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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 2nd INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS 14 - 20 JULY 2009 PROCEEDINGS ANCIENT OLYMPIA PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 1 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:42:24:42 μμμμ Commemorative seal of the Session Published by the International Olympic Academy and the International Olympic Committee 2010 International Olympic Academy 52, Dimitrios Vikelas Avenue 152 33 Halandri – Athens GREECE Tel.: +30 210 6878809-13, +30 210 6878888 Fax: +30 210 6878840 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ioa.org.gr Editor Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Georgiadis, IOA Honorary Dean Photographs IOA photographic archives ISBN: 978-960-9454-06-3 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 2 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:51:24:51 μμμμ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 2nd INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS SPECIAL SUBJECT: THE SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ROLE OF ATHLETES DURING AND AFTER ELITE COMPETITION ANCIENT OLYMPIA PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 3 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 4 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ EPHORIA OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY (2009) President Isidoros KOUVELOS Vice-President Christos CHATZIATHANASSIOU Members Lambis NIKOLAOU (IOC Vice-President – ex officio member) Spyros CAPRALOS (HOC President - ex officio member) Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS (HOC Secretary General - ex officio member) Athanassios KANELLOPOULOS Michalis FISSENTZIDIS Panagiotis KONDOS Leonidas VAROUXIS Honorary President Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Honorary Vice-President Nikolaos YALOURIS Honorary Dean Konstantinos GEORGIADIS Director Dionyssis GANGAS Advisor on education issues Stephen MILLER 5 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 5 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (2009) President Spyros CAPRALOS 1st Vice-President Pavlos KANELLAKIS 2nd Vice-President Athanassios VASILEIADIS Secretary General Emmanouel KATSIADAKIS Treasurer Antonios NIKOLOPOULOS Deputy Secretary General Dimitrios CHATZIMIHALIS Deputy Treasurer Michail FISSENTZIDIS IOC Member - ex officio member Lambis NIKOLAOU Members Stylianos AGGELOUDIS Georgios VASSILAKOPOULOS Ioannis VASSILIADIS Georgios YEROLYMPOS Dimitrios DIATHESSOPOULOS Spyridon ZANNIAS Athanassios KANELLOPOULOS Ioannis KARRAS Vassileios KATSORAS Emmanouel KOLYMPADIS Panagiotis KONTOS Isidoros KOUVELOS Minos KYRIAKOU Georgios LENOS Sophia MPEKATOROU Vasileios POLYMEROS Stylianos PROSALIKAS Ioannis SGOUROS Vassileios SEVASTIS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Petros SYNADINOS Thomas TIMAMOPOULOS Pericles TRIKALIOTIS Antonios TSAMESSIDIS Christos CHATZIATHANASSIOU 6 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 6 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ IOC COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND OLYMPIC EDUCATION (2009) Chairman Zhenliang HE (CHN) Members Haya AL HUSSEIN (UAE) Beatrice ALLEN (GAM) Fernando F. Lima BELLO (POR) Valeriy BORZOV (UKR) Helen BROWNLEE (AUS) Danilo CARRERA DROUET (ECU) Sir Philip CRAVEN (GBR) Iva´n DIBÓS (PER) Conrado DURÁNTEZ CORRAL (ESP) Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) Manuel ESTIARTE (ESP) Timothy Tsun Ting FOK (CHN) Kostas GEORGIADIS (GRE) Nat INDRAPANA (THA) Kipchoge KEINO (KEN) Isidoros KOUVELOS (GRE) Karl LENNARTZ (GER) Vladimir LISIN (RUS) Marc MAES (BEL) Alicia MASONI de MOREA (ARG) Samih MOUDALLAL (SYR) Norbert MÜLLER (GER) Mohamed MZALI (TUN) Lambis NIKOLAOU (GRE) Francis W. NYANGWESO (UGA) Fabio PIGOZZI (ITA) Enrico PRANDI (ITA) Sam RAMSAMY (RSA) Thomas P. ROSANDICH (USA) Mounir SABET (EGY) Melito´n SÁNCHEZ RIVAS (PAN) Klaus SCHORMANN (GER) Antun VRDOLJAK (CRO) Ching-Kuo WU (TPE) 7 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 7 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 8 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ CONTENTS Foreword by the Honorary Dean of the International Olympic Academy, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos GEORGIADIS ............................................................ 11 Opening Ceremony of the 2nd International Session for Olympic Medallists Ancient Olympia, 15th July 2009 Address and Opening of the works of the Session by the President of the International Olympic Academy, Isidoros KOUVELOS .......................................................................................... 15 Works of the 2nd International Session for Olympic Medallists Lectures Olympic Education: A theoretical framework Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos GEORGIADIS (GRE) .................................................23 The classical and the modern Olympic athlete: Similarities and differences Prof. Manfred LÄMMER (GER) ........................................................................ 