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• Évaluer les progrès accomplis et assurer un suivi • Monitor progress and continued follow-up on the permanent des recommandations du 6e Forum recommendations of the 6th World Forum on Sport, mondial sur le sport, l’éducation et la culture; Education and Culture; • Réfléchir à la manière de tirer parti des travaux • Brainstorm on leveraging the culture and education entrepris par le Mouvement olympique en matière de work undertaken by the Olympic Movement. This culture et d’éducation. Ceci se fera en examinant et includes examining and applying contributions using en mettant à contribution la culture alliée à l’éducation the alliance of culture and education through sport as grâce au sport, comme cela est ressorti du Congrès it relates to the outcomes of the IOC 2009 Olympic olympique de 2009, mais aussi du développement Congress, the ongoing development of the Youth actuel des Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse et plus Olympic Games and more generally to the international 7th WORLD CONFERENCE ON SPORT, généralement, des points de vue de la communauté community’s culture and educational points of view; COmITé INTERNATIONAL OLYmpIqUE internationale en matière de culture et d’éducation; • Foster the strong network of collaboration, involving CHÂTEAU DE VIDY, 1007 LAUSANNE, SUISSE EDUCATION AND CULTURE • Encourager de solides collaborations, notamment the sports family, governments, numerous UN agencies avec des organisations œuvrant dans le domaine and programmes, international organisations, NGOs, www.olympic.org GIVING A VOICE TO YOUTH du sport, des gouvernements, plusieurs agences the business world, and other members of civil society; et programmes onusiens, des organisations inter- • Review of long-term strategy for the IOC’s Olympic nationales, des ONG, des membres du monde des Values Education Programme (OVEP) project; affaires et de la société civile; • Establish a forum to showcase youth as the key actors • Examiner la stratégie à long terme du Programme in strengthening youth citizenship and leadership; and d’éducation aux Valeurs Olympiques du CIO (PEVO); • Serve to establish a platform to reinforce the specified • Proposer un espace dédié aux jeunes en tant vision and establish concrete recommendations / qu’acteurs principaux en vue de renforcer une actions to chart the course for the ensuing two years in citoyenneté et un encadrement responsables; et the domain of physical and Olympic education and • Contribuer à établir une plateforme pour renforcer la cultural activities. stratégie et formuler des recommandations / mesures concrètes afin de concevoir les orientations pour les deux ans à venir dans le domaine de l’éducation physique et olympique et de la culture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Forewords ...... 4
1 .1 . Message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge . . . 4 1 .2 . Message from the Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education, Mr Lambis V . Nikolaou ...... 6 1 .3 . Message from the Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Mr Getachew Engida ...... 7
2. Programme of the Conference ...... 8
3. SUMMARIES ...... 15
3 .1 . OPENING CEREMONY ...... 15 3 .2 . PLENARY 1 Sport, Education and Culture: The Inseparable Trio ...... 19 3 .3 . PARALLEL A – DIALOGUE Defining Values-Based Education ...... 22 3 .4 . PARALLEL B – Dialogue Empowerment through Sport Engagement ...... 25 3 .5 . PLENARY 2 The Role of Youth in Promoting Inter-Cultural Dialogue through Sport ...... 28 3 .6 . PARALLEL C – Dialogue Developing a Culture of Healthy Lifestyles ...... 31 3 .7 . PARALLEL D – Dialogue Sport as a Model for Education and Integration ...... 34 3 .8 . PLENARY 3 Local Realities in a Global Perspective: Education for Sustainable Development ...... 37 3 .9 . PARALLEL E – Dialogue A Place for Sport in the Education Curricula ...... 40 3 .10 . PARALLEL F – Dialogue Young People Speak ...... 42 3 .11 . PARALLEL G – Dialogue Legacy and Regeneration: The Healing Powers of Sport ...... 45 3 .12 . PARALLEL H – Dialogue Cultural Olympiad: Adding Value to the Olympic Experience ...... 47 3 .13 . PLENARY 4 & Closing Ceremony Youth Caucus: How Sport Plays a Part in MY Life ...... 50
3 .14 . PRESENTATION OF FINAL STATEMENT ...... 52
4. Recommendations ...... 53
5. List of participants ...... 57
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On behalf of the IOC, the Department of International Cooperation and Development wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the rapporteur team comprised from the higher education institutions of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of Pretoria/Tshwane University of Technology (UP/TUT), Republic of South Africa as follows: Philani Nongogo (Head Rapporteur), Motlogeleng Mokoena Gininda (TUT), Ntandoyenkosi Zamambatha Shandu (UKZN), Crezelda Venter (TUT), Ruby J . Turton (UKZN), Senthil Narsagan (UKNZ), and Mpho Selamolela (UKNZ) .
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1. Forewords
1.1. message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge
Promoting cultural understanding and education has always been part of the core mission of the Olympic Movement . The Olympic Games are not just another sporting event . They are a global forum for cultural interaction that educates and inspires competitors as well as spectators . The Games show us the world as it could be, using the universal language of sport to break down the barriers that divide us and to teach us about one another .
But sport can continue to promote cultural understanding and education between and beyond the Games, and that is precisely the charge of the International Olympic Committee’s Commission for Culture and Olympic Education . Led by Chairman Lambis V . Nikolaou, the Commission, the Olympic Movement and its partners around the globe are working to find and perfect ways that sport can be used as a tool for positive change . The 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture made a major contribution to that cause . The conference brought together voices and minds from all aspects of sport, education, government and policy to discuss the many ways that sport can be used in education and cultural exchange . Our youth participants made an invaluable contribution by offering their unique insights . I would like to thank Chairman Nikolaou and the South African National Olympic Committee for an excellent conference agenda . I thank the people of Durban and South Africa for their hospitality . Our dialogues in Durban highlighted the importance of collaboration . It is collaboration that will allow for the sharing of best practices among the many organizations throughout the world that are already working to educate children through sport . It is that same collective understanding that will lead governments and other funding organizations to recognize that investment in education and young people is an investment in national and community development . We have seen benefits of partnerships between sport, nongovernmental organisations and others many times . Cooperation between schools and sport ensures that our Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) reaches millions of children around the world . It is a powerful tool for change that integrates sport and physical activity within a cultural and educational framework to teach the values of Olympism . The Indian Olympic Association has launched an ambitious project to bring Olympic values education to 20 percent of India’s population . In conjunction with the 2008 Beijing Games, Olympic values were integrated into the curriculum at more than 400,000 schools in China, reaching about 400 million students . Similar efforts have been undertaken in Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, the UK and the Americas .
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The Durban conference gave us an opportunity to learn from these and other successes, and to devise new ways to use sport for cultural understanding and education . The recommendations in this final report point the way forward for continued progress in our efforts to place sport at the service of humanity .
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1.2. message from the Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education, Mr Lambis V. Nikolaou
All those fortunate enough to be able to attend the 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture in Durban, South Africa, can attest that “Giving a Voice to Youth” was far more than just a conference theme . It was a clarion call for young men and women involved with and inspired by the Olympic Movement to make their ideas heard . And they did .
They answered the call at the conference by contributing their enthusiasm for the topic – and their understanding of what we stand to lose as a global community when cultural understanding and education are not deemed to be important – in full and equal measure . Their involvement was the most important innovation yet in this series of conferences, and I’m confident the same will hold true in the development of all policies and programmes going forward that concern the Movement’s youth .
I’d like to thank them – and all of the conference participants, and the members of the International Olympic Committee’s Commission for Culture and Olympic Education, and the entire city of Durban – for their thoughtful and committed contributions to this event . Together we engaged in a dialogue that I believe will help us harness and channel the enthusiasm of youth .
We discussed sport’s ability to empower young people and build self-respect, values and ethical awareness . We discussed the need to give them the tools and resources to communicate with their peers, on their terms and in their voice . And we discussed the motivating nature of the Youth Olympic Games – the way it succeeded in breaking down barriers of nation and culture – and how important it is that we find ways to capture and apply that spirit between Games and in daily lives .
The recommendations that follow encapsulate the passion and drive for encouraging education and cultural understanding within the Olympic Movement that was apparent during the conference . We now must all take up the charge to make it even more of a reality .
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1.3. message from the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Getachew Engida
Sport is a universal language that engages peoples and communities around the world . It has the ability to bring cultures together and to promote positive messages of peace and understanding . It has the power to motivate people to make positive changes in their own lives and in the lives of others . In all of these ways, sport is linked with education and culture, as one the building blocks of our societies .
This Conference, jointly organised by the International Olympic Committee and UNESCO, has become a celebrated forum to advance understanding and dialogue through sport .
Its defining feature was the active engagement of young people in all parts of the dialogue . There is a natural affinity between youth and sport, which can be used to open dialogue and to foster inter-cultural understanding as well as socio-economic development . Recent events have reminded us of the importance of listening to and engaging with young people . Sport is a fabulous vehicle for enhancing inter-generational communication and social inclusion . It is a natural platform for assisting young people to develop life skills and participate in community projects .
The Conference discussed many examples of good practice . All of these underlined the importance of treating young people as equal partners in the design of programmes to enhance their own personal growth .
To ensure lasting change and also to demonstrate our commitment to youth engagement, it is our job now to take forward the pledges we made in South Africa . We must work together to involve youth, indeed, in “actions related to the implementation of policies and programmes that concern them, at all levels ”.
I wish to pay tribute to the dynamism of all participants at the Conference and to express my gratitude to the generosity of our host, South Africa . My last words of thanks go to the International Olympic Committee for our longstanding partnership and its deep commitment to the causes we share .
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2. Programme of the Conference
5 December 2010
OPENING CEREMONY
Speakers: Mr Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Mr Sam Ramsamy, IOC Executive Board Member, Republic of South Africa Mr Obed Mlaba, Mayor of the City of Durban, Republic of South Africa Dr Zweli Lawrence Mkhize, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, Republic of South Africa Mr Lambis V . Nikolaou, Chairman, IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education Mr Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Mr Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Sport and Recreation, Republic of South Africa Dr Jacques Rogge, IOC President
RECEPTION WITH CULTURAL PROGRAMME
6 December 2010
PLENARY 1 Sport, Education and Culture: The Inseparable Trio
The link between sport, education and culture in all its forms, encourages cultural exchange and promotes the diversity of cultures . The apex of the triangle was reached during the inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) .
Moderator: Mr Lambis V . Nikolaou, IOC Member and Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Speakers: Opening Remarks and Introduction Dr Jacques Rogge, IOC President The Unification of Sport, Education and Culture Mr Ser Miang Ng, Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and IOC Vice-President The Power of Sport Mr John Perlman, CEO of the Dreamfields Project
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The Legacy of a Mega Sporting Event Ms Zhang Ming, Secretary General, Beijing Olympic City Development Association (BODA) Striking a Balance Mr Devon van der Merwe, YOG Young Ambassador
PARALLEL A – Dialogue Defining Values-Based Education
With a focus on human values such as respect, excellence and friendship and the building up of reflective practices that empower individuals to be motivated learners and become respectful good citizens . The session also covers how interactive video games touch the way our society thinks, learns and interacts .
Moderator: Mr Conrado Durántez, Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Ms Nawal El Moutawakel, IOC Executive Board Member & United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Mr Kenneth Eklindh, Deputy Director, Division of Basic Education, UNESCO Mr Raymond Goldsmith, Chairman and CEO, ISM Media Corp Dr Deanna L . Binder, Curriculum Specialist, Educational Design International (EDI) Ms Diacounda Sene, YOG Young Reporter
PARALLEL B – Dialogue Empowerment through Sport Engagement
The dimensions for education can be dramatically increased through sport . Via sports-based mentoring and capacity development programmes, the evolution of life skills can accelerate individual growth and well being .
Moderator: Ms Lydia Nsekera, IOC Member
Panellists: Dr Rania Elwani, IOC Member and Member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission Professor Margaret Talbot, President of the International Council on Sport Sciences and Physical Education (ICSSPE) Mr Subramonia Ananthakrishnan, Chief, Partners and Youth Section, UN-Habitat Ms Tendai Pasipanodya, UN Youth Employment Network (YEN) Mr Joseph Parker, YOG Athlete
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PLENARY 2 The Role of Youth in Promoting Inter-Cultural Dialogue through Sport
Young people represent 18% of the global population . The United Nations “2010 International Year of Youth” (IYY) promotes the vital role of youth in advancing intercultural understanding and the importance of engaging young people transversally across society through sport, education and culture . Capitalizing on the increasing recognition of this issue on the global development agenda, the IYY reaches out to create awareness, mobilize and engage youth, connect and build bridges . In tandem with the 2010 International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, UNESCO aims to demonstrate the power and potential of sport to fight discrimination and racism and to transcend divides between communities and people . This session is led by the conference co-organisers UNESCO, the UN organization whose broad-based mandate includes education and sport portfolios .
Moderator: Intendent General Lassana Palenfo, President of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and IOC Member
Speakers: Opening Remarks and Introduction Mr Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General, UNESCO The Role of Youth and the Power of Sport in Inter-Cultural Dialogue Mr Brahim Oueslati, Chargé de Mission to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Education for Tunisia and Director General of the National Observatory on Youth Youth Development through Football Mr Gerald Guskowski, Team leader GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) Sport towards Inclusion Ms Natalie Du Toit, Olympian and Paralympian The International Year of Youth: What Role for Sport? Ms Nicola Shepherd, UN Programme on Youth
PARALLEL C – Dialogue Developing a Culture of Healthy Lifestyles
The socio-economic aspects of health, especially in culturally diverse settings, require tailor-made action . The use of sport is the perfect tool to substantiate good nutrition, prevention of disease and a move to a non-sedentary lifestyle .
Moderator: Mr Iván Dibós, IOC Member and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Dr Stella Anyangwe, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office, Republic of South Africa Mr Carl Marsh, Project Coordinator, Global Sports Fund (GSF) Ms Kirsty L . Coventry, Olympic Medallist Mr James Donald, Programme Manager, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) Ms Primrose Mhunduru, YOG Young Ambassador
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PARALLEL D – Dialogue Sport as a Model for Education and Integration
Sport as a framework in transmitting social values, breaking stereotypes, and strengthening the potential of youth, can be a great contributor to intercultural understanding .
Moderator: Ms Alicia Masoni de Morea, Vice President, NOC of Argentina and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Ms Catherine Forde, Education Department, NOC of Trinidad & Tobago Professor Marion Keim Lees, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport Science and Development (ICESSD) at the University of Western Cape Mr Steve Griffiths, Head of Technical Services, International Rugby Board (IRB) Mr Antony Scanlon, Executive Director, International Golf Federation (IGF) Mr Klaus Schormann, President, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)
7 December 2010 PLENARY 3 Local Realities in a Global Perspective: Education for Sustainable Development Global betterment can only succeed when local needs are not forgotten . Examples of “good practices” in a participatory model through governments, UN agencies, civil society and the sporting movement have the potential to address sustainability as a cross-cutting issue .
