Volume 1, Issue 3 WOA President’s Newsletter December 31, 2008

World Olympians Association

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Sport & Education Alliance Formed in Monaco IAAF Awards Gala 2 WOA President and China Top Ten 2 WOA Director of Global Programs Tracy Mattes attended the 2nd ExCo Meeting 2 Annual Peace & Sport Forum, held London 2012 ORC 3 under the high patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Forum WOA Sport Film Award 3 brought together leaders from the Olympic Movement, the United Olympian 2 Olympian 3 Nations, Governments, Sport Federations and NGOs. New WOA Director 4

USOC Assembly 4 The main purpose for attending the Forum was to sign a cooperative 1968 Mexico City Reunion 4 agreement with the UN office on Sport for Development & Peace, the United Nations World Tourism Dick Fosbury, Tracy Mattes, Wilfried Lemke & Peter Tallberg Organization ST-EP Foundation, The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa in conjunction with ANOCA. Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Advisor to the United Nations (ANOCA), and the OlympAfrica Last year ST-EP Chairman Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Foundation. Madame Dho Young-Shim Sport for Development & Peace introduced the program in Monaco The Agreement is to collaborate on was the first to sign the agreement with two pilot libraries ready to a Sport and Education plan to to promote Sport and Education launch in Ghana. create libraries on the 31 IOC programs in developing countries. supported OlympAfrica Youth Sport Within just one year, 41 libraries The first library is schedule to open Centers around the continent of have been created, serving on the Olympic Africa Youth Sport Africa. children in developing countries. Center in Mozambique in January This is one of the great success 2009. The Olympafrica libraries, which will stories that came out of the first employ Olympians, are an Peace & Sport Forum, You can read more about this extension of UNWTO ST-EP’s demonstrating concrete program on our WOA Website successful “Thank You Small sustainable results. under Partnerships. Library” Program, and was formed WOA Five Rings Development Programs The new WOA development Under the direction of President throughout the world involved in strategy focuses on five rings of Dick Fosbury, the WOA has development activities. activity which contribute to and are developed a plan and timeline for indispensable for the growth and the design, implementation and These partnerships will help strength of Olympism around the monitoring of a wide variety of springboard the programs the world. activities to address the needs in WOA has designed to mobilize the above mentioned areas. the Olympians of the world to be • Community Outreach These programs will launch in Ambassadors in their communities. • Environmental Awareness 2009 and 2010. • Peace through Sport Over the past few months, • Education Programs Fosbury has traveled extensively • Cultural Programs to create strategic partnerships and alliances with other agencies Page 2 WOA President’s Newsletter

Olympians Reunite at IAAF Awards Gala

The WOA had a good showing Isinbayeva successfully Here is a great photo of the high attending the 2008 World defended her Olympic title and jump greats of the past and Athletics Gala in Monaco on remained undefeated in outdoor present. November 23rd to see Jamaican competitions in 2008. sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva Aside from the Awards Show the win the IAAF World Athlete of the IAAF Gala is a yearly reunion for Year awards. former Track & Field stars and at Bolt set world records in the 100 this year’s gala the legends were Charmaine Crooks was and 200 meters at the out in Force. Alongside of Dick emcee of the Show Games in August, and his third Fosbury were the likes of gold medalists Tommie Smith, gold medal came in Jamaica's , , Michael Johnson, Jackie Joyner 400 relay, also a world record. Andrey Silnov & Dick Fosbury He is the first man to win the Kersee, Sergey Bubka, and

three Olympic events in single countless others. games since Carl Lewis in 1984.

WOA President Guest at China Top Ten “Olympic athletes WOA President Dick Fosbury After the event, Fosbury met with are the greatest was a special guest as China's China Top Ten organizers about top Olympic athletes were ambassadors of the incorporation of a WOA honored at the country's most Award into the China Top Ten goodwill in the prestigious annual sports award Program in the future. world of sports.” ceremony on November 21st in Beijing. Dick Fosbury Photos (top) Olympic table President WOA Gold medalist Zhang Yining tennis gold medalist Zhang received the Best Female Athlete Yining receives the Best award at 2008 China Top Ten Female Athlete award Benefiting Laureus Sports For (bottom) Yang Wei, Beijing Good award ceremony; while Olympic gymnastics gold gymnast Yang Wei, the all- medalist, speaks after being around Beijing Olympic gold awarded the best male winner, was selected as Best athlete Male Athlete.

