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EUR 3,00 Edition 1/19 news International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation GOLF NEW in CSIT10 100 YEARS TUL Finland 24 CSIT WORLD SPORTS GAMES 2019 Catalonia – TORTOSA – Spain 4 news 4 10 CONTENT GOVERNANCE OF SPORT IN FRANCE 2 18 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SPORT THE TIME OF CHOICE EDITORIAL 100 YEARS TUL-FINLAND 3 24 HAPPY BIRTHDAY THE 6TH CSIT WORLD SPORTS GAMES 4 IN TORTOSA & TERRES DE L’EBRE HAPOEL 26 ON TOUR SUCCESSFUL CSIT CONGRESS INDET 7 IN TORTOSA 28 CONTRIBUTION GOLF 10 NEW IN CSIT CSIT SENIORS 30 GET ORGANIZED FOR TORTOSA HISTORY OF FOOTBALL 12 AICS BRINGS FOOTBALL UNION SPORT SLOVENIA TO A TOUR ALL OVER ITALY 32 SPORT IN THE PRINCELY CITY OF CELJE HOW TO TRANSFER AICS MODEL 14 OF SPORT PROMOTION DESTINY TO COME TOGETHER 36 CSIT CO-OPERATIONPARTNERS MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS IRAN 16 Editoral Director: Raimund Fabi, F.A.B.I. Medienagentur • Contributors: Natalia Rodriguez, Wolfgang Burghardt, Raimund Fabi, Patrizia Cupo, Sabah Safari Nezhad, Emmanuelle Bonnet Oulaldj, Niina Myllys, Avigdor Dagon, Ruth Vázquez Pérez, Anne-Lise Kooreman, Hasan Igri´c • Production Agency: SHW – Stephan Hiegetsberger Werbe grafik- Design GmbH • Photos: CSIT, CSIT member organisations, Tortosa Turisme, Per Stranieri, Pixabay, Gianni Guerra CONTACT DETAILS: CSIT-Office, 1230 Vienna, Steinergasse 12, Austria; Phone: +43 676 847464-25; E-Mail: [email protected]; Internet: 7 24 www.csit.tv 2 | CSITnews news news | EDITORIAL CSIT facing NEW CHALLENGES D ear friends and colleagues, In 2018 the international confederation of sports for workers social and democratic organization, we are aiming to allow poor- and amateurs has been more and more enlarging its worldwide est and deprived people to practice popular sport in a democratic action, spreading its values and tradition. and friendly atmosphere. We are about to face many new and relevant challenges among To face all those challenges, we need to be more and more with the opening of our next edition of the CSIT World Sports united and strengthen our capacity of development with an up-to- Games – to be held in Tortosa (Spain) from the 2nd to the 7th of July date management model and qualified managers. 2019 – with many co-operation partners, which will stage their international championships under the umbrella of CSIT. For our future editions of the CSIT World Sports Games – from 2021 on – we have the dream to develop our Games as a special The CSIT family is also enlarging with the establishment framework providing offers for family needs, kids and youngsters. of the new Para Sport Sector, which enables us to open CSIT World Sports Games shall become then not only a sport platform Championships to athletes with disabilities, according to our vision for adult amateurs, but also a festival of sport, friendship and so- of promoting sport for all. cialization for all families around the globe. Our increased commitment with the European Commission We are a huge confederation and we are getting to the next finally succeeded in grants from the European Union, aiming at edition of CSIT World Sports Games in Tortosa with some great developing our Young Leaders platform and promoting sports figures. We are writing more and more new pages of the interna- practices for migrants. tional sport for all movement in the spirit of friendship and peace. Together we’ll be stronger! Our goal is to capitalise the expertise of our oldest members through the promotion of the intergenerational dialogue in order I wish you all a healthy and successful year 2019. to prepare the CSIT leaders of the future. And beyond that, as a Bruno Molea CSIT President CSITnews | 3 news The 6th CSIT World Sports Games IN TORTOSA by Natalia Rodriguez, TORTOC TERRES DE L’EBRE A MILESTONE AND ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE THE CSIT FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL AREAS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA DURING THE 6TH CSIT WORLD SPORTS GAMES FROM 2ND TO 7TH JULY 2019. TERRES DE L’EBRE AND ITS CAPITAL, TORTOSA, ARE SITUATED IN THE SOUTH OF CATALONIA AND HAVE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE DURING THE WORLD SPORTS GAMES TO A MILESTONE. nly a few cities without and the entire peninsula were named CAPITAL OF THE the status of provincial after the city. EBRO RIVER capital are as impor- As proof of its splendid past, tant as Tortosa, which which saw Romans, Muslims, Jews The Ebro river is one of Tortosa’s boasts 2000 years of and Christians pass through, Tortosa great treasures. The river passes Ohistory. Every corner of the beauti- boasts the impressive Suda Castle, through the city centre and can be ful old town is steeped in history. Saint Mary’s Cathedral and some seen from its bridges and riverside