group of the Convention on the manipulation of sports results and their partners will have to undertake for a synergistic approach within the three areas of intervention such as the preparation of guidelines on integrity in sport, the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions, the support to the introduction of models of good governance in sport.
Panathlon International as a component of EPAS, participated remotely to the event.
On 8 December, the concluding high-level event of the GReFORM project (ERASMUS+) took place. The venue for the day was the prestigious Thon EU Hotel in the heart of Brussels, capital of Europe.
Patrick Van Campenhout, Conseiller International represented Panathlon International.
Everyone was welcomed by Floor Van Houdt-Head of EU Sport Unit who wishes to further promote good governance throughout Europe. The theoretical part was presented by Doctor Professor Anagnostopoulos and Mr. Koutsioundas both from UCLan Cyprus University and the Cyprus Sports Organisation respectively.
In addition to the digital platform, an e-book was also designed with the cooperation of Doctor Professor Geeraert of the Universities of KU Leuven and Utrecht.
The event was closed by Mr. Yves Le Lostecque- Head of Erasmus Mundus & Sport Unit (EACEA). He stressed the importance of this project and the further promotion of "Good Governance" in sport organisations.
He also outlined the EU vision on the Sport budget for 2022 with a sum of 470 million euro which is almost doubled compared to the 2021 budget with the sum of 265 million euro. This proves that SPORT is taken seriously in the European Parliament. In 2014 the 1st Erasmus + projects were launched for the period 2014-2020, the 2nd generation will run from 2021 -2027.
The focus of the EU for the period 2021-2027 will be on 8 priorities, with specific 4 priorities for Sport:
SPORT:
• Encouraging the participation in sport and physical activity
• Promoting integrity and values in sport
• Promoting education in and through sport
• Combating violence and tackling racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport
GENERAL:
• Inclusion and diversity
• Environment and fight against climate change
• Addressing digital transformation through development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity
• Common values, civic engagement and participation
After the closing of this event there was a very interesting network timeslot followed by a very nice lunch.
Hereby all the partners involved in this Erasmus+ project: Cyprus Sport Organisation, CEDAR, University of PATRAS, Universtity of LEUVEN, Mykolas Romeris University, Univesita Degli Studi Di Palermo, ISTS, Federazione Italiano Giocco Handball, EOSE, EASM.
Patrick Van Campenhout, Conseiller International represented Panathlon International with Dr. Geeraert from the University of Leuven
In una "Conferenza di Stampa" dal Gran Hotel Cochabamba, Silvia Jiménez ey Bernardo Pavisic, presidente e vicepresidente del Panathlon Club di Cochabamba, hanno annunciato che a causa dell'emergenza sanitaria mondiale, hanno avuto bisogno di rinviare il "XIV Congresso Panamericano" previsto per fine gennaio, per il secondo semestre dell'anno 2022.
In the afternoon of Thursday 25 November 2021, from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., the meeting of the International Board continued by videoconference.
It had started on 29 October and due to time constraints had not been completed. The International Board has approved the final version of the Statute’s modifications, which will be sent, as soon as they are translated, to the Clubs, Zones and Districts for their opinion. Subsequently, Luis Moreno, International Board Member, has taken responsibility for completing the "strategic plan" and presenting it at the next meeting of the International Board, which will be held, again by videoconference, at the beginning of 2022. These actions should be presented for approval at the next General Assembly. The Board also commented on the proposals of MoU with two International Associations, welcoming them in principle.
The process now involves verification and integration by their Governing Bodies. With regard to the projects, the Secretariat will contact, during the week, the Clubs that will receive the contribution on the basis of the applications received. The Board wishes to propose it again in a slightly different way next year, based on PI budget.
The "ethical plaques " project can also be "repeated" next year. Finally, it was decided to send out the "club + sensitive to sport x all" project to all clubs again, noting that it will expire on 31 December. A new photo contest was approved, which will be carried out in collaboration with the PI-Domenico Chiesa Foundation in 2022. At the end of the Board meeting, the organisation of the next Assembly, the Congress and the Golden Torch which will be held in Lausanne on 10-11 June 2022 were discussed.
At the beginning of December, there will be a remote meeting of the CSEC, which will give its opinion on the Congress. Other items were discussed, as well as the IB Members’ reports. Club Presidents, District Presidents and Zone Governors have the right to consult all the decisions of the PC and IB by requesting the login details from the General Secretariat to access the reserved area.
On 23 November 2021, the President's Committee met electronically to talk about the situation after the events of the 70th anniversary, the awarding of the competition organised by PI-Foundation and FICTS, the organisation of EPOSM, the meeting of the Lausanne Working Group, which we have already reported in the last newsletter. Furthermore, the results of the accessions to the international projects were discussed and in particular to the one for the subsidies to the Clubs that applied for them. The interested clubs will soon receive the relevant communication. The Fair Play project was discussed and interesting prospects opened up. The idea is to realise a Congress/Forum in the first months of 2022 to deepen and put into practice this interesting project.
The situation of the clubs was also analysed, with particular attention to those in difficulty.
It was with great pleasure that the Secretary General then gave the news that the copies of the Magazine No. 3 have already arrived at the headquarters and are going to be sent. On Thursday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. (Italian time) the International Board will meet, by videoconference, to finalise the items on the agenda which, for reasons of time, were not discussed at the last meeting. They will therefore discuss the "strategic plan", new collaboration agreements with International Bodies, changes to the Statute (already discussed and approved, but to be verified in the final analysis), the final document of the meeting of the District Presidents, the questionnaires for the clubs, the Expansion Commission, the next Assembly, Congress and Flambeau d'Or, the Pan-American Congress, the European Project "healthy lifestyle for all" and the reports of the International Board Members on the delegations assigned. A very interesting and intense meeting.
Auditorium Testori of Palace Regione Lombardia (Piazza Città di Lombardia 1, Milan)
During the awarding ceremony of "SPORT MOVIES & TV 2021" - World Final of the 20 Festivals (in the 5 Continents) of the "World FICTS Challenge" Championship of Television, Cinema, Communication and Sport Culture (scheduled in Milan from 9 to 14 November), took place the awarding of the three winners of the International Competition of Visual Art "Sport as promotion of human rights" realized by Panathlon International Domenico Chiesa Foundation in collaboration with FICTS.
International President Pierre Zappelli was present and awarded the winners.
1 Prize
BLU by Paolo Geremei (Italy)
2 Prize
DERRIBANDO BARRERAS A TRAVÉS DEL DEPORTE by Silvina Forrester (Argentina)
3 Prize
SPORT IS MY RIGHT by Antonello Brustia and Chiara (Italy)
Recognition plaque for the highest number of views
SPORT IS THE RIGHT TO LIFE by Ekaterina Kudrova (RUSSIA)
Congratulations to the winners and congratulations to all participants!
Piattaforma SPORTMOVIESTV.COM (accesso diretto al link: http://www.sportmoviestv.com/panathlon-sport-promotion.../ )