Tewnty-Eighth Session 29Th June-14Th July 1988
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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION 29th JUNE-14th JULY 1988 Published by the International Olympic Committee and the Hellenic Olympic Committee in collaboration with Dr. Otto Szymiczek, Dean of the International Olympic Academy. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY REPORT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION 29th JUNE-14th JULY 1988 ANCIENT OLYMPIA IOC COMMISSION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY President Mr. Nikos FILARETOS IOC Member in Greece Members Mr. Ivan DIBOS IOC Member in Peru Mrs. Flor ISAVA FONSECA IOC Member in Venezuela Mr. Wlodzimerz RECZEK IOC Member in Poland Mr. Roberto PEPER IOC Member in Argentina Mr. Giorgio de STEFANI IOC Member in Italy Mr. Ahmed D. TOUNY IOC Member in Egypt Mr. Mohamed ZERGUINI IOC Member in Algeria Mr. Anselmo LOPEZ Director of Olympic Solidarity Mr. Francesco GNECCHI-RUSCONE Representative of the IF's President of the International Archery Federation Mr. Abdul-Muttaleb AHMAD Representative of the NOC's Mr. Peter TALLBERG Representative of the Athletes Commission President of the International Yacht Racing Union IOC Member in Finland Prof. Norbert MÜLLER Individual Member 7 EPHORIA (BOARD OF TRUSTEES) OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY President Mr. Nikos FILARETOS IOC Member in Greece Secretary General of the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games First Vice-Président Mr. Ioannis PAPADOYANNAKIS 1st Vice-President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Second Vice-President Mr. Vassilis ROTIS Member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Dean Dr. Otto SZYMICZEK President of the International Track and Field Coaches Association Silver Medal of the Olympic Order Members Mr. George VICHOS Secretary General of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Mr. Stavros LAGAS Member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Mr. Athanassios TZARTZANOS Former President of the International Olympic Academy Mr. Nikolaos YALOURIS Honorary General Inspector of Antiquities 8 FOREWORD The last year of the XXIVth Olympiad was celebrated with suitable dignity at the IOA by a wealth of activities running from mid-April to the end of October. All these events took place in the wonderful surroundings of the International Olympic Academy at Ancient Olympia, and left a deep impression on all those who had the opportunity of staying for a few days, or longer, in this magical place. The International Olympic Academy was therefore consecrated as the real spiritual centre of modern Olympism in Ancient Olympia, the very cradle of Olympism. In all, thirty events were organised, and were attended by 2843 partici- pants. Amongst these we should note eight extraordinary meetings, six international sessions, eight educational excursions and seven Greek and international congresses organised within the framework of the IOA. During all these meetings, the participants attended speeches on the objectives and activities of the IOA and, of course, a presentation of Olympism. All par- ticipants received documentation regarding the IOA (see Annex 1). Among all these activities, we should mention the First International Congress on Nutrition and Physical Health, held from 22nd to 26th May. It took place under the auspices of the World Health Organisation and the International Olympic Committee, with financial aid from the International Life Science Institute, the Secretary of State Department for Sport and Culture, and the Greek Ministry for Health. This Congress was highly suc- cessful, and united 100 scientists from throughout the world who presented interesting information covering the items on the agenda of the Congress. The author of this article, Dean of the IOA, gave a presentation and docu- mentation regarding the Academy and Olympism. The Organizing Com- mittee intends to issue a publication containing all the speeches in detail. We should also note another event which took place at the IOA from 15th to 23rd June. This was the First International Conference on New Laser Techniques and Applications. Eighty specialists from Greece, Italy, France, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Switzerland, the United States, the German Federal Republic and Japan took part. The presentations and the conclusions from this conference will shortly be published by the Organizing Committee. Information regarding the IOA and Olympism has also been planned. Among the special seminars we should also note the following: the Seminar for Basketball Coaches from 15th to 21st July, with 250 coaches taking part, the International Seminar for Table Tennis Coaches from Mediterranean Countries from 1st to 8th August, with 81 coaches taking 9 part, the Seminar for the Training of Basketball Referees from 