WOA Ex Co Meets in Lausanne

The WOA Executive Committee strategic plan focusing on new met at the IOC Headquarters in programs and budgets for the Lausanne on November 18th. next Olympic Quadrennial 2009 through 2012. The agenda for the meeting included the review the 2008 Several new programs are ready Olympians Reunion Center in launch in early 2009 and Beijing and 2008 budgets. Agreements with new partners are in the development stages. Then looking ahead, Committee members discussed the The next WOA ExCo meeting is WOA ExCo members meet in Lausanne implementation of the WOA scheduled for March 2009 to discuss WOA Programs and Budgets for 2009 WOA President’s Newsletter Page 3

London 2012 ORC Site Visit & Education Programs

programs and to provide a WOA Film Challenge to London location for the Olympians through UEL. The primary focus Reunion Center (ORC) in is to involve the community and 2012.UEL has committed to create a lasting legacy of the providing a venue for the ORC at . the London Games. WOA is creating Olympian UEL is also interested in scholarship(s) to UEL and will promoting education and foster educational and cultural business classes for the exchange programs with other community and Olympians; universities. forums, seminars, and online UEL & the WOA will host a classes on various topics WOA President Dick Fosbury Sports Film Festival (FICTS) in centered on Olympic ideals and met with Board Members at the East London making Sports films attributes. University of East London (UEL) available for screening to the to create a strategic partnership The WOA is introducing the community. to enhance the WOA Education Olympic Trees for Kids and the

WOA Cultural Program & Film Festival “Ask not alone for WOA President Dick Fosbury During the Film Festival, The WOA is currently working on traveled to Milan to attend the Fosbury met with leaders of the a pilot program for a WOA- Victory Federation International Cinema Organization and the WOA has sponsored Student Film Ask for Courage & TV Sportifs, Film Festival. initiated an Agreement with Challenge on Olympic Values For if you can FITSC is an IOC recognized FICTS to provide WOA access to and Sports. organization, their film library, and to have Endure Olympians involved in the local The initial program will be You bring Honour The Festival presented a series challenges through the NOAs. developed in the United States to Yourself. of competitions globally with the and Europe bringing the finalists winner of each city arriving in to Milano, and will also Even more, Milano for the final awards in coordinate with Youth Olympic You bring Honour several categories. Films range Games in Singapore. Ultimately to us All.” from 1 minute to full length the program will be available on features and are extremely all 5 continents inspiring and professional. This -Bud Greenspan year’s winner is nominated for an Quote on his Films Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film Category. 2008 Fencing Bronze Medalist Margharita Granbrassi, WOA President Dick Fosbury, FICTS President Professor Franco Ascani,, Oscar Winning Composer Enno Morricone

Olympian 2 Olympian. This This concept was received Program involves Olympians as extremely positively by the IOC’s mentors and role models for Youth Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games athletes. organizers and we will work to develop specific details with Storytelling, presence in the them over the coming weeks and Athletes Village and film months as they finalize plans for participation are only the the mentoring programs. beginning of the possibilities. Youth Celebrations in Singapore Page 4 WOA President’s Newsletter

World Olympians Association New WOA Director of Global Programs President’s Office 130 Glendale Rd. Bellevue, ID 83313 The WOA is pleased to announce that Tracy Mattes, a former USA athlete, has USA joined our organization as Director of Global Programs. Tracy was hired on November 1st and will be concentrating on Development, Marketing and implementation of WOA programs on a Global Level. With a Masters of Business Administration with a focus on Marketing, and more than 10 years experience as an international sports journalist, television producer, sport business entrepreneur, and World Class Athlete, Tracy will be Phone 208 209 3367 a very valuable asset to our WOA Team. Tracy has volunteered her time Fax 208 788 3604 Director of Global Programs serving the WOA in multiple capacities over the past 9 years. E-mail Tracy Mattes with IOC [email protected] Member Irena Szewińska Welcome Aboard Tracy! US Olympic Assembly WOA President Dick Fosbury and WOA Secretary General Tony Ledgard attended the 4th Annual US Olympic Assembly in Orlando on October 10th -12th. A number of topics important to the Olympic Movement were discussed including “Generation Next: Preserving Interest and Participation in Sport Among Youth,” and “Environmental Sustainability: The Implications, Impact and Opportunities for Sport.” “Once An Olympian, Always an Olympian” Photos (L) US Olympian Association President Willie Banks joined Fosbury & Ledgard at the Assembly (R) Ledgard speaks about the WOA with Carol Lewis

1968 Olympic Reunion in Mexico City We’re on the Web! October 2008 marked the 20th www.woaolympians.com anniversary of the Mexico City Olympics, and President Dick Fosbury’s gold medal, along with the world’s introduction to his ‘”Flop’” technique in the . Dick and his wife joined in the celebrations as guests of the Mexican Olympian Committee Photos: (Top) Dick Fosbury with and President Felipe Munoz. members of the Mexican Olympians Association. (Bottom) Dick took the opportunity to visit Dick Fosbury poses with some of the Olympians Association offices the children in the MOC training compound, meet with AOM President Daniel Aceves, and receive an award from PASO President Mario Dick Fosbury receives award Vasquez Raña. from PASO President Mario Vasquez Raña