Moderator: Mr Hicham El Guerrouj, IOC Member, Member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Speakers: The Educational and Social Legacy of the FIFA World Cup Mr Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Sport and Recreation, Republic of South Africa Capturing the Imagination of Young People around the World through the London 2012 Games Mr Nick Fuller, Head of Education, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG) Youth and Education 2016 Ms Christiane Paquelet, Administrative and Cultural Director, NOC Brazil Local Realities in Global Perspectives: Youth and Education Prof Yoganathan (Yoga) Coopoo, Lecturer in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Witwatersrand Participatory Management: Engaging Youth in Sustainable Development Mr Alan Harris, YOG Young Reporter
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PARALLEL E – Dialogue A Place for Sport in the Education Curricula
Sport has become an essential multi-disciplinary field of study . Physical education versus formal education; the controversy and the symbiotic value of incorporating sport in the curriculum .
Moderator: Mr Sam Ramsamy, IOC Executive Board Member and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Mr Ding Ming, Deputy Director of the General Office of the Nanjing YOG 2014 Leading Group Ms Jane Gardiner, Director, Intergovernmental Relations, Ministry of Education, Government of the Province of British Columbia, Canada Ms Narin Haj Tass, Educational and Training Manager, NOC of Jordan Ms Lamis Ghazy, Head of Technical Affairs Section, NOC of Egypt Mr Florian Kogler, YOG Young Ambassador
PARALLEL F – Dialogue Young People Speak
Learning experiences from sport, education, culture and society . How the outcomes of the Olympic Congress recommendations and the UN Millennium Development Goals unite to move the global agenda forward .
Moderator: Ms Helen Brownlee, Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Ms Jacqueline Silva, UNESCO Champion for Sport 2009 Mr Luther Mamogobo, Young Leader, International Inspiration – London 2012 Mr Previn Vedan, Springbok Scout, World Scout Organisation Ms Samantha McIntosh, YOG Young Athlete Mr Felipe Wu, YOG Young Athlete
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PARALLEL G – Dialogue Legacy and Regeneration: The Healing Powers of Sport
Practical case studies in how sport can be used for healing at a grass-roots level transcending the past .
Moderator: Ms Beatrice Allen, IOC Member and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Mr Thierno A . Diack, CEO, OlympAfrica Foundation Mr Serge Mwambali, YOG Young Ambassador Mr Dilshan Kariyawasam, YOG Young Athlete Mr Albert Miller, President of Athletics Fiji Mr Thiam Peng Tan, YOG Young Reporter
PARALLEL H – Dialogue Cultural Olympiad: Adding Value to the Olympic Experience
Sport surpasses pure physical prowess in this respect . Its powers can be used for development of socio-economical benefits, but equally adding to the growth of the cultural and arts segment that evenly contributes to personal advancement .
Moderator: Mr C .K . Wu, IOC Member and Member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Panellists: Professor Norbert Mueller, President, International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC) Mr Will Hutchinson, Special Adviser, Culture, Ceremonies and Education, London 2012 Mr Burke Taylor, Vice-President, Culture and Celebration Programmes, Vancouver 2010 Professor Paul Singh, Chief Director of Client Support, International Liaison, Facilities and Events, Sport and Recreation South Africa Ms Danka Barteková, YOG Young Ambassador
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PLENARY 4 & CLOSING CEREMONY Youth Caucus: How Sport Plays a Part in MY Life
Hosted by the IOC Olympic Games Department, the closing plenary is specially designed to hear young people tell their story after the successful launch of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore . The cornerstone of this event was the innovative mix of the multi-sport competition and the Culture and Education Programme (CEP) . The panellists will have participated in the YOG . Was it the life- changing event that it was meant to be? How? Students from Durban education sector will be asked to join in a visual arts performance .
Moderator: Mr Adam Osman, Young Sport Presenter (SIN)
Participants: Mr Adam Osman (SIN) Mr Devon van der Merwe (RSA) Ms Diacounda Sene (SEN) Mr Joseph Parker (NZL) Ms Primrose Mhunduru (ZIM) Mr Alan Harris (BAR) Mr Florian Kogler (AUT) Mr Felipe Wu (BRA) Mr Serge Mwambali (RWA) Mr Dilshan Kariyawasam (SRI) Mr Thiam Peng Tan (SIN) Ms Danka Bartekova (SVK) Ms Samantha McIntosh (RSA)
PRESENTATION OF FINAL STATEMENT
Mr Lambis V . Nikolaou, IOC Member and Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
CLOSING PRESENTATION – FESTIVAL OF YOUNG PEOPLE
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3. SUMMARIES
3.1. OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Gideon Sam President, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)
Mr Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) warmly welcomed all delegates to the 7th IOC World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture . He extended a special welcome to the IOC President, Dr Jacques Rogge .
He expressed his excitement that South Africa had shown its commitment to sport by successfully hosting a major international sports event and in turn was co-organising this world conference that was being held for the first time on African soil . He underlined that the power of youth lay in their ability to dream and he expressed the hope that this conference would lay the platform for the realisation and sustainment of such dreams . He stated that one of the primary objectives of the conference was to increase the involvement of youth and to enable them to act within the framework of the Olympic Movement and its ongoing activities . Mr Sam referred to the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore which had been a stellar example of the successful symbiosis of culture, education and sport .
He concluded his speech by inviting conference delegates to assist South Africa’s youth and youth across the world to realise their potential and help pave the way to a safer and brighter future .
Dr Sam Ramsamy IOC Executive Board Member, Republic of South Africa
Dr Ramsamy commented that sport was a key factor to equipping young people with life skills and knowledge to ensure a valuable contribution on a personal and societal level . He stated that through the vehicle of sport, a young person had the possibility to excel, to build a better life and envision a sense of community . In closing, he observed that many sporting individuals came from regions that did not provide adequate sport facilities yet, they often managed to rise above all these obstacles, achieving a level of excellence in performance, and leadership .
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Mr Obed Mlaba Mayor of the City of Durban, Republic of South Africa
Mr Mlaba stated that he was honoured by the opportunity to host the IOC conference in the City of eThekwini (Durban) . He added that the conference was very important to the African continent and that the Province of KwaZulu-Natal was indeed privileged to host such an international event .
He emphasised that sport was important in the lives of young people . He declared that culture imbibed young people in their origins, respect for others, self discipline, and further instilled a love for sport and humankind . He suggested that states and governments should put education at the forefront of their agendas . Sport had the potential to open doors to poor and underprivileged people, unlocking limitless possibilities in life and also helping to keep youth and the general population away from societal evils such as crime and drug addiction . Specifically, Mr Mlaba mentioned a new drug known as “wunga” that caused anti-social and violent behaviour, which the city of Durban was constantly battling . Mr Mlaba hoped that by encouraging participation in sport, these associated social ills could be combated . The conference provided the opportunity to adopt practical resolutions that could help young people channel their energies in a positive way .
He concluded his presentation by thanking the IOC and the Olympic Movement for entrusting the country, the province and the City of eThekwini with such an important event . This gesture was indeed living proof that Durban was Africa’s events and sporting capital .
Dr Zweli Lawrence Mkhize Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, Republic of South Africa
Dr Mkhize expressed appreciation for the opportunity to host the 7th IOC World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture . He also applauded the honour to host the IOC Session and the IOC Executive Board on African soil in July 2011 .
Dr Mkhize recalled that 2010 had been a special year for South Africa as it marked the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from forced imprisonment, as well as its exceptional World Cup legacy . He took the opportunity to thank the international community for assisting South Africa in the fight against apartheid and acknowledged the admirable contribution made by the IOC and the Olympic Movement in this important struggle . He stated that currently, the South African government was using the power of sport for social mobilisation, and for societal rehabilitation . He indicated that sport was one of the crucial tools for the development and empowerment of youth and the promotion of a non-racial and non-sexist society . He concluded his speech by declaring the importance of sports and its associated values to create social cohesion and achieve positive change .
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Mr Lambis V. Nikolaou Chairman, IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
Mr Nikolaou heartily welcomed conference delegates and extended a special thank you to SASCOC and its President, Mr Gideon Sam, the South African authorities and the Mayor of Durban, as well as the IOC’s long-standing partner, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), for their contribution to the preparation of the Conference . He also took the opportunity to express his gratitude to his fellow Commission Members for their remarkable work and exceptional commitment to the cause of sport, education and culture . He recalled that the visionary impetus of the Olympic Movement was to contribute to building a better world through sport . Mr Nikolaou commented that to make this vision a reality, the IOC implemented special projects and programmes such as the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) .
He further explained that giving youth the opportunity to express themselves had been the working principle of the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore . He declared that the YOG had been effective because it combined Olympic level competition with fostering friendship and a culture of learning . He reminded the delegates that 2010 was the UN Year of Youth and “Giving a Voice to Youth”, the theme of this conference, was thus befitting . He further elaborated on the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the utility of sport to support the associated priority fields and areas of achievement .
The Chairman concluded by reminding the delegates that one of the major objectives of the conference was to enrich and harmonise the multiple agendas of all those taking part – the Olympic Movement, the UN system, the academic world and other experts in the field of culture and education . He emphasised that if the Olympic Movement wished to bring young people back to the field of play and reach out to them, a concerted effort from all stakeholders would be needed to successfully meet this challenge .
Mr Getachew Engida Deputy Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Mr Engida welcomed all delegates on behalf of the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, and thanked the City of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province and the South African government for hosting this important conference . He expressed his appreciation for the fruitful partnership between the IOC and UNESCO, which was a long-standing one . He looked forward to strengthening the collaboration with a continued focus on culture, education, gender equality and sport for development and peace in Africa which were UNESCO global priorities .
He stated that the UN General Assembly Resolution on Sport for Peace and Development underlined the potential of sport to contribute to reaching the MDGs and to achieving tolerance and understanding, solidarity, social inclusion and health at the local and international levels . Sport, indeed had the unique power to attract, to mobilize and to inspire people . He added that youth provided a strategic vector for mobilizing sport for development and civic engagement, considering the natural affinity between youth and sport .
Mr Engida concluded by stating that in a globalised world, sport was a universal language that joined people and communities . It was also a fabulous framework for development and growth, for tolerance, equality and mutual respect .
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Mr Fikile Mbalula Minister of Sport and Recreation, Republic of South Africa
Mr Mbalula greeted delegates and expressed his hope that they would be able to partake of the regional hospitality . He recalled South Africa’s long history of sports participation, and referred to the significant successes to date . He declared that given this background, many had argued that South Africa was a sport-impassioned country . He also recalled South Africa’s long and special relationship with the IOC and the Olympic Movement, traceable from the struggle against apartheid in sport . He argued that this cohesive struggle had contributed immensely to liberating the South African people from apartheid and transforming the country into a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society . He declared that South Africa’s hosting of the 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture was effectively welcoming the IOC back home .
Mr Mbalula concluded by recalling the conference sessions and themes, which included the unification of sport, education and culture, values-based education, promoting inter-cultural dialogue through sport, developing a culture of healthy life styles, the healing powers of sport – relevant topics faced by youth of today . He maintained that sport and recreation could help to address these challenges and reported that the South African government had developed a policy framework to deal decisively with these issues .
Dr Jacques Rogge IOC President
The IOC President started by greeting the delegates and the people of the city of Durban and South Africa and thanked them for their warm hospitality . The President offered his special thanks to Mr Sam Ramsamy, his colleague in the IOC, and also thanked UN partner UNESCO for their active support and contribution to the organisation of the conference . He also thanked the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education and its Chairman, Mr Lambis V . Nikolaou for the continued effort and support .
He mentioned that the conference was being held for the first time on the African continent . Africa had shown the world that it was capable of successfully organising a major international sports event and he congratulated South Africa for having joined the league of the world’s top event organisers .
The President echoed Minister Mbalula’s assertion that South Africa and the Olympic Movement had a special bond in the fight against apartheid . With the hosting of this event in 2010, the IOC was in a symbolic way returning to the country .
The President mentioned that the task ahead was immense and fraught with challenges, and yet, more than ever, the IOC and the Olympic Movement had a duty to offer a better future to young people, a brighter future that could come through sport . He concluded by thanking the delegates for the contributions they were about to make and declared the 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture open .
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3.2. PLENARY 1 Sport, Education and Culture: The Inseparable Trio
Opening Remarks and Introduction
Dr Jacques Rogge IOC President
The IOC President, Jacques Rogge, in his introductory remarks highlighted the strong presence of youth in the conference . Over 500 participants from sports organisations, academia, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), Bid Cities, the governmental sector, UN representatives and civil society were present . He also welcomed the attendance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the World Scout Organisation and Olympic Family members such as National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) . The President referred to the XIII Olympic Congress and to the inaugural YOG in Singapore . He added that youth as the “Now Generation” is focused on their responsibilities and the leading role they wanted to play in society . He further underlined the important correlation between physical activity and academic learning . He explained the validity of the IOC’s Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) and the fact that continuing donor-generated sponsorship had been secured . He concluded by paying special tribute to Durban, the province of KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa as a whole . He ended with a quote by one of Africa’s own, “It can be done . Play your part .”
Mr Ser Miang Ng Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and IOC Vice-President
Mr Ser Miang Ng spoke about the convergence of sport, culture and education that defined Pierre de Coubertin’s concept of Olympism and the modern Olympic Movement . He reminded participants that four months ago Singapore hosted the first ever YOG where 3’600 young athletes from 205 NOCs competed in 26 sports . The YOG brought about exchange and built friendships between aspiring athletes thereby transcending the class divide and physical boundaries . Mr Ng reflected that unique to the YOG was the equal balance of sport and an integrated Culture and Education programme (CEP) which created a totally new experience for young Olympians . The IOC and the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) had defined five educational themes of: (i) Olympism, (ii) Skills Development, (iii) Well-being and Healthy Lifestyle, (iv) Social Responsibility and (v) Expression; in turn translating these into seven CEP formats . Mr Ng touched on the multi-faceted challenge of creating a successful CEP and the inclusive component to take the event beyond Games’ participants, to encircle youth in general through public focused events . He concluded his presentation by expressing his hope that young athletes would translate their Singaporean experience into concrete actions post-event .
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Mr John Perlman CEO of the Dreamfields Project
Mr Perlman attested to the power of sport and provided details on the “Dreamfields Project” which was aimed at providing young boys in townships and rural communities with sporting equipment and facilities to get acquainted with sport; in this specific case the game of football . An initiative founded to develop sports at the grassroots level, it also included the involvement of local businesses and governmental authorities for further development and sustainability . Without denying the fact that there could be other potential benefits, Mr Perlman indicated that critically, “Dreamfields” was meant for and emphasised the notion of “Sports for All” . The primary aim of the project was not about building plush facilities but to convert available open spaces to playable surfaces with the added involvement of the community . Interestingly, the consequence of such a simple infrastructure led to economic benefits for the local communities . In addition, the Department of Basic Education was a key partner in the project .
Ms Zhang Ming Secretary General, Beijing Olympic City Development Association (BODA)
Ms Zhang reminded participants of the immense legacy effect that major sporting events such as the Olympic Games could have for host countries . The 2008 Olympic Games left a great legacy in terms of a landmark area for sports, the environment, culture, tourism and leisure activities . As part of the Olympic Games legacy, the Beijing Olympic Development Association (BODA) was established: (i) to set the organisational structure for post Olympic youth education, (ii) to develop new Olympic education programmes to fight against the challenges faced by youth (e .g . obesity, internet addiction, sedentary lifestyle), and (iii) to build further on the spirit of volunteerism (i .e . the Volunteers Service Promotion Plan) . Ms Zhang mentioned that upcoming events such as the 14th Sport for All Congress and the 2014 YOG in Nanjing would serve as further catalysts in this process .
Mr Devon van der Merwe YOG Young Ambassador
Mr van der Merwe shared his experiences as a YOG Young Ambassador and recognised that the event provided a platform to inspire youth around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect . He strongly felt that through creating a “constructive distraction” around competition, youth could benefit through the dissociation of event-linked pressure by being educated or learning something new . “Striking a Balance”, the spirit of the YOG, allowed athletes and all individuals involved to have a social interaction, thus breaking in a sustainable manner the barriers between people of diverse nations and ethnicity .
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Dialogue
The panel discussion emphasised the importance of the link between sport, education and culture and noted that this had been observed in practice during the inaugural Singapore 2010 YOG . This recent event was discussed at length, taking into consideration the experiences, lessons and challenges emanating from the Games . Singapore was applauded for successfully hosting the inaugural YOG; however, a level of caution was raised against the unintended consequences of Singapore’s success . These included the rise in profile, size and prestige of the YOG that could inherently lead to an escalation of the hosting costs . The issue of keeping the YOG in its original form was thus emphasised for the purpose of not only managing and controlling event organising costs but, more to the point of leaving the door open to the opportunity for developing countries to host the YOG without being constrained by availability of resources .
Referring to sport and the involvement of youth, the IOC President mentioned that the first ever YOG had begun to address the issue of modern communication platforms . The IOC and the Olympic Movement were taking advantage of the very technology that some viewed as a major threat, to reach young people . This was one important way of not just reaching out to youth, but communicating with them in a way they appreciated and involving them in the process which was demonstrated by the popularity of the new media platforms the IOC had adopted, like Facebook, Twitter and others . The YOG Facebook page had grown into multiple million users within weeks of its launch .
The panel discussion also questioned the status of people living with disabilities in China, with the key focus on whether there were any plans to accommodate the Paralympic Games and disabled athletes in China, following the 2008 Games .
Ms Zhang acknowledged that there were currently over 60 million people living with disabilities in China, and following the 2008 Games several programmes had been implemented to accommodate this population . To take this vision forward, China would be hosting the International Paralympic Committee’s plenary meeting in 2011, as an indication that the country was committed to putting the issue of people with disabilities to the forefront .
Following a question from the floor related to expanding the “Dreamfields Project”, Mr Perlman responded that the initiative focused almost 80% of its work on rural boys and conceded that when it came to gender inclusion, the project still had a long way to go .
In response to a question related to post-athletic life, the IOC President, commented that the IOC had a social obligation to assist Olympians in their post-athletic career . He remarked that the IOC provided such assistance through the Athlete Career Programme . To-date, 8’500 athletes had been eased back into society . The President added that this was a shared responsibility; many governments and the private sector also contributed to these programmes, especially companies that had sponsored the Olympians in question . The discussion ended with the IOC President’s recognition of the development taking place within the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) with the new widespread inclusion of Olympic Academies and the incorporation of Olympic education and Olympism as part of their curricula .
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3.3. PARALLEL A – DIALOGUE Defining Values-Based Education
Ms Nawal El Moutawakel IOC Executive Board Member & United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador
Ms El Moutawakel had recently addressed world leaders during the MDG UN Summit in New York and focused on three key areas in her presentation: (1) what did values-based education encompass? (2) what was the function of sport in this process? and (3) how would projects trickle down to become reality at grassroots level? She underlined the value of sport to convey the Olympic values to the next generation . As far as the trickle down effect, Ms El Moutawakel stated that there were many success stories linking sport with education happening around the globe and provided a number of illustrative examples and projects led by the IOC and the Olympic Movement in general .
Mr Kenneth Eklindh Deputy Director, Division of Basic Education, UNESCO
Mr Eklindh briefly defined values-based education and made the association with non-cognitive outcomes of learning which included life skills, behavioural skills, ethics, values and morals . He explained that non-cognitive skills were highly valued by labour markets and provided data on the numbers of children being subject to school education . He also mentioned that international skills assessment often relied on cognitive ability while ignoring non-cognitive skills . Mr Eklindh stated that UNESCO worked on improving quality of education and considered the two above skills complementary in nature .
Mr Raymond Goldsmith Chairman and CEO, ISM Media Corp
Mr Goldsmith, being a specialist on interactive video games and digital media, remarked that if one wanted to reach youth one needed to address how today’s youth communicated . He remarked that the consumption and communication patterns had developed at a rapid pace and this included the entire online spectrum . Mr Goldsmith stressed that the digital playground should be embraced in education and by educators who were skilled in the use of new technology and its creative potential .
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Dr Deanna L. Binder Curriculum Specialist, Educational Design International (EDI)
Dr Binder prefaced her presentation by commenting that education in all its diverse forms is values- based . She then further delved into and defined “positive” values that we wish our young people to develop early on so that these mores become part of “deeply held preconceptions and prejudices” . Dr Binder further explained that the IOC’s Olympic Values Educational Toolkit had identified five “educational values” of Olympism which focused on the processes whereby learning takes place rather than on the products of that values-based learning . Dr Binder commented on a number of qualitative research traditions utilised in values-based education, the interactive principles of learning, and how active participation through sport and physical activity can promote the development of positive values and are universal in their grounding . She highlighted the South African Ministry of Education manifesto on values, education and democracy (2001) that “values are not changed by prescription, but through dialogue, experience, new knowledge and critical thinking” .
Ms Diacounda Sene YOG Young Reporter
Ms Sene who was present as a Young Reporter at the recent YOG, argued that excellence does not necessarily entail only winning but that participation is equally paramount . During the YOG, she had witnessed the internalisation of fundamental values of sport . Society was to allow youth the space to evolve in a fragmented world which will help understanding other cultures through sport and play a role in reducing isolation . She concluded by stating that values-based education through sport could serve to build an ideal world .
Dialogue In reply to a question relating to the integrity of sport and its use for educational values, Ms El Moutawakel declared that sport was indeed an important tool for education, development and peace . The Olympic Movement had a crucial role to play when it came to defining values-based education since its mission was to contribute to building a better world through sport .
Sport had an enormous reach and attracted young people regardless of their abilities and backgrounds . The IOC worked closely with other organisations around the world to instil the values of sports education . The Olympic Movement as a whole and its strategic partners, including parents, had a responsibility to bring young people back on track .
Dr Binder responded to a question on how the Olympic Movement fought against and dealt with negative behaviour such as doping, bribery and cheating in sport, which in turn damaged the values and credibility of the IOC . She remarked that the methodology used to teach positive values was critical . She further elaborated on the Canadian experience where coaches involved parents in fighting the ills that were often observed in sport and creating codes-of-conduct . Negative values in sport which involved “winning at all costs”, even if this meant cheating or doping, needed to be dealt with decisively . Ms El Moutawakel concurred that the Olympic Movement needed to fight against bad behaviour and noted that disciplinary organs were in place to combat such negative practices .
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Mr Goldsmith responded to a question on the balance between sport/physical activity and playing interactive games, and stated that physical activity was crucial but in order not to lose the attentiveness of youth, it was also essential to converse using their language, their communication platforms, their digital playground .
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3.4. PARALLEL B – Dialogue Empowerment through Sport Engagement
Dr Rania Elwani IOC Member and Member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission
Dr Elwani argued that athletes “learned by doing”, and she had also acquired life skills in this manner during her long experience in competition and working with athletes later in life . She shared how her sporting career had begun at the age of seven as a swimmer . Dr Elwani recalled that she learned to compete, to respect the rules, to become self sufficient, to recognise what entailed a solid character, to make and sustain friendships, to set goals and to overcome obstacles to reach these objectives . Sport had played a vital role in her personal development and the honing of her inherent capabilities . She concluded by declaring that through sport she had learned who she really was . She wished and hoped that everyone could practice sport, as sport was essential in helping one to develop physical attributes and social skills .
Professor Margaret Talbot President of the International Council on Sport Sciences and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
Prof Talbot addressed the issue of science in the service of sport . She communicated the ICSSPE position statement on physical education wherein PE in schools was seen as an effective and inclusive means of providing all children with the skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding for a lifelong participation in physical activity and sport . She commented on the disheartening fact that PE was no longer a structural part of many school curricula and explained that physical education (PE) was fundamental to each individual and generation for a full development and achievement . She highlighted the concept of physical literacy which embodied essential components of self esteem and empowerment . She referred to the “Sport and Education” research project, funded by the IOC, which had evidenced the benefits of PE in development, lifestyle, social and cognitive skills . Prof Talbot concluded with a cartoon depiction which gave testimony to her presentation .
Mr Subramonia Ananthakrishnan Chief, Partners and Youth Section, UN-Habitat
Mr Ananthakrishnan focused on the efforts of UN-Habitat in regard to urban youth . He described the uneven playing field and the fact that predetermined circumstances created unequal opportunities for young people . He reported findings from five mega-cities and identified a number of causes for these phenomena which originated in family resources and location, intergenerational inequalities and lack of proper education . Mr Ananthakrishnan spoke of a serious lack of youth involvement in public and social life and the importance of their participation in city planning and in renovating/ building of sport facilities and community meeting grounds . Youth and sport were linked to key
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focus areas of the UN-Habitat in terms of community mobilisation, planning, governance and violence prevention . The value of sport through the learning of generic life skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and youth empowerment was widely recognised within his organisation .
Ms Tendai Pasipanodya UN Youth Employment Network (YEN)
Ms Pasipanodya referred to the UN involvement targeting youth unemployment . She stated that young people often lack “soft skills” such as social or interpersonal, cognitive and emotionally coping attributes which compromised their ability to be proactive . She also added that youth from disadvantaged communities experienced a connection problem, easier linking up with adverse habits such as crime or drugs to form an identity or sense of belonging . Sport was a positive alternative for identity building and finding a purpose in life, thereby increasing self-confidence . She further explained about an award winning programme run in 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and the YEN’s programme supported by the IOC in Guinea . This teaching resource had shown what a powerful connector sport could be and that a game related curriculum transformed sport lessons/skills into marketable job skills .
Mr Joseph Parker YOG Athlete
Mr Parker focused on three key aspects of empowerment through sport engagement: competition, preparation and participation . He explained that the pinnacle of sports engagement for him was the competition . Through competition, be it winning or losing, he had developed a deeper understanding of self and furthered his ability to pinpoint aspects that needed additional work . He stated that “as athletes we know better than most that anything is possible with a bit of hard work and self-belief” . He stipulated that it was not until engagement in an international sporting event such as the YOG that he realised his place as a citizen of the world . This event brought him full circle; he stated that “there is great empowerment that comes from engagement in sport and I am sure that the opportunity to speak here today falls also within that category” .
Dialogue
The dialogue started with a short comment in reference to Dr Elwani’s experiences: that as a swimmer, she was definitely a role model to young women in North Africa and the Middle East . She had also been fortunate to begin her career at a young age, with support and access to funding . The question was therefore whether she was happy with the opportunities, support and funding that girls and women were currently offered in the region and in her home country of Egypt .
Dr Elwani responded that Egyptian sport fluctuated, perhaps due to the country’s need to get to the basics and start from a grassroots level (e .g . identification of young talent and finding athletes from the rural and poorer areas) . The country needed to look at selecting athletes and teams from the newly-revived physical education programmes . The efforts currently under way were satisfactory and were growing .
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Prof Talbot deplored the fact that some schools did not have sports facilities or sporting activities for teenage girls . She further expanded that there were key reasons why PE was fundamental to any generation . Amongst other issues, it helped every individual to grow on their own merit; it offered an opportunity for each person to participate and develop individual abilities and to satisfy individual physical and life needs . To achieve these, the quality of PE, ethics and healthy lifestyles across an individual lifespan were supreme . The panel mentioned that often the problem was a lack of synergy between sport and education policies .
A follow-up question addressed the issue of grassroots sports programmes and, more specifically traditional games and sports . Prof Talbot recalled that at the recent YOG, traditional games and local sports had been included . Mr Parker concurred and commented that during the YOG, athletes had experienced the value of traditional games first-hand . After the formal competitions and during their leisure time, athletes were able to take part in traditional games and thus learn more about cultural diversity .
It was further added that universal standards for PE were not mandatory, as countries had quite diverse and unique cultures in this respect . What was necessary was the development of a “self- assessment” mechanism, as well as defined starting points and monitored progress . The relationship between PE and the standard of sport was certainly important . Research on talent development had shown improvement when keeping young people physically engaged for longer periods . Communities therefore needed to get away from the idea that young people’s achievements happened by chance, and rather focus on targeted physical activity engagement .
The last question addressed the issue of youth and development, with the main challenge being the availability of facilities in marginalised communities . Should the Olympic Movement approach governments for funding to start sport development programmes, or should the focus be on the lack of facilities?
The panel’s response was that often, in marginalised areas sticking to the basics was the appropriate answer . All that was needed was minimal space to be used as a pitch, a building to serve as a classroom, etc . From these makeshift spaces, one could begin to develop broader, more permanent structures . The panel noted that sport and education did not require a large and elaborate infrastructure per se . It was further added that a primary challenge faced by communities was that young people were often chased off the streets, for security-related reasons . The support of the Olympic Movement and its partners could further the cause to stem the tide of gang and violence-related activity .
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3.5. PLENARY 2 The Role of Youth in Promoting Inter-Cultural Dialogue through Sport
Opening Remarks and Introduction
Mr Getachew Engida Deputy Director General, UNESCO
Mr Engida stated that, as the leading UN agency for PE and sport, UNESCO had a unique strength to bring to the table . In pursuit of a mandate addressing education, culture, the sciences and communication, the organisation represented a network of 193 Member States, Associate Members, NGOs and Associated Schools . These features provided the organisation with unparalleled legitimacy and outreach to shape sports policy in tackling the challenges of today . He stated that “there is nothing like the power of sport to bring the world together, to build bridges between individuals and communities” . He commended the development of the African Union’s Youth Charter which urges equal access of young people to sport and PE and advocated that all African governments ratify this Charter and translate it into policy action .
Mr Engida went on to mention the various UN initiatives which ranged from preventative activities and education for at-risk behaviours to the development of skills for social entrepreneurship . He referred to the value of positive female role models and elaborated on the UNESCO objectives to foster sport for health, sport for inclusion, sport for peace and sport for development . He extended his appreciation to the Tunisian government for bringing the idea of the UN International Year of Youth to the forefront . Mr Engida concluded by stating that the conference motto, “Giving a Voice to Youth”, was an excellent platform to review achievements and to push the common agenda forward .
Mr Brahim Oueslati Chargé de Mission to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Education for Tunisia and Director General of the National Observatory on Youth
Mr Oueslati referred to developing the concept of citizenship without borders and to the complementarity and interaction of the triology that is sport, education and culture . He thanked Mr Engida for the acknowledgement and adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Tunisian initiative; specifically the call for the 2010 International Year of Youth . He divided his presentation into two parts: (1) illustrative examples of how sport can contribute to promoting intercultural dialogue and (2) the mechanisms in place to encourage dialogue and involvement by young people . He commented that in today’s society, young people seem to be experiencing a crisis of citizenship and values despite being the “most educated generation ever” and pointed out that access to education alone does not seem to encourage engagement . He concluded by communicating the national policies put in place by Tunisia to enable young people to participate in designing and shaping their future .
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Mr Gerald Guskowski Team leader GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)
Mr Guskowski shed light on how the sport can be used to support conventional developmental programmes . Examples of the potential of sport to achieve social change and as a tool for extracurricular education, participation and inclusion and an important element of a strong civil society were provided . The event tool, “Youth Development Through Football” (YDF) and accompanying toolkit resource was a legacy of the FIFA World Cup 2006™ in Germany and focused on the sport of football but also addressed violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, developing social values and life-skills, as well as physical exercise . As flagged in the session on “Defining Values-Based Education”, the concept of “hidden curricula” re-surfaced and Mr Guskowski pointed out the importance of educational and sporting skills for coaches and educators, to transmit a positive role model . He concluded by emphasising that the potential of sport as a point of encounter can only be fully expressed if it is systematically included in community development schemes, and representation in the design of policies and strategies is strengthened from the local to the national level .
Ms Natalie Du Toit Olympian and Paralympian
Ms Du Toit, one of South Africa’s most successful Paralympians, stated that “throughout my career, I have personally experienced the unique potential of sport to create positive change and encourage social inclusion” .
She explained that participation in sport takes people psychologically, spiritually and emotionally to other dimensions . She elaborated on her dramatic life experience following a scooter accident and that the fact of her limb loss did not deter her from attaining her Olympic goals . To her, being “disabled” versus “abled” signified no handicap from a mental perspective . She further mentioned that at times the opposite held true and cautioned that being a winner while being disabled should not correlate to accusations of drug use . She left the audience with the thought that utilizing the power of sport to help the lives of others was an endeavour worth pursuing .
Ms Nicola Shepherd UN Programme on Youth
Ms Shepherd, UN Programme on Youth, commented on the International Year of Youth and said that the year presented young people with the opportunity to “advocate for much-need investment in youth and to create networks among youth organisations around the world” . She mentioned that the progress achieved during the Year would lay the foundation for further work in youth development, including the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY)
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and the achievement of the UN MDGs . Adding weight to this was the recent General Assembly resolution, “Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace” .
Sport helped to foster key components of mutual understanding and youth development and perpetuated the conditions for increased participation and active citizenship . She made mention of international events such as the 5th World Youth Congress (Turkey), the World Youth Conference (Mexico) and the very first YOG (Singapore) . Looking to the future, the UN’s involvement with the IOC in programmes such as the latter would be of great value in helping empower young people and build partnerships .
Dialogue The dialogue session kicked off with a question on how the international community could further the cause against social ills, using sport as a vehicle .
Mr Engida responded that due to its limited resources, the challenges for the UN were immense . He mentioned that partnerships such as with the IOC were essential to achieve set priorities and goals . He gave examples of UN projects and initiatives related to youth and sport . In order to deal with the current situation, Member States needed to come forward with resources and needed to make fundamental choices between using their budgets on military capacity or on youth and youth programmes .
A further question referred to the Tunisian youth programmes and focused on the possibility to include all youth regardless of gender, age, education, location, and other social standing disparities . Mr Oueslati responded that efforts were already under way, although they were far from achieving the desired goals . The research report that had led to the Youth Charter cut across age, gender and class, thus it was considered quite representative in the Tunisian Parliament . The issue of encouraging youth participation in public and political life was the responsibility of all sectors of society .
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3.6. PARALLEL C – Dialogue Developing a Culture of Healthy Lifestyles
Dr Stella Anyangwe World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office, Republic of South Africa
As the representative of the WHO regional office for South Africa, Dr Anyangwe shared evidence gathered by the organisation which showed that physical inactivity signified the fourth leading risk factor for death world-wide . She mentioned that increasing levels of physical inactivity are observed in high-income as well as in low and middle-income countries . Dr Anyangwe made the distinction between sport and physical activity and clearly defined that physical activity signified any bodily movement, including sport . She specified that in the African region, most of the population’s physical activity is associated with occupational activities . Due to the high incidence of physical inactivity, the UN General Assembly had prioritised the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a topic during their upcoming 2011 meeting . She referred to the 2008-2013 WHO Action Plan “to promote interventions to reduce risk factors for NCDs: tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physically inactivity and harmful use of alcohol” . Several UN Member States already included physical exercise as a key component of their national NCD prevention and control strategy . She concluded by stating that governments, international partners, civil society and other societal groups had a vital role to play in shaping healthy environments, thus bringing health benefits across all age groups .
Mr Carl Marsh Project Coordinator, Global Sports Fund (GSF)
The call to action of the Global Sports Fund (GSF) was to give youth “a sporting chance” . Aware of the fact that young people today, particularly in developing and disadvantaged communities were vulnerable to drug use and juvenile delinquency, the GSF was supporting young people around the world to become involved in amateur sport not just for fun, but to provide them with the opportunity to learn social skills that would keep them safe from drug use and other such negative behaviours . Mr Marsh explained that this UNODC initiative, sponsored by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) had a community reach, implementing GSF programme to coach boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17 years in the value of fair play as they participated in organised sport . The overriding philosophy was that a fit body and mind led to a better life and the methodology used was based on fun in playing and learning .
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Ms Kirsty L. Coventry Olympic Medallist
A sporting great, Ms Coventry underlined the importance of finding a balance through physical activity and the importance of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle . She indicated that practices and habits in relation to this balance were generally developed at a young age . When responsible behaviour was frequently imprinted, it became a natural way of life . She went on to discuss these factors after retirement from a competitive lifestyle . She also expressed her concern about the fast food industry which was trying to make its food appear healthier by providing nutritional information . She stressed that athletes as well as non-athletes should take responsibility for their own actions, taking charge of their individual lifestyles .
Mr James Donald Programme Manager, Grassroot Soccer (GRS)
“Educate . Inspire . Mobilize . Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS”, was the running motto of Grassroot Soccer (GRS), as explained by Mr Donald . GRS trained African soccer stars, coaches, teachers and peer educators in the world’s most affected countries to deliver an interactive HIV/AIDS prevention and life skills curriculum to youth . Integrating the cutting edge of curriculum development, GRS had combined social theory, public health methodologies, and rigorous evaluation to engage and reach young people . Using the power of sport to create connections between people, the GRS model pivoted around pedagogical concepts such as: (i) children learn best from people they respect, (ii) learning is not a spectator sport and (iii) behaviour change programmes to reverse the pandemic . Key topics of the SKILLZ curriculum included: making healthy decisions, avoiding risks, building support networks, reducing stigma and discrimination, increasing knowledge about testing and treatment, challenging gender norms and assessing values . Mr Donald ended by stating that the goal of GRS was set to educate 1,000,000 change agents by the 2014 World Cup .
Ms Primrose Mhunduru YOG Young Ambassador
Ms Mhunduru strongly believed that the use of sport was a perfect tool to substantiate good nutrition, prevention of disease and a move to non-sedentary lifestyle . As a participant of the YOG Young Ambassador programme, she had seen in live action that the CEP had created a platform for a healthy and active mind, healthy soul and healthy body . Ms Mhunduru further commented on key factors for a healthy lifestyle that were framed around existing socio-economic circumstances and cultural patterns . She noted that parents, governments, sporting organisations, peers, schools (i .e . teachers) and coaches had a strong influence on setting the trend for a collective culture of a healthy lifestyle and proposed some simple daily rules and habits to offset the increase in a sedentary, non- active routine .
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Dialogue The first question directed to Dr Anyangwe related to impoverished environments, where the need for fresh water or a roof over one’s head outweighed concern about a healthy lifestyle . She indicated that promoting a healthy lifestyle was indeed a major challenge in these environments, yet physical activity could be an immense contribution . The WHO’s National Representative ensured that information was conveyed to these communities with the aim of educating them as to the importance of leading an active lifestyle .
A further question asked how communities viewed the issue of companies that sponsored sporting events and sports teams purporting to promote healthy lifestyles and yet continuing to sell alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, etc . It was indicated that the WHO should actually take a firm stand on these matters . The issue of allowing alcohol sponsorship varied from country to country . The whole matter often hinged on specific countries’ sovereignty and health and sport policies . It was added that parental guidance was also important for young athletes and children in this respect .
A following question to Ms Mhunduru was in regard to the YOG and the lasting impact these Games had on youth . She replied that a tangible and sustaining result was possible, but depended on the support young people received from their social environment post-event .
The final question was whether it was possible to find an overarching strategy in relation to the disparity of differing environments . The panel responded that a healthy lifestyle was dependent on the involved environment and thereby the approach was either directed to implementing sports related programmes or based on meeting primary needs .
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3.7. PARALLEL D – Dialogue Sport as a Model for Education and Integration
Ms Catherine Forde Education Department, NOC of Trinidad & Tobago
Ms Forde’s presentation dwelt on sport as a model for education and integration . She reported on the IOC-UNESCO Associated Schools collaboration in light of a sub-regional OVEP Train the Trainers Workshop organised in the Caribbean . She mentioned the interactive training process comprised within the OVEP toolkit resource and training . She concluded by stating that this IOC- UNESCO flagship project on Olympic values education set a precedent between UNESCO, the National Commissions and the IOC in establishing positive trends for youth in sport and creating a client-based education .
Professor Marion Keim Lees Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport Science and Development (ICESSD) at the University of Western Cape
Prof Keim Lees reflected on the views of Pierre de Coubertin on education and the associated societal hurdles faced by young people . She argued for a differentiation and mainstreaming of sport in educational programmes and the integration of sport within the framework of development . Sport is commonly believed to be a tool for education and for the promotion of social inclusion of marginalized groups, cooperation, solidarity, social transformation and peace building at local, national and international level . She cautioned that false claims for sport, integration and education maybe raising expectations that could not be met . We must not be afraid to engage in self reflection and evaluation on how recreation and professional sport could be used as a positive force for education, development, integration and peace . She declared that in reality there are no quick fixes for any nations’ problems, but there were opportunities . She commented on the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport, Science and Development (ICESSD) at the University of Western Cape, South Africa and its mission to promote social change and the effective use of sport as a tool to advance the physical, social and economic development and wellbeing of vulnerable communities in South Africa and other African countries .
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Mr Steve Griffiths Head of Technical Services, International Rugby Board (IRB)
Mr Griffiths added to the discussion that sport was a framework in transmitting social values, breaking stereotypes and strengthening the potential of youth to contribute to intercultural understanding . He referred to the IRB core values of integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect . Mr Griffiths provided multiple examples of how the sport of rugby served as a vehicle and model to engage youth in live projects such as a trust fund providing educational opportunities to children in impoverished areas and the Alcatraz Project in Latin America which focused on youth at risk for adverse behaviour, to name a few . In short, sport enforced the potential of youth to make a difference .
Mr Antony Scanlon Executive Director, International Golf Federation (IGF)
Mr Scanlon reiterated that all sports were anchored in core values and that golf’s inherent values served to encourage participation and provided pathways . The imprinting of sporting values such as honesty, integrity, confidence and respect led to positive changes in social interactions, work and life in general . He used the example of a golf project in Brazil aimed at bringing youth “off the streets” and into a social sports related and educational programme, thereby resulting in giving youth an option to dream beyond sportsmanship only . An interesting aspect of the project was the fact that children, in order to continue participation in the programme, had to complete their educational training in school . Thus a mix of fun and learning obligations was established .
Mr Klaus Schormann President, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIMP)
Mr Schormann indicated the need to convince educators that sport was an integral part of physical and intellectual learning experiences, therefore an indispensable component of formal education . Equal treatment to the cognitive and psychomotor domains of learning, helped students learn about their abilities, aptitudes, limitations and potential . He also noted with disappointment that many countries failed to promote sport and education due to claims of “low budgets” . He stated that the recent YOG and its CEP was a legacy for young people to develop positive attitudes, creativity, assume social responsibility and meet performance obligations as individuals and in groups . He encouraged sports federations to advocate for the value of PE . Mr Schormann concluded by stating that sports is “the passport to life and an international language” .
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Dialogue The dialogue session started by a question to Mr Scanlon enquiring if he had observed any fundamental paradigm shift in his sport and verify if this could be used for other sporting codes? He replied that the project referred to in his presentation focused on economically compromised areas and resulted in individuals actually completing a full school programme and proceeding into higher education .
The next question sought to find out why such high budgets were being used for elite athletes when it could be spent at a grassroots level to further develop aspiring athletes . The panel agreed that governmental money should be invested with a specific focus on the link between sport and education; this also required full commitment from government and educational authorities .
In response to a question addressing the unjust raising of people’s expectations considering that South Africa did not have a comprehensive PE curriculum for youth, Prof Keim Lees replied that indeed caution needed to be taken when initiating short term projects and/or relatively weak sustainability components as the hype of such events could pass quickly .
The final question related to the unique features that each sport had in relation to combating social ills . As an example, canoeing had developed a programme in relation to malaria prevention in endemic areas . Would it be beneficial to extend this approach to other sports? In response, the panel stated that there was no “one size fits all” policy . The impact of sport at a development level needed to be assessed and analyzed so that relevant and appropriate projects could be initiated .
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3.8. PLENARY 3 Local Realities in a Global Perspective: Education for Sustainable Development
Mr Fikile Mbalula Minister of Sport and Recreation, Republic of South Africa
Mr Mbalula commented on the intangible outcomes such as the building of hope, pride and a sense of belonging that stemmed from the recent FIFA World Cup . He added that sport had always played an important role in the historical mission of South Africa to build a united, non-racial and prosperous nation .
Mega events played a key role in the developing countries that hosted them . Such events linked the host country to the international community in significant ways, facilitating capital flows and the expanding of global networks, as well as an important facet in local nation-building efforts . Promotional campaigns such as “Football Fridays” and “Dawning the National Colours” attested to the uniting power of sport . He also mentioned that South Africa had commissioned the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to audit the tangible (e .g . physical infrastructure) and intangible (e .g . social and ecological impacts) legacy aspects of the World Cup . This project was to serve as a blueprint to identify how mega sports events could become a catalyst for achieving the country’s development goals .
Mr Nick Fuller Head of Education, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG)
London 2012 Head of Education, Mr Fuller, stated that London’s vision involved reaching out to young people all around the world, to connect them with the inspirational power of the Games . He emphasised that the Cultural Olympiad and associated activities allowed for a huge opportunity to let children and young people take the lead; to establish the proper framework to support them in the process and making them responsible for driving changes in their day to day life .
He mentioned the fact that more than two-thirds of the UK schools were involved in the “Get Set” programme that provided a range of web-based flexible, interactive learning resources designed to get young people from the ages of 3-19 years old to think about the Olympic values and the London 2012 Games . The aims of the “Get Set” programme was to (i) enhance young people’s learning right across the curriculum through sport, culture and education; (ii) support and drive existing educational priorities and agendas; (iii) to involve as many children and young people as possible in the excitement of the London 2012 and Paralympic Games; (iv) to bring the magic and inspiration of the London 2012 Games to classrooms, playgrounds, and into the lives of young people across the UK and (v) to support children and young people across the country in the development of their leadership, personal thinking and life skills . To illustrate the gist of his presentation, Mr Fuller shared with the audience a short film on the “Get Set” programme .
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Ms Christiane Paquelet Administrative and Cultural Director, NOC Brazil
Ms Paquelet underlined the importance of access to knowledge and what the NOC was doing to provide the relevant resources to the general public . She stated that the NOC was in the process of establishing libraries and translating sport literature into the national language . She indicated that the NOC was stimulating youth to get involved in Olympic educational programmes by using digital platforms which were relevant, enjoyable and meaningful to young people . In reference to bringing Olympic Education into the schools, she referred to the “School Games” which showed that sport is a great transformational force, directly linked to social inclusion and education . Ms Paquelet concluded by stressing the importance of positive athlete role models to help build up and develop young people through sport .
Prof Yoganathan (Yoga) Coopoo Lecturer, Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Witwatersrand
Prof Coopoo’s presentation dealt with local realities in the development and implementation of youth sport programmes in various settings in South Africa . He provided a comparative overview of global initiatives and South African programmes . He further detailed factors that may positively or negatively impact sustainability of local offerings . Among others, he referred to challenges faced by youth such as inadequate public transport to school, lack of good nutrition, and deficient sports facilities . He also indicated that the rate of “no physical activity” in students had increased from 38% in 2002 to 42% in 2008 . He spoke of the Physical Activity Intervention Programme (PAIP) in health and education where initiatives for teachers had been developed, encouraging them to introduce physical exercise whenever possible (e .g . pre-class, during lunch breaks and post-school) . He gave the example of the Royal Bafokeng Community Project wherein 44 participating schools, every child was given the opportunity to take part in PE and post-school sports programmes . In addition, he stated that coordination with government sectors was key and underlined that mass media could play an important role in popularising an active lifestyle .
Mr Alan Harris YOG Young Reporter
Mr Harris introduced himself as a representative of the sub-culture popularly referred to as “the Youth” . He prefaced his contribution by explaining that young people do not necessarily have the answer to everything, yet they are in tune with what issues challenged their peers . He indicated that camaraderie is the driver for youth and that an invitation to youth (as a source of renewable energy) to join the discussion on sustainability would be appropriate . He referred to the Bruntland Commission and stated that the broad global perspective needed to be adjusted at a local level . He
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shared his own personal preference for a global development model by Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Nef, "we must never cease to insist that development is about people and not about objects . That the aim of development must neither be producerism nor consumerism, but the satisfaction of fundamental human needs, which are not only needs of humanity, but needs of being as well" . He concluded with general recommendations to help implement initiatives that aimed to give “Youth a Voice” in the road to sustainable development .
Dialogue The panel agreed that against the backdrop of both the YOG and the London Olympic Games, programmes on sustainable development were essential and that these sustainable development programmes ought to incorporate long-term planning . In addition, several strategic partners and sponsors should be mobilised and engaged to achieve this goal . Currently, for the London 2012 Games, a wide range of programmes had been developed, with over 15’000 students involved . There were monitoring mechanisms in place to evaluate the impact and awareness of these programmes . In addition, with the Olympic Games coming to London in 2012, young people had already been energised in the UK, and this augured well for the notion of sustainability of sports participation .
The same had also been noted in Brazil, where planning for the 2016 Olympic Games was currently under way . The critical challenge observed in this regard was a lack of direct data on matters such as checking young people’s medical status, economic status, stress levels and other related issues they faced on a daily basis . Although a nutritional study and a psychological programme were reported to be under way, again the limitation was that these were yet to be evaluated .
The panel agreed that there could be a relationship between the lack of physical activity in schoolchildren, the workload in school and the increased technological demands . It was also noted that a possible relationship existed between the perceived increases in sport curricula as opposed to other mainstream academic skills . The relatively heavy load of the curriculum was viewed as being a contributing factor, leading teachers and youth to develop a sedentary pattern . To deal with this challenge, the panel agreed that physical activity could take any form and should be incorporated into the daily life of young people, such as walking to school, break-time play and mass-participation in and out of school . Positive effects on nutritional choices and increased health awareness, such as reduced medical expenses, reduced obesity, and other spin-offs had yet to be formally evaluated .
The panel also agreed that Prof Coopoo’s Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Programme could be used as a model for rolling out physical education in South Africa, especially since it incorporated several other critical factors that played a vital role in promoting healthy lifestyles for young people . The panel was of the opinion that achieving these goals depended on a partnership between parents, the NGO sector, the private sector and the public sector . The government was, however, viewed as a central player in this regard .
It was agreed that mega-events were important in promoting sport among youth; however, the benefits were often debatable and the situation could be improved when considering sustainability aspects . It was agreed that empirical evidence was crucial to back up the claims that mega-sport events helped to promote social cohesion and nation-building . It was noted that mega-sport events offered the host country opportunities to share experiences that might not have been otherwise shared . Everyday mini-sport events with mass participation ought to be encouraged and promoted . The KwaXimba Project in Durban, which the IOC supported by sponsoring the boxing facility, to promote sport was mentioned in this respect .
It was also recalled that there had been long-standing exclusion of youth in all sectors of society . The IOC’s bold step in involving youth not only in the present conference but in other areas including the YOG, sought to deal with this disparity and youth marginalisation, was highly appreciated .
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3.9. PARALLEL E – Dialogue A Place for Sport in the Education Curricula
Mr Ding Ming Deputy Director of the General Office of the Nanjing YOG 2014 Leading Group
Mr Ding elaborated on the conception of the Nanjing 2014 YOG stating that these would be the “Olympics for Youth and Olympics by Youth” . He further stated that the Organisers were steadfast in their determination to deliver a green, dynamic and cultural YOG that embodied the spirit of Olympism . He explained that the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) was setting up one hundred Olympic education model schools and launching the “Sunshine Sports Campaign for One Million Youths” on a national level and that inclusion of traditional ethic and folk sporting culture was an important facet to this initiative . Mr Ding expanded on the “Smart Interconnection of Youth” which encompassed interactive video games, night-time concerts and video shows, interactive digital walls and projection fountains to be used as tools to broaden the base of sports participation among young people .
Ms Jane Gardiner Director, Intergovernmental Relations, Ministry of Education, Government of the Province of British Columbia, Canada
Ms Gardiner stated that, “if you enter BC schools and classrooms and see the Olympic themes integrated seamlessly into every subject, and walls festooned with displays about the Games, then you know that you have succeeded . Teachers are engaged, and students are living the Olympic experience” . As of 2007, the Ministry of Education focused on the development and implementation of “Sharing the Dream” Vancouver 2010’s Education Programme and accompanying resources . She mentioned that from the outset, the intention was to ensure that every student in the province and beyond would have the opportunity to experience the “once in a lifetime” excitement and the educational values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . The four key factors that contributed to the success of the 2010 education programme included: partnerships, communication, link to curriculum and programme delivery . Ms Gardiner indicated that there was a lasting legacy to events of the magnitude of the Olympic Games allowing regulatory bodies to gain an appreciation of the power of sport to unite people, of athleticism and physical performance at the highest level . The Ministry of Education had ensured that the Vancouver 2010 education programme continued to be available to the developers of such programmes for future Olympic Games .
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Ms Narin Haj Tass Educational and Training Manager, NOC of Jordan
Ms Haj Tass stated that the key elements of development included promoting the synergy between sport and physical activities . She argued that further development in Jordan should address the lack of infrastructure and insufficient teacher training (i .e . 40% did not receive any form of training) . She flagged the value of PE classes in schools and highlighted related projects such as the King Abdallah Physical Fitness Award, Queen Rania Family and Child Center and the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) . She concluded by recommending that the quality and general status of PE be upgraded and that the number of girls participating in sport and PE be increased in parallel with enhancing the involvement of parental and community involvement in sports .
Ms Lamis Ghazy Head of Technical Affairs Section, NOC of Egypt
Ms Ghazy recalled that Egypt had played and continued to play a critical role within the Olympic Movement as it had been the cornerstone of eleven originating Olympic sports to-date . She pointed out that the challenges of incorporating sport in the curriculum in Egypt and other countries included the congestion and multiplicity of subjects in the general curriculum and the fact that PE was often seen as a recreational subject matter . Further related challenges included a lack of facilities and equipment, lack of sport awareness for parents, and no continuing development courses for PE teachers . Ms Ghazy described the action plan for implementation of Olympic education and the advocacy of sport on a national level within the framework of schools and universities .
Mr Florian Kogler YOG Young Ambassador
Mr Kogler, YOG Young Ambassador, recalled that two years ago in Busan, it had been said, “that sport without culture and education was like a body without a mind and soul” . He declared that at present the reverse situation was in fact valid: “Culture and education without sport is like a mind and soul without a body” . He strongly recommended that sport should become an integral part of every academic curriculum because sport itself was an education . He further stated that sports played a critical role in his life and that when questioned, “what his most important subject was in school”? he had only one true reply, “it was playing handball” . He indicated that he had learnt about the mind and soul of sports management, incorporating marketing, law, finance, sports sciences in the formal setting of a classroom, but it was in the gym that he learned the skills to bring this knowledge to life . He went on to say that when preparing for exams, he used the same techniques and values used in sport . Mr Kogler wrapped up his presentation by stating that the CEP for the upcoming 2012 Games would allow 55’000 Tyrolean students to jump into every Olympic Winter discipline at no cost, but rather for a big gain! He ended by stating that “formal education and sport are not rivals, but partners” .
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3.10. PARALLEL F – Dialogue Young People Speak
Ms Jacqueline Silva UNESCO Champion for Sport 2009
Ms Silva, a volleyball icon, shared her experiences as a young athlete, during which time subjects such as music, arts and sport were prevalent in the educational curricula . She felt that school offerings had degraded over the years and students were no longer provided with these fundamental needs . At age 14, she made a conscious decision to leave home and school to further her professional sporting career as a member of the Brazilian national team .
She referred to the fact that through sports she had found a way to get people to hear her voice and respect her views . She explained her personal mission to bring sports into schools through an innovative form of education called, “Intelligence Athletes”, which operated in partnership with local authorities and NGOs . The concept and methodology behind this initiative was to develop new talents and offer opportunities to vulnerable and underprivileged young people . As well as training in sports, the centres offer workshops and lectures to children and adolescents from ages 8 to 16 on HIV/AIDS prevention, teenage pregnancy and drug consumption . For Ms Silva, the lesson learnt was that dropping out of school was not necessary to have achieved the successes that she had obtained . Sport could serve to make school more attractive and it was not only the best athletes or champion team that moves forward but the best student athlete, the best sportsperson and the one who was the backbone of the team . She left the audience with the reflection that, “I am now mature enough to say that I am sure that if I had not left school, I would still have become an Olympic champion and an UNESCO Champion of Sport and all that it entails” .
Mr Luther Mamogobo Young Leader, International Inspiration – London 2012
Mr Mamogobo, Young Leader of the International Inspiration Programme, a London 2012 sports legacy initiative, explained that involvement and participation availed him the opportunity and experience to make a difference in his school and community . In parallel, it equipped him with critical life skills, knowledge and experiences that had proved to be priceless in his life formation . The programme awakened him to the realisation that sport was a powerful tool to unite nations, breaking down racial, economic and geographical barriers, and offering other obvious benefits such as health and recreation . He acknowledged that in his country, one of the main challenges was to integrate PE into the school curriculum and that of grooming sports leaders to carry the mandate forth in a sustainable manner .
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Mr Previn Vedan Springbok Scout, World Scout Organisation
Mr Vedan represented the World Scout Organisation, which aimed to promote environmental sustainability and youth development . He remarked that sport was a fundamental tool in helping his organisation to reach its goals . He shared interesting findings from the recent South African Scout Association’s national study, which investigated the level of knowledge of the UN MDGs amongst youth . A disturbing finding was that less than 5% of the surveyed youth were able to identify more than one MDG . A better awareness could be achieved by enabling youth to educate itself and providing peer education .
Ms Samantha McIntosh YOG Young Athlete
Ms McIntosh, YOG Young Athlete, shared similar sentiments with South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Mr Mbalula, that South Africa was a sport-mad country and this view was confirmed by her personal sporting experiences . Ms McIntosh had started horseback riding in the rural areas of the country at the age of six, and the sport had been quite significant in her life . She talked passionately about the 2010 YOG in Singapore, which were a life changing experience . Like many YOG athletes, representing her country as an Olympian was a great achievement . This life-changing dream, especially the two- week stay at the Olympic Village, and meeting the former and current Olympic champions was an experience of a lifetime . Ms McIntosh thanked the IOC for the vision to include youth in the activities of the Olympic circle, and the effect it had on young people . She concluded with a quote from President Rogge’s speech delivered during the YOG Opening Ceremony, “… each of you will be a champion if you are ready to serve as a role model for your generation” .
Mr Felipe Wu YOG Young Athlete
Mr Wu recalled his experiences during the YOG, which had been a great opportunity for young athletes to experience the highest level of sport competition, the Olympic spirit, great organisation and excellent facilities . He declared that the CEP had a phenomenal influence in that it re-focused the athletes’ minds from the scoreboard to their personal and group development as cultural and educational beings . Mr Wu referred to Ms Silva as a living legend who had led an exemplary life by combining a successful sporting career, obtaining her dreams and actively helping many young people to secure a better future through the combination of education and sportive training .
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Dialogue The panel noted that youth delegates at the conference had an enormous responsibility to spread the knowledge and insights that had been acquired to their respective corners of the world . Beyond this, they ought to encourage other youngsters to participate in sport and physical activities . If these objectives were to be achieved, a different mindset was required . The Olympic values of friendship, excellence and respect had come to life during the YOG and the panel agreed that these values were important to all young people .
In reference to Ms Silva’s presentation, it was agreed that with better guidance and support, young athletes could be properly managed and thus prevent school attrition . In reference to London 2012's International Inspiration programme, the panel were of like mind that through such programmes youth could inspire each other to love and enjoy sport . As far as the Scouting Movement's presentation, the panel agreed that the issue of educating and motivating youth to get involved in sport and to achieve the MDGs was critical .
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3.11. PARALLEL G – Dialogue Legacy and Regeneration: The Healing Powers of Sport
Mr Thierno A. Diack CEO, OlympAfrica Foundation
In illustration of his message related to the session theme on the concept of legacy and regeneration through sport, Mr Diack shared a video . The old adage of “a picture is worth a thousand words”, rang true as the visual images shown portrayed the universality of sport, that sport participation was a great capacity builder, could overcome the barriers of race and/or prideful wrong doing and could be used to rejuvenate the life blood of a society in strife . He further added that “the world is over- armed; yet peace is under-funded” .
Mr Serge Mwambali YOG Young Ambassador
Mr Mwambali expressed his view that sport played a vital role in the healing and uniting of youth and of his nation to live through the 1994 Rwanda genocide . He spoke strongly about the combined efforts of the IOC, National Olympic Academy (NOA) and the NOC in having introduced physical activities and educational camps to remedy the aftermath of the conflict . Mr Mwambali concluded by extending his thanks to the IOC President for the YOG and stated that youth of today could benefit from such a sporting framework to help them overcome their social and life challenges and assist them to become responsible adults .
Mr Dilshan Kariyawasam YOG Young Athlete
Mr Kariyawasam reiterated the sentiment of his co-presenters and noted the importance of sport in bringing peace, happiness and meaning in the lives of young people; it yielded a sense of fulfilment and enjoyment . He expressed his belief that participation in sport promoted a good rapport and the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship . Mr Kariyawasam illustrated his presentation with a video that captured and illustrated the healing powers of sport . He ended by stating that every individual can and should have the opportunity to participate in sport and physical activities .
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Mr Albert Miller President of Athletics Fiji
Mr Miller commenced by sharing the historical origins of sport in his country which played an important role in defining the Pacific as a sport-rich region . He referred to sporting heroes such as His Excellency Marcus Stephen (former weightlifting medallist) and top golfer, V .J . Singh . Currently the game of rugby was important in Fiji, and was influential in promoting sport participation among young people in the region . He declared that the majority of the All Black rugby team members were from the island . Fiji’s downside was that the region had gone through difficult times, enduring three coups d'état at one time, yet sport in Fiji had proved to be a real healing and unifying force throughout the Pacific .
Mr Thiam Peng Tan YOG Young Reporter
Mr Tan stated that “sport is intimately linked to education and culture”, which was witnessed in action during the recent YOG in Singapore . As a YOG Young Reporter, he observed how the CEP worked hand-in-hand with sport to enrich the participating youth overall experience . He stated that the sport’s healing powers came in the form of encouraging, challenging and ultimately uniting people divided by geographical or ideological lines . In his perspective, the notion of healing was in fact inextricably linked with the notion of difference .
In reflecting on the “word cloud” (i .e . the conference logo), Mr Tan mentioned that he was struck by the numerous words that championed closely-related concepts such as diversity, inclusion, multiculturalism, universality, breaking stereotypes and dialogue . He spoke about his home country of Singapore as a successful model of racial and religious harmony . In addition, he shared the flip side of the coin and mentioned that it had not always been smooth sailing for the country and referred to the 1960 racial riots . He summed up by applauding the conference for its youth-centric focus and stated that when all is said and done, “sports equals the playing field; something shamefully lacking in the modern world and wherever you are born, whatever your skin colour, sport is to give you a chance at the gold” .
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3.12. PARALLEL H – Dialogue Cultural Olympiad: Adding Value to the Olympic Experience
Professor Norbert Mueller President, International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC)
Prof Mueller had conducted a study during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games to investigate the link between the cultural and the sporting programme of mega sporting events . The data collected referred specifically to the biathlon event; however, he reported that the results of the study illustrated that spectators showed significant interest not only in attending competition events but also cultural events such as exhibitions, artistic dance performances, theatre productions and open-air events during the Olympic Games period . These findings further served to evidence the added value and necessity of combining sports and cultural programmes .
Mr Will Hutchinson Special Adviser, Culture, Ceremonies and Education, London 2012
Mr Hutchinson provided detailed information on the Cultural Olympiad and what he referred to as the London 2012 Festival . The essence of the programme was to celebrate the athletes, artists, people, places and cultures of London, the UK and the world; it would span the spectrum of arts and culture, from the traditional to street-life and beyond . The focus was on celebrating youth, diversity and creating a lasting legacy . He further added that the vision of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad was to use the inspiration of the Games to unleash the creativity of young people; the value lay in celebrating the city of London and the whole of the UK and what it had to offer – its unique internationalism, cultural diversity, sharing and understanding . To make this happen, the Cultural Olympiad would focus on themes such as animating public spaces through street theatre, public art, circus skills, and live big screen sites . Thus, promoting learning skills by linking with educational programmes, using culture and sport to promote environmental sustainability, health and well-being, encouraging collaborations and innovation between communities and cultural sectors .
Mr Burke Taylor Vice-President, Culture and Celebration Programmes, Vancouver 2010
Mr Taylor discussed the multiple contributions that the Cultural Olympiad brought to the Olympic Games experience . He traced this development from the time of the revival of the modern Olympic Games and declared that Baron de Coubertin’s vision of combining sport and culture was the Movement’s enduring strength . He mentioned that while the pivotal contribution of the competition component of the Games had been explored and documented, the potential of activation on a host city’s culture and creative showcasing and the impact therefore needed further coverage and media involvement .
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However, he noted that despite this lack of an uneven historical reference on the cultural side, there are many significant successes which he wished to share . Mr Burke declared that the ultimate success of the Vancouver 2010 cultural programmes laid in their transferability and replication . To this effect, he acknowledged the tremendous support of the IOC’s Olympic Games Knowledge Management programme (OGKM) for promoting and reporting VANOC’s Cultural Olympiad in a narrative, statistical and financial account and documentation for future organisers .
Professor Paul Singh Chief Director of Client Support, International Liaison, Facilities and Events, Sport and Recreation South Africa
Prof Singh stated that in the Republic of South Africa, integrity and human dignity were fundamental values enshrined in the constitution; thereby, the concept and philosophy of Olympism was a perfect fit within the country’s framework . He explained that South Africa was rich in its cultural programmes and indulgences within the visual, literary and performance arts . He mentioned that athletes can play a critical role in societal challenges such as the fight against environmental degradation, HIV/AIDS, promoting peace and development through sport, social inclusion and social cohesion initiatives . He noted that a “think globally, act locally” approach could further the priorities of dealing and applying the Olympic values to real life situations . He concluded that the national government department, Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA), had aligned its vision of creating “an active and winning nation” and aimed in providing opportunities for all South Africans to participate in sport .
Ms Danka Barteková YOG Young Ambassador
Ms Barteková indicated that in her role as a YOG Young Ambassador and given her experiences during the CEP, she was a strong proponent of the fact that Cultural Olympiads served to spread Olympic values among the people of the hosting country . It strengthened the Olympic spirit amongst the participants and spectators, introduced the cultural aspects of the host city to all involved, thus promoting respect toward differences, tolerance and mutual cooperation between countries . She stated that this perspective was based on her observations of the athletes who, through the CEP activities, had fun together, shared their personal experiences, learned about obtaining good results without cheating or the use of harmful substances and how the rights of children were being protected . The athletes also had exposure to the historical background of the Olympic Games, its symbols and values . She concluded, “let us start with the youth of the world and use the soft power of the CEP to help communicate and implement the Olympic values, thereby interweave them into the fabric of society to the benefit of future generations . Maybe this can help us in the struggle to create a better and safer place to live” .
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Dialogue The discussion started with a question from the floor posed to Messrs . Hutchinson and Taylor in regard to the respective experiences of the Cultural Olympiad in the light of cultural diversity . They replied that the attention to inclusion of differing cultures was always a fundamental area of focus during the Olympic Games . Mr Taylor pointed out that the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games were a case in point, with their multifaceted programmes .
Mr Hutchinson agreed that London was a melting pot of cultural diversity and was thus encouraged to attempt its goal of representing all the peoples from every nation . He further stated that to achieve this ambitious goal, processes to mobilise and engage with relevant stakeholders and partners needed to start early on .
A question was also raised on what the IOC was doing to help developing countries put appropriate policies in place with respect to delivering and improving culture and cultural programmes . It was noted that the IOC organisational structure was based on geographical representation from the existing NOC membership . Moreover, the Olympic Solidarity World Programmes, as well as other IOC programmes had been established to this end, whereby developing countries were provided assistance and support to take up challenges such as increased urbanisation and the impact thereof .
The dialogue touched on the involvement of people living with disabilities within the respective cultural programmes during the Olympic Games . Mr Taylor remarked that disabled people actively participated in the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad, in the planning and implementation phases . Similarly, Mr Hutchinson also indicated that people with disabilitie would be involved in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London .
A query in regard to the relationship between an Organising Committee and Olympic education was put forth . It was stated that Olympic Education was an integral part of OCOG activities and was widely implemented to inspire children and young people across the nation and around the world . The moderator summed up by stating that the Cultural Olympiad was an important component to delivery of the Olympic Games and added value to young people’s experiences pre, during and post Games .
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3.13. PLENARY 4 & Closing Ceremony Youth Caucus: How Sport Plays a Part in MY Life
Participants: Mr Adam Osman (SIN) Mr Devon van der Merwe (RSA) Ms Diacounda Sene (SEN) Mr Joseph Parker (NZL) Ms Primrose Mhunduru (ZIM) Mr Alan Harris (BAR) Mr Florian Kogler (AUT) Mr Felipe Wu (BRA) Mr Serge Mwambali (RWA) Mr Dilshan Kariyawasam (SRI) Mr Thiam Peng Tan (SIN) Ms Danka Bartekova (SVK) Ms Samantha McIntosh (RSA)
The final plenary session in the form of a Youth Caucus featured YOG participants, representing countries such as Barbados, Austria, Singapore, Brazil, New Zealand, Slovakia and South Africa . Participants described the experience in Singapore as “life-changing”, and vividly recounted the friendships they had made and events they had witnessed . In a light-hearted, yet informative 90-minute session, the IOC's Culture and Education Programme (CEP) was seen as an excellent opportunity and innovative mix of the multi-sport competition event .
The caucus further expanded on anecdotes related to special moments during the YOG such as observing the athletes’ excitement, being able to spend time and engage in activities with their respective national teams, witnessing the young athletes ‘coming out of their shell’, the unfolding growth of self expression through participation in the CEP and Global Issues activity booths, and the value of attending workshops hosted by former Olympians .
The Young Ambassadors agreed that they had learnt greatly from their YOG experiences, in terms of working with, leading and guiding young athletes and their own personal growth . It was proposed that to improve the YOG and to increase youth participation in sports across the world, a strong case for education and training for more Youth Ambassadors, to be chosen from the host country, was essential .
The Young Athletes stated that they had learnt great lessons about different cultures; how sport soon became the common denominator despite differences, bringing them together as a group to share their amazing experiences . Many YOG athletes confessed that they did not have an inkling what the Games were going to be like and what they had to offer; they had initially focused on the competition aspects . Following their YOG involvement, they would gladly participate in another edition of the Games in the future, including the Olympic Games . They also commented that it would be paramount for future Games that athletes were directly involved and invited to be part of the Organising Committee, from the initial conception and planning stage of the CEP events, so that their views could be filtered through and their specific interests and passions could find meaning in the final product . Furthermore, CEP activities should be based on regular school level programmes that the athletes might be familiar with .
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Participants were of like mind that previous physical activity and sporting participation stood them in good stead in getting involved in YOG teams in their respective countries . School sport participation and its combination with PE influenced their current sporting involvement and hence their participation in the YOG . There were many talented young people out there that still needed to be encouraged to participate in sport, who also needed to be guided and given a chance to grow and develop as potential elite athletes . The YOG athletes concluded by calling on all athletes and Olympians to encourage others to add value to the sport . Additionally, the critical role played by the media in relation to young athletes was noted and how they could benefit from further training on “getting out in front” with media .
The YOG Young Reporters agreed that the coaching and mentoring they received before assuming their responsibilities during the Games was important . The suggestion was put forth to streamline the responsibilities of Young Reporters and in order to relieve the accompanying stress that they should only be assigned to report on or write stories pertaining to their respective regions or countries, as this would be more powerful and meaningful .
It was a common consensus that critical steps needed to be taken to involve young athletes and athletes with disabilities within the YOG framework, and thus the IOC needed to be engaged in this regard .
The Youth Caucus concluded with the declaration that being young did not mean lacking in knowledge and experience or being ignorant; young people should be involved in decision-making processes, especially in areas which directly affected them . After all, they could contribute invaluable information and peer insight . The YOG had affected a lot of lives already and this trend should be encouraged to continue beyond the Games and for the benefit of young people integrated into other programmes and events at continental, regional and national levels .
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3.14. PRESENTATION OF FINAL STATEMENT
Mr Lambis V. Nikolaou, IOC Member and Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education
The Chairman of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education concluded the 7th IOC World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture and thanked all those involved . The final declaration was read and agreed upon by all participants .
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4. Recommendations
7th WORLD CONFERENCE ON SPORT, EDUCATION AND CULTURE
The Durban Declaration The 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture was organised in Durban, South Africa, by the International Olympic Committee, in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), from 5 to 7 December 2010 . More than 600 delegates from National Olympic Committees, International Federations, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, educational and cultural institutions, UN specialised organisations, governmental and non- governmental organisations participated in this Conference .
Under the theme “Giving a Voice to Youth”, sessions were held and presentations made in plenary and specialised dialogue sessions . All discussions took place in an atmosphere of friendship and informed debate .
The participants resolved to:
1 . Implement the recommendations of the following statement;
2 . Express their gratitude to the Mayor of the City of Durban, His Worship Councillor Obed Mlaba; the Minister of Sport and Recreation, The Honorable Fikile Mbalula; the Premier of KwaZulu- Natal Province, The Honorable Dr Zweli Lawrence Mkhize; the President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Mr Gideon Sam; and the IOC Executive Board member in South Africa, Dr Sam Ramsamy, for their exceptional hospitality and the excellent organisation of the conference facilities provided to participants, which contributed to the success of the Conference; and
3 . Request the above leadership to convey the participants’ appreciation and gratitude for the services of the volunteers and service providers, who contributed immensely to the success of the Conference, and to convey our further thanks and gratitude to the Government of the Republic of South Africa .
Durban, South Africa 7 December 2010
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1. Youth Involvement a . The involvement of young people in the programme of the 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture has been the most important innovation in the organisation of the Conference . It has helped provide real meaning to the theme of the Conference and the participation of the young people involved was invaluable . Their enthusiastic contribution was the proof of how much they appreciated being able to get involved . Also worth noting were the eloquence with which they made their presentations and the clarity of their messages . b . The Conference recommends that the involvement of young people, both as delegates and participants, be extended to all future forums and conferences in the Olympic Movement, and that they should be involved in actions related to implementation of policies and programmes that concern them, at all levels of, and throughout, the sports movement . c . The Conference calls on all governments to recognise that investment in young people – using sport as a medium – is an investment in national and community development . d . The Conference reiterates the power of sport for youth empowerment and building self-respect, values and ethical awareness .
2. The Youth Olympic Games a . The Conference acknowledges the great success of the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games, on culture and education, and the positive impact that this had on the participants . The participants were motivated by the programme of the Games, and their aim of breaking down barriers between nationalities and cultures was achieved . b . The Conference recommends that methods be found for the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games to be extended beyond the Games . In order for the concept to fully reach its potential, the lessons of the YOG must be applied to the lives of young people between the Games, and at continental, regional and national games .
3. Collaboration between Entities a . The Conference acknowledged the collaboration between different entities with respect to the content of the Culture and Education Programme of the Youth Olympic Games, as regards delivering Olympic education, and concerning the organisation of the World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture . This is in-line with the Olympic Congress’s resolution for the Olympic Movement to take and strengthen appropriate measures to engage in the widest possible way with other supporting institutions, promote the delivery of the UN Millennium Goals, and further such initiatives . b . The Conference recommends that NOCs should create working relations with national entities, especially governmental and non-governmental organisations, such as the UNESCO National Commissions, in order to ensure that sport is an essential part of school curricula . While this relationship should take into consideration the need to respect each entity’s uniqueness and accountabilities, it is necessary that close working relationships be forged in order to ensure first that sport and physical education are part of the national educational curriculum .
4. Technology and the Future of Olympic Education a . The Conference acknowledges that communicating with today’s young people is evolving fast, and that it is effective only if done “in their own language” – particularly through social networks and modern media . Technology is fast overtaking traditional means of talking with young people . The Conference took note of the IOC’s well developed programme for communicating with young people from throughout the world via social websites . However, the Conference
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understands the need to continue to balance the introduction of modern technology with employing traditional means of communicating, respecting developing communities’ different traditions and realities . b . The Conference recommends that national entities and the National Olympic Committees should follow the example of the IOC and other international organisations by encouraging young people to become content creators and users of modern technologies, and advocating strongly for young people to have access to such opportunities and tools .
5. Olympic Values Education Programme a . The Conference acknowledges that the Olympic Values Education Programme is a unique and valuable programme that enhances the learning experience of young children and encourages young people and athletes to learn the human values of life . The programme has the potential to grow and should thus be supported . b . The Conference opines that, in order for the programme to succeed, it is necessary for national educational systems to be involved in its dissemination . Although the OVEP is a creation of the IOC, it is necessary to ensure that governments, in particular, see its value and therefore accept it as an important addition to their own educational programmes . UNESCO is a valuable partner in the introduction of this programme in schools on a global scale . The possibility of introducing the programme through the UNESCO network opens vast new possibilities in the IOC’s effort to support values-based education on a global scale . The Conference also sees this as a way for the Olympic Movement entities to form close links with UN agencies and other relevant organisations, as recommended by the Olympic Congress .
6. Observatory and Data Base for Education and Development a . The Conference noted, with concern, that there were several good projects, especially being undertaken by NGOs in developing countries, aimed at educating young people in and through sport, but that they were unrelated to each other . These could, however, be more effective if knowledge and best practices were shared . Most such projects were donor-funded and driven, and were designed for, and applied to, economically challenged communities, especially in developing countries . b . The Conference recommends that the IOC seek the collaboration of other partners in order to establish a web-based Observatory in which a data base of sports education, sports and culture, and all such initiatives could be made available to all . Such a data base can also be an ideal platform for sharing best practices, exchanging information and ensuring that resources are applied equally .
7. Educational Programmes of the Organising Committees of the Olympic Games a . The Conference acknowledges the tremendous effort that has been made by past and present Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, at the urging of the IOC, to create education and culture programmes for their populations, in particular . However, while many resources are expended in these exercises, the Conference notes, with concern, that, with a few exceptions, the programmes have tended to end with the related Olympic Games . b . The Conference recommends that the IOC ensure that, as part of the country’s legacy for hosting the Olympic Games, the culture and education programmes should be continued . Cities that host the Games should undertake to continue their education and culture programmes . These programmes should be available to the Olympic Movement as a whole and, where possible, shared .
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8. Anti-Doping, Drug Abuse and Related Education a . The Conference acknowledges the efforts that are being made by the Olympic Movement, especially by the International Federations, UNESCO and the World Anti-Doping Agency to educate athletes and young people in particular, as well as the community in general, on the dangers of doping . It also acknowledges the efforts made by UNESCO to ensure that all the world’s nations ratify the International Convention of State Parties against Doping in Sport . It urges countries that are yet to ratify the Convention to do so, and opines that the signing of the Convention should not be considered as an end unto itself . b . The Conference recommends that further efforts be made to educate young people on the dangers of so-called “social” drugs and on other risky behaviour .
Durban, South Africa 7 December 2010
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5. List of participants
Title LAST NAME First NAME Company FUNCTION COUNTRY Email
Intelligence & Mr Abe Atsushi Staff Japan atsushi .abe@gmail .com Networking Unit
Mr Abold Andreas Abold GmbH CEO Germany abold@abold .de
Mr Abon Joseph Student Sports Scientist South Africa kolaabon@yahoo .com
Ministry of Youth and Mr Abusninan Zayed Department Director Palestine zayed387242@yahoo .com Sports
Director Sudan Mr Adam Ahmed Adam Ahmed SNOC Sudan ahmedadam_fam@hotmail .com olympic Academy
Dr Adegbesan Olufemi Member Nigeria dokitafemi@yahoo .com
Member of Culture International Olympic Mr Adorni Vittorio and Olympic Education Italie vittorio .adorni@libero .it Committee Commission
Mr Agliati Jaime NOC of Chile Director Chile jaimeagliati@gmail .com
Membre exécutif du Mr Agoudjil Samir NOC of Algeria Algeria coacom_info@yahoo .fr COA
Dr Ahmad Zakaria NOC of Malaysia Vice President Malaysia fong@olympic .org .my
Mr Ahmed Kutubuddin NOC of Bangladesh Secretary General Bangladesh nocban@gmail .com
Mrs Ahmed Ladi Habu Guest Nigeria
Pacific Islands News Mr Akauola Mataiasi Journalist Fiji matai .akauola@yahoo .com Association
Culture Concept & Mr Akinde Abiodun James Cultural Entertainment Nigeria cultureconcept@yahoo .com Foklore Dance Troupe
NOC of the United Arab United Arab Dr Alhai Omar Abdulaziz Board Member info@uaenoc .ae Emirates Emirates
Expert- PHD Lecturer Dr Ali Ezz El Din MEMOS Graduates at Faculty of Physical Egypt prof .dr_ezzeldin@yahoo .com Education
National Commission Mr Aliyev Ramin for UNESCO of the Attache Azerbaijan ramin-aliyev@hotmail .com Republic of Azerbaijan
Department of Physical United States of Dr Allen Beverly Education and Professor ballen@nccu .edu America Recreation
International Olympic Ms Allen Béatrice Member Gambia bea .allen@gmail .com Committee
Qatar Olympic Mr Al-obaidly Hamad Head of Website Unit Qatar hamady@olympic .qa Committee
Project Executive Dr Al-sayrafi Mohammed NOC of Qatar Qatar alsayrafi@adlqatar .com Director
Youth and Sports/ Head of Youth Mr Ananthakrishnan Subramonia Iyer Urban Youth Kenya anantha .krishnan@unhabitat .org Programme Development
Comité National Mrs Antoine Myriam Olympique et sportif France myriamantoine@cnosf .org Français
Sport & Recreation Deputy Director : Dr Appelcryn Nicola South Africa nicola@srsa .gov .za South Africa Strategic Management
Mr Appiah Francis Yaw NOC of Ghana 1st Vice President Ghana frankyappiah@yahoo .com
Intelligence & Department of Sports Mr Arai Hirokazu Japan hiroarai1969@yahoo co. .jp Networking Unit Information
National Institute of Associate Professor, Dr Arayilakath Mohamed Najeeb India amnajeeb53@gmail .com Technology Calicut Physical Education
Fédération Prof Ascani Franco Internationale Cinéma President Italy ascani@ficts .org Télévision Sportifs
Executive Board Mr Augustyn Dawie NOC of Namibia Namibia daugustyn@metropolitan .com .na Member
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University Mr Azzopardi Julian Researcher South Africa jul476@gmail .com of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr Bach Thomas Executive Board Vice-President Germany drthbach@aol .com
Mr Balram Vijay Sport Director South Africa vijay .balram@kzndsr .gov .za
International Olympic Exec . Office of the Ms Baramia Marina Switzerland marina .baramia@olympic .org Committee President
Olympic Games International Olympic Department / Mrs Barrett Jacqueline Switzerland jacqueline .barrett@olympic .org Committee Candidate City Relations
Slovak Olympic Young Ambasador Ms Bartekova Danka Slovakia motolikova@olympic .sk Academy of YOG Singapore
United States Mr Battle Charles CHB Enterprises, LLC Guest cbattle@millermartin .com of America
Embassy of the Mr Beerman Lodewijk Kingdom of the Policy Officer South Africa lodewijk .beerman@minbuza .nl Netherlands
United States Mr Bellingham Norman USOC Chief Operating Officer international@usoc .org of America
Culture Concept & Mr Bello Sulaimon Olamilekan Planning Officer Folklore
Russian International Russian Mr Belousov Lev Education mahnev .vladimir@gmail .com Olympic University Federation
Dr Binder Deanna L . Consultant Curriculum Specialist Canada deanna .binder@shaw .ca
Director of Olympic Mrs Bissik Sylvaine Ariane Group Cameroon coubertin .cameroon@yahoo .fr Education
Sport Development Ms Blas Kelly NOC of Guam Guam gnoc@teleguam .net Officer
International Olympic Ms Bokel Claudia Member Germany claudia@bokel .name Committee
International Olympic Mr Borzov Valeriy Member Ukraine borzov@flau .org .ua Committee
Ms Botes Quinton-Steele NOC of Namibia Board Member Namibia nnoc@mweb .com .na
Mr Bradford Anthony UIPM
International Olympic Exec . Office of the Ms Braeckevelt Yasmine Belgium cybt@olympic .org Committee President
Member of Culture International Olympic Ms Brownlee Helen and Olympic Education Australia helen .brownlee@olympics .com .au Committee Commission
Mr Bruce Lawrence NOC of Gambia Executive Director Gambia lbruce@qanet gm.
Russian Dr Bryantsev Alexander OCOG Education abryantsev@sochi2014 .com Federation
Ms Buthelezi Hlengiwe FGG Assembly Member South Africa buthelezih@yahoo .com
Mrs Calligaris Novella NOC of Italy CONI delegate Italy novellacalligaris@yahoo .it
Mrs Casado Marisol ITU President Spain alfredo .sanchez@triathlon .org
International Olympic Mr Chamunda Patrick S . Member Zambia pchamunda@zamnet zm. Committee
Prof Chappelet Jean-Loup University of Lausanne Dean Switzerland jean-loup .chappelet@idheap .unil .ch
Chinese Taipei Olympic Member, Education Dr Cheng Hu Chinese Taipei international@tpe-olympic .org .tw Committee Commission of CTOC
Taekwondo Promotion Ms Chong Shinyong General Manager Foundation
Korean National Ms Chun Taeck-soo Commission for Secretary-General Republic of Korea chunts@unesco .or .kr UNESCO
Mr Chun Dae Woo Samsung Marketing Republic of Korea dw .y .chun@samsung .com
Mr Chung Hoon Samsung Sports Marketing Korea hoon_chung@samsung .com
Director, International United States Mr Cioroslan Dragomir USOC dragomir .cioroslan@usoc .org Relations of America
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International Olympic Mrs Commissaire Elizabeth Staff Switzerland elizabeth .commissaire@olympic .org Committee
International School Mr Coolen Jan Secretary General Belgium jan .coolen@isfsports .org Sport Federation
Prof Coopoo Yoga South Africa University Lecturer South Africa yoga .coopoo@wits .ac .za
Ms Coventry Kirsty Professional Athlete South Africa tyrone .seward@mcws co. .za
Department of Mr Davies Joseph International Relations Observer South Africa daviesjeh@dirco .gov .za and Cooperation
Mrs De Irezabal Escobar Mireya Alicia Presidents’ Guest Spouse Spain smartin@coe .es
Culture and Arts Dominican Mr De la rosa quezada Pedro NOC of Dominica cod@colimdo .org Federation President Republic
Mrs De susbielle Marianne Interpreter Interpreter Switzerland mariades@club-internet .fr
Social & Educational Director – College Dr Deshpande Suresh India hvpm_shdeshpande@yahoo .com Institution Section
Mr Diack Alassane Thierno Olympafrica Foundation Directeur Executif Senegal olympaf@orange .sn
Beijing Olympic Deputy Head People's Republic Ms Diao Zongmin City Development yuwen@beijing2008 .cn of Department of China Association
International Olympic Mr Dibos Ivan Member Peru ivandibos@hotmail .com Committee
Bahamas Olympic Ms Dillette Alana Athlete Bahamas Committee
Assistant Secretary Mrs Dillette Kathryn NOC of Bahamas Bahamas kkdill@yahoo ca. General
People's Republic Mr Ding Ming Nanjing 2014 YOG yinhao121@vip .sina .com of China
Events and Sports Youth Programme Mr Diop Khadim Senegal khadimdiopt@yahoo .fr Management Consulting Cordinator
Grassroot Soccer South Mr Donald James Programme Manager South Africa jamesd@grassrootsoccer .org Africa
International Olympic Mrs Drakopoulou Hugo Marianna Staff Switzerland marianna .hugo_drakopoulou@olympic .org Committee
MEMOS Graduate 2002 Spouse of General Mrs Drost Meta (Spouse of) Manager
Ms Du toit Natalie Waterwings Swimmer South Africa info@nataliedutoit .co .za
Ms Dumon Detlef ICSSPE e .V . Executive Director Germany ddumon@icsspe .org
Member of Culture International Olympic Dr Durántez Corral Conrado and Olympic Education Spain academia@coe .es Committee Commission
Culture & Olympic Mr Durry Jean Member France Education
Olympic Games Mr Edgar Anthony Staff Switzerland anthony .edgar@olympic .org Department
Mr Eklindh Kenneth ED/BAS Chief ED/BAS/ECCE France k .eklindh@unesco .org
Prof Ekra Alain Frédéric NOC of Ivory Coast 1st Vice President Ivory Coast cno-civ@aviso .ci
International Olympic Mr El Guerrouj Hicham Member Morocco elguerroujh@yahoo .fr Committee
International Olympic Executive Board Ms El Moutawakel Nawal Morocco nmoutawakel@hotmail .com Committee Member
Dr Elnashar Adel Officer Secretary General Egypt elnashar841@hotmail com.
NOC of the Libyan Arab Libyan Arab Mr Elomrani Mahmud Olympic Educator elomrani@loa .ly Jamhiriya Jamahiriya
International Olympic Dr Elwani Rania Amr Member Egypt rania_elwani@link .net Committee
Deputy Director Mr Engida Getachew UNESCO France g .engida@unesco .org General
Mr Ergeshov Salamat NOC Kyrgyzstan Secretary General Kyrgyzstan salamat ergeshov@gmail. .com
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NOC of People's People's Republic Mr Fan Zhanbei Director coc@olympic .cn Republic of China of China
OVEP Prof Fasan Clément NOC/University Nigeria drfasan@yahoo .com Coordinator / Lecturer
Mr Fawe Adewale IPSF-Nigeria Sports consultant Nigeria adewalefawe@gmail com.
Comité National Présidente de la Ms Faye Cécile Olympique et Sportif Commission Culture Senegal cecilefaye@gmail com. Sénégalais et Education
Mr Fernando Joseph Mazenod Sports Office Secretary India tamilnaduolympic@gmail .com
Mrs Figueroa dibos Maria Luisa Guest Peru ivandibos@hotmail .com
International Olympic Mr Fok Timothy Tsun-Ting Member Hong Kong ttf@hfg .hk Committee
Mr Folquet Léon Louis NOC of Gabon President Gabon leonfolquet@yahoo fr.
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Mrs Forde Catherine National Olympic Education Department kayforde@yahoo com. Tobago Committee
IOC Protocol, Events Mr Foster Paul Staff Switzerland paul .foster@olympic .org and Hospitality
Mr Fuller Nick LOCOG 2012 Head of Education Great Britain nick .fuller@london2012 .com
Mr Gabanakgosi Dickson NOC of Botswana
International Olympic Olympic Games Mr Gabriel Essar Switzerland essar .gabriel@olympic .org Committee Department
International Olympic Prof Gangas Dionyssis IOA Director Greece dion .gangas@gmail .com Academy
Mr Garcia Carlos Freelance Journalist Canada pietro2000rou@yahoo .com
Director, Government of British Mrs Gardiner Jane Intergovernmental Canada jane .gardiner@gov .bc .ca Columbia Relations
Associate Director Mr Gardiner Peter Independent School of Advancement
Member of Culture International Olympic Prof Georgiadis Konstantinos and Olympic Education Greece ioa@ioa .org .gr Committee Commission
Head Section of the Mrs Ghazy Lamis NOC of Egypt Egypt info@egyptianolympic org. Technical Department
Tshwane University of Conference Mr Gininda Motlogeleng South Africa mokoenammf@yahoo .com Technology/SASCOC Rapporteurs Team
Ministry of Sport Rio Mr Gnecco José Roberto Technical Advisor Brazil jrgnecco@gmail .com 2016
United States Mr Goldsmith Raymond ISM Ltd . Chairman & CEO rgoldsmith@ismltd .com of America
Mrs Gonzalez Silvia NOC of Costa Rica Secretary General Costa Rica comite@olimpicocrc .org
Munich 2018 Bid Head of Planning Ms Grammatikos Angela Germany grammatikos@muenchen2018 .org Committee International Relations
NOC of Antigua and Antigua and Mr Greene Everly Paul Chet President aboa@apuainet .ag Barbuda Barbuda
Head of Technical Mr Griffiths Stevan Technical Services Ireland steve .griffiths@irb .com Services
Mr Grospiron Edgar Annecy 2018 Directeur Général France amelie .marcilly@annecy-2018 .fr
Directeur pour Mr Gudiskis Algimantas Antanas NOC of Lithuania Lithuania algis@ltok .lt l'éducation olympique
Mr Gumbi Kwanele Gumbi Global Executive South Africa gumbi@za .gumbiglobal .com
International Olympic Mr Gumel Habu Ahmed Member Nigeria hagengineering@yahoo .co .uk Committee
Mrs Gura Miriam NOC of Israel Guest Israel nocil@nocil .co .il
Mr Gura Yehoshua NOC of Israel Vice President Israel nocil@nocil .co .il
Project Manager Mr Guskowski Gerald South Africa 'Youth Development South Africa gerald .guskowski@gtz .de through Football'
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President of the Foundation of the Olympic Education Mr Hadzelek Kajetan NOC of Poland Centre, Chairman of Poland pkol@pkol pl. the POC Commission of Culture and Olympic Education
Education & Training Mrs Haj-tass Narin NOC of Jordan Jordan info@joc .jo Manager
Mr Harris Alan NOC of Barbados Speaker Barbados mralanharris@hotmail .com
Social and Educational Mr Hirode Sanjay Lecturer India sanjayhirode@rediffmail .com Institution
Korean National Ms Hong Bogang Commission for Programme Specialist Republic of Korea bghong@unesco or. .kr UNESCO
Director General Mr Hosni Mohamed Tunisia Tunisia s .hached@sport tn. of Sports
International Zurkhaneh Islamic Republic Mr Hosseini Seyed Amir Sports Federation Sport zurkhaneh@gmail .com of Iran "IZSF"
International Relations Ms Hubert Severine Business Development Great Britain lucy@jtassocs .com Director
Mr Hutchinson Will LOCOG 2012 Special Adviser Great Britain will .hutchinson@london2012 .com
Prof Igbanugo Veronica C . Group Vice-President Nigeria chianugo2000@yahoo .com
Union tunisien des Representante des Ms Jabou Marwa organisations des Tunisia marwajabou@hotmail .com jeunes jeunes
International Ms Jacobs Thora British Council Inspiration Project South Africa martina .longueira@uksport .gov .uk Manager
Sports for Ms Jacobs lyle Education Development South Africa lylejacobs@me com. Consultant
Ms Jankovic Natasa Serbian Youth Council Chairman Serbia natasa .jankovic80@gmail .com
Mr Jansen Brad South Africa Managing Director South Africa brad .jansen@havas-se .co .za
NOC of Saint Vincent St Vincent and Mr Joseph Keith Secretary General kayjosvg@gmail com. and the Grenadines The Grenadines
NOC of Trinidad and Sport and Youth Trinidad and Ms Joseph Violet veejay26@hotmail .com Tobago Development Tobago
Dr Julien David Sport Education Manager Canada david .julien@wada-ama .org
Comité Lituanien pour Dr Juozaitis Arvydas Président Lithuania arvydas .juozaitis@gmail .com Fair Play
Assistant to President Mr Kambou Sanssan Georges Member’s Guest Ivory Coast sanssan4@hotmail .com Palenfo
Hellenic Olympic Mr Karetos Efstratios Technical Advisor Greece skaretos@hoc .gr Committee
Coordinator NOC of the Islamic Ms Kariminezhad Naghmeh for OS Programmes nagh_karimi@yahoo .com Republic of Iran and Development
Mr Kariyawasam Dilshan N/A Athlete Sri Lanka dilshankariyawasam@yahoo .com
German Olympic Sport Policy Officer of Mrs Kassner Silke Germany silke .kassner@gmx de. Confederation Athletes Commission
Department of Sports United Republic Mr Katunzi Leonard Thadeo Director thadeol@yahoo .com Development of Tanzania
Mr Kaya Albert NOC of Congo Vice-President Congo olympicongo@yahoo .fr
Mr Kazi Hameed Sport Science Lecturer South Africa kazih@ukzn ac. .za
International Olympic Mr Keino Kipchoge Member Kenya nock@iconnect .co .ke Committee
Student For sensible Mr Keshinro Micheal Sport Director Nigeria michkesh@yahoo .com Drug Policy
Sport and Recreation Chief Operations Mrs Khan Sumayya South Africa sumayya@srsa .gov .za South Africa Officer
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UKZN -Sport Science Ms Khumbuzile Khumbuzile Lecturer South Africa khumalok@ukzn ac. .za Department
Mr Kim Jae Youl Cheil Industries Planning Republic of Korea jaeyoulkim@samsung com.
Ambassador for Mr Kim Jin Sun PyeongChang 2018 PyeongChang 2018 Republic of Korea meerani77@yahoo .com Bid
Mr Kim Hyoung Il Samsung Republic of Korea henry .kim27@samsung .com
Education and Ms Kobayashi Daisuke Group Manager Japan d .kobayasi@anti-doping .or .jp Information Group
Mr Kobayashi Toru NOC Japan Consultant Canada t-kobayashi@joc .or .jp
Mr Kogler Florian Young Ambassador Austria floko@kstp .at
Dr Koh Sock Miang NOC of Singapore Council Member Singapore sockmiang teo@nie. .edu .sg
Mrs Kong Yvonne Eleine NOC of Jamaica Director Jamaica sweetguinep1@yahoo .com
Mr Korellis Georgios NOC of Cyprus Administrative Officer Cyprus ol .edu@cytanet .com .cy
Trainer and Mr Koroma Alie Gibrill NOC of Sierra Leone Administrative Sierra Leone gikoal@yahoo .com Secretary
Dr Kouam ngocka Valérie Joelle ICLY Directrice Cameroon valeriejoellek@yahoo .it
Journalist / Editor Mr Kouassi Selay Marius Global Media Boss Ivory Coast lebonselay@yahoo .fr in Chief
Member of Culture International Olympic Mr Kouvelos Isidoros and Olympic Education Greece ioa@ioa .org .gr Committee Commission
Mr Kranz Neal Guam Executive Member Guam neal .kranz@gmail com.
Mr Kuehnle Dieter Otto Daimler-Benz Olympic Chief Adviser Germany dieterkuehnle@aol .com
Russian Mr Kuvaev Valeriy Directorate of Sports Head of Department anatasiaz@rambler .ru Federation
Mr Kwon Oh Hyung Samsung Samsung South Africa ohyung .kwon@samsung .com
MEMOS Graduates Mr Langevoort Dirk Gijsbert General Manager Netherlands g .langevoort@lancon .nl 2002
Mrs Laubscher Liana Sport for Social Change Director South Africa liana@altussport .co .za
Comité National Mr Leclercq André Olympique et sportif Vice-Président France andreleclercq@cnosf org. Français
Mr Lee Chang Won Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics South Africa cw54 .lee@samsung .com
Director, Culture and Mr Lee Pak Sing Singapore 2010 Singapore lee_pak_sing@singapore2010 .sg Education Programme
Mr Lee Won-Jae Sport Management Doctorate Student Republic of Korea dolzzae@nate .com
University of the Prof Lees Marion Director South Africa marioncapetown@gmail .com Western Cape
Mr Leising Rudolf Josef Interpreter Interpreter Switzerland rudolf .leising@gmail .com
Member of Culture International Olympic Dr Lennartz Karl and Olympic Education Germany lennartz@t-online .de Committee Commission
Dr Lennartz Ingrid Guest Germany lennartz@t-online .de
China Radio Mr Li Peng Radio Zimbabwe crilipeng@gmail .com International
People's Republic Mr Li Shu Nanjing 2014 YOG yinhao121@vip .sina .com of China
Chairman, Advisory Mr Li Soo Hung WTF Republic of Korea finepowersystems@yahoo .com Council
Mr Libombo Joel Matias UNESCO Member Mozambique ylivombo@hotmail .com
Umgungundlovu Mrs Lilian zanele Ngcobo Youth Trainer Municipality
Russian International Russian Mr Linkov Ivan Education mahnev .vladimir@gmail .com Olympic University Federation
People's Republic Ms Liu Xiaoling Hunan University Teacher ninaliu81@gmail .com of China
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The Norwegian School Prof Loland Sigmund President-elect Norway sigmund loland@nih. .no of Sport Sciences
Member of Culture International Olympic Ms Longworth Elizabeth and Olympic Education France e .longworth@unesco .org Committee Commission
Mrs Lopez Lluis ISMF President Spain lluis@fedme .es
Ms Lung Wei-Yun Member’s Guest Assistant Chinese Taipei ckwutpe@ms15 hinet. .net
Mrs Luthra Anju OVEP Professor India bcccpl@gmail .com
Executive Deputy Mr Ly Duc Tu NOC of Vietnam Vietnam voc@hn .vnn .vn Director
International Ms Lye Debbie UK Sport Great Britain debbie .lye@uksport .gov .uk Development Director
Mr Macome Marcelino NOC of Mozambique President Mozambique noc .moz@tvcabo .co .mz
Ms Magutshwa Nozipho KZN LGBT Assistant Co-ordinator South Africa hbuthelezei@gaygames .org
Ambassador, Délégué permanent Islamic Republic Mr Majidi Mohammad Reza Republique islamique m .majidi .ir@unesco-delegations .org auprès de l’UNESCO of Iran d’Iran
Eastern Cape Mr Makubalo Bafundi Director Sport South Africa bafundi .makubalo@srac .ecprov .gov .za Department of Sport
Mr Mamogobo Luther International Inspiration Young Leader Great Britain martina .longueira@uksport .gov .uk
Zimbabwe Sports and Mr Manolios Mark Board Member Zimbabwe manolios@mweb .co .zw Recreation Commission
Mr Maphanyane Modise NOC of Botswana Member Botswana maphs53@yahoo .com
Mr Marapjane Guillo Education Co-ordinator South Africa tm@bvilp .co .za
Programme Mr Marsh Carl UNODC Austria carl .marsh@unodc .org Coordinator
Mr Masenda Admire NOC of Zimbabwe President Zimbabwe executive@zoc co. .zw
Sport & Recreation Ms Mashego Hajira Scientific Support South Africa hajira@srsa .gov .za South Africa
Member of Culture International Olympic Mrs Masoni de Morea Alicia and Olympic Education Argentina florida890@eyse .com Committee Commission
Ms McColl Kathryn LOCOG 2012 Education Manager Great Britain kathryn .mccoll@london2012 .com
Ms McIntosh Samantha McIntosh Horse Sport Equestrian Athlete South Africa johnmcintosh@iafrica com.
Mr McIntosh John McIntosh Horse Sport Equestrian
Section for Youth, Ms McLennan Nancy UNESCO Sport and Physical France n .mclennan@unesco .org Education
CEO / Secretary Mr McLin Alexander FEI Switzerland lucinda .arsenio@fei .org General
Ms McMillan Elspeth NOC of New Zealand Olympic Educator New Zealand elspeth@olympic .org .nz
Mr Mennel Peter NOC of Austria Secretary General Austria office@olympia at.
Head of International Mrs Merkel-Grafarend Katrin NOC OF Germany Germany grammatikos@muenchen2018 .org Relations
Mr Mfusi Mthokozisi Sport Science Student South Africa mt .mfusi@gmail .com
Zimbabwe Olympic Youth Olympic Games Ms Mhunduru Primrose Zimbabwe pmhunduru@gmail .com Committee Young Ambassador
University of the South Mr Miller Albert Sport Education Fiji miller_a@usp .ac .fj Pacific
Mr Mizuno Masato NOC of Japan Vice President Japan s-ishikawa@joc .or .jp
Mr Moon Hee Jong NOC of Korea Director Republic of Korea hjmoon@cau .