11th to 14th August with 189 referees present, and the Municipality of Athens Archeology Seminar from 5th to 9th September in which 40 delegates took part. Another special seminar held was that concerning the Greek Federa- tion's "Special Olympics" on 8th and 9th October, with the participation of 100 teachers, physical education monitors and parents plus voluntary spe- cialists in the field of the mentally handicapped. The educational excursions aroused considerable interest this year. The visits made within the framework of this programme lasted from one to two days and their programme included the study of archeological sites, a visit to the Museum of the Modern Olympic Games and a special presentation in the IOA's conference room. The IOA is at the disposal of those taking part in the educational excursions which are organised by Greek and foreign edu- cation authorities, sports associations, National Olympic Academies and other similar organisations. The relevant details can be found in the attached list of IOA events. The extraordinary meetings, which are one or two hours long, take place in the main conference hall of the IOA during the visit of groups from educational institutions, sports associations, etc., to Ancient Olympia, and these represent one of the IOA's most important activities. We should par- ticularly note the extraordinary meeting which took place on 25th May, on the occasion of the visit by students in their third year at the Military Cadet School. These students visit Ancient Olympia and the IOA each year. Extraordinary meetings were also held with the Central Committee of Former Greek Scouts, the Association of Greek Participants at the Olympic Games, the Association of Friends of Classical Athletics, the AHEPA Group, the Hungarian Olympic Academy, a group from the Stuttgart Evan- gelical School, etc. The International Olympic Academy has organised Greek and Inter- national Sessions: the 4th Special Session of Members and Officials of the Greek Sports Federations took place from 6th to 10th June. Presentations were made on behalf of the NOC of Greece by Messrs. Jean Papadoyanna- kis, First Vice President of the NOC and Georges Vichos, its Secretary General. Six speakers were to deal with the special subject "The role of the Sports Federations and sports clubs in the spreading of the principles of Olympism". This session was followed by officials from the General Secre- tariat for Sport, the Executive Committee for the candidature for the Olym- pic Games of 1996, the Greek Shooting Federation, the Greek Amateur Athletics Association, the Greek Fencing Federation and the Greek Feder- ation of Football Coaches. Unfortunately, several representatives from sports federations were not present although they had confirmed their attendance, bringing the final number of participants to fifty. The Third International Seminar for Sports Journalists took place from 14th to 19th June, with 50 participants including sports journalists from 23 countries attending. A number of distinguished speakers presented and fully covered the main topic of "Olympism" and the special subject "The Press and the Olympic Games". The speech of welcome to the participants was made by Messrs. N. Filaretos, President of the IOA and IOC members, El. Sperides (GR), Vice President of the International Association of Sports 10 Journalists, and Miss Michèle Verdier (FRA), the IOC Secretariat's Head of the Press department. The conclusions to the discussions mentioned, among other things, the following: 1) The positive contribution of this seminar is well known and it is for this reason that it is essential for Olympic Solidarity to allocate a larger sum to it in order to increase the number of partici- pants ... 2) The desire for a large proportion of women representatives in line with the rapid development for women's sport was expressed. 3) It is necessary to examine the possibility of increasing the length of this seminar by one day. At the 2nd International Session for Directors and Heads of Higher Physical Education Institutions, 23 representatives from 22 countries took part, all of whom were Rectors, Directors or the Heads of these institutions. Ten distinguished speakers dealt with the various topics, and including the special topic of "The integration of Olympism as an independent discipline within the programme of Higher Physical Education Institutions". The fol- lowing speakers gave presentations: Mr. Mohamed Zerguini (Algeria), IOC member and member of the IOC Commission for the IOA. Mr. Pal Schmitt (Hungary). General Secretary of the NOC of Hungary. President of the Hungarian Olympic Academy. Member of the IOC. Dr. Otto Szymiczek (Greece). Dean of the International Olympic Academy. President of the International Association of Athletics Coaches. Silver Medal of the Olympic Order. Mr. Conrado Durantez (Spain). President of the National Olympic Acad- emy of