34 Youth Olympic Games 2010: What does the Olympic Movement expect from these Games? Isidoros KOUVELOS (GRE) .............................................................................. 46 9 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 9 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ 2nd INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS Culture, education and sport: Idealism and reality at the Olympic Games Sophia BEKATOROU (GRE) ............................................................................. 55 The Olympic Medallists as role models: Their educational role Guin BATTEN (GBR) ...................................................................................... 61 Conclusions of the Discussion Groups .......................................................69 Closing Ceremony of the 2nd International Session for Olympic Medallists Ancient Olympia, 18th July 2009 Address by the Director of the IOC International Cooperation and Development Department, T.A. Ganda SITHOLE (ZIM) ........................................................ 87 Address on behalf of the Observers of the Session from Mediterranean countries, by Ms Ghada SALEH (SYR) ............................................................................89 Address on behalf of the Participants of the Session, by Mr Bram LOMANS (NED) ............................................................................91 Address on behalf of the Lecturers of the Session, by Sophia BEKATOROU (GRE) ........................................................................ 92 Address and Closing of the Works of the Session by the President of the International Olympic Academy, Isidoros KOUVELOS .........................................................................................93 List of Participants ...................................................................................... 95 10 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 1100 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:52:24:52 μμμμ FOREWORD The 2nd International Session for Olympic Medallists was organised by the In- ternational Olympic Academy from 14th to 20th of July 2009 in its facilities in Ancient Olympia. Responding to the wish expressed by Olympic Medallists two years before, the IOA decided to select as this Session’s special theme: “The social and professional life of athletes during and after elite competition”. As the number of participants is limited, the Ephoria of the IOA decided to invite alongside the Olympic Medallists, active athletes who have competed in the Olympic Games. Consequently, 29 athletes (20 men and 9 women) from 22 countries attended the Session’s work. Most of them belonged to the 30-39 and 50-59 age group. 67.7% came from a European country, 8.3% from America and 25% represented the African continent. It is also worth noting that the Session’s participants were of a very high educational level with 63.2% of them holding a university degree and 21.1% a post-graduate degree. The Session was also at- tended by the Director of the IOC’s International Cooperation and Development Department Mr T.A. Ganda Sithole, as well as 4 observers from Mediterranean countries within the context of a closer cooperation with the ICMG. All participants followed the lectures of five distinguished speakers that had been brilliantly prepared and who contributed with their scientific expertise to the high level of the Session. The topics which they developed were strongly appreci- ated by participants as they responded to their immediate interests and included new elements and ideas thus encouraging creative thinking. As a result, partici- pants took active part in the discussions, contributing with their interventions to the exchange of new views and ideas. The lecturers who participated in the Session were Professors Konstantinos Georgiadis (GRE) and Manfred Lämmer (GER), the IOA President Isidoros Kou- 11 PPRAKTIKARAKTIKA 22ndnd SSYNODOU.inddYNODOU.indd 1111 11/12/2010/12/2010 11:24:53:24:53 μμμμ 2nd INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS velos (GRE) and the Olympic Medallists Sophia Bekatorou (GRE) and Guin Bat- ten (GBR). The lectures focused on Olympic education, the ancient and modern athlete and his educational role, the importance of the Youth Olympic Games and the cultural and educational value of the Olympic Games. In addition to the lectures, participants had the opportunity of developing their views in discussion groups. They all agreed that the way in which the discussion was organised encouraged the participation of all attendees and contributed to a better understanding of the objectives and scientific conclusions and improved their knowledge of the debate subjects. The Session’s organisation was outstanding in the opinion of participants; the printed material they received was complete, accomodations were excellent and the IOA’s staff was always ready to help. Participants noted that the Session’s level and