The Iberians chose to settle in what elegant Modernist buildings. It isn’t walks, which provide the perfect is now the capital of the Baix Ebre known as the city of three cultures opportunity to observe and appreci- region. In fact, historians believe that (Jewish, Arab and Christian) for ate it. Its residents have a profound it may had been the enigmatic and nothing. Tortosa experienced its affinity with this river, which plays important city of Hibera. If that was golden age during the Renaissance a special, inescapable role in their indeed the case, the Ebro (Iber) river (16th century). lives. Visitors can also experience 4 | CSITnews the Ebro’s special charm on board Lo dominated it since the 8th century, a Modernist building in the city cen- Sirgador, Tortosa’s felucca, as they the Saracen community was allowed tre. Tortosa boasts numerous res- take a tour of the river and its scen- to stay in it, like the Jews who had taurants and establishments that ery. Experiencing a sunset on board settled in Tortosa during the Roman prepare dishes using local products. Lo Sirgador and contemplating the period. The three communities coex- Also close to Tortosa there are some river as the sun disappears behind isted relatively peacefully in Tortosa Michelin-starred restaurants. the Els Ports massif is truly a once- for centuries. in-a-lifetime experience. QUALITY OF LIFE Tortosa is straddled by two natu- CELEBRATIONS ral parks, the Ebro Delta and the Els Away from the hustle and bus- Ports Natural Park, and is located During the second fortnight in July, tle of the big cities, Tortosa is set in the heart of the Terres de l’Ebre, Tortosa celebrates the Renaissance amidst a remarkable natural para- declared a Biosphere Reserve by Festival. With the slogan ‘The splen- dise, but also boasts all the services UNESCO. Its proximity to such natu- dour of a 16th-century city’, the fes- and amenities of a small city that ral wealth, which is reflected in its tival commemorates this historical can be explored on foot. It is the beaches and mountain landscapes, period, one of the richest and most ideal destination for taking leisurely makes Tortosa the ideal destination interesting moments for the city. The strolls through the streets of the to explore the whole area. Tortosa festival, which has been declared a is surrounded by nature and offers Festival of National Tourist Interest, a whole range of outdoor options, offers a wide range of recreational such as going on a bike ride along the and cultural activities, with about 60 Green Route, hiking in the mountains shows a day and thousands of people and enjoying a boat trip along the in period dress. It is one of Tortosa’s river or the delta. key events. For four days, the city takes an intensive, immersive trip to THE CITY OF the past. THREE CULTURES CUISINE Historically speaking, Tortosa is unique and different. Tortosa is one Tortosa’s location means that it of the few places where the three enjoys a wide range of the region’s great monotheistic cultures and finest-quality produce: fish, shell- religions coexisted in the Middle fish, the prized rice of the Ebro Delta, Ages: Christian, Muslim (Saracen) agricultural produce, vegetables and Hebrew (Jewish). In 1148, once and fruit, and the city’s traditional Ramon Berenguer IV had captured sweets, such as pastissets. All of this the city from the Muslims who had can be found at the Municipal Market, CSITnews | 5 be a good reason to visit it. The city are home to two natural parks with counts, for its privileged history, with two different ecosystems in just over the Museum of Tortosa Historical and 30 km. Archaeological of Terres de l’Ebre, Tortosa is not even 200 kilometres the most outstanding Jazz Show, a located to the south of Barcelona, and festival of ephemeral interventions the same distance north of Valencia in the courtyards of monumental and Zaragoza, which has made it a buildings and an Eco & Tourism strategic location throughout history. Film Festival (unique in the Iberian Peninsula), among other proposals. TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE A STRATEGIC LOCATION Traditions are very much alive in Tortosa. Tortosa’s Holy Week, As the largest city in the Terres for example, attracts thousands of de l’Ebre, with a location right in the visitors every year. In fact, Tortosa is middle of the region, Tortosa is the the only Catalan city that has a Holy capital of the territory. In addition Week Interpretation Centre open all centre and the old town and to the Ebro Delta Natural Park and year round, where visitors can learn enjoying relaxing family holidays. Its Els Ports Natural Park, Tortosa is about the floats used in the proces- friendly residents will welcome you perfectly situated to allow visitors sions, genuine works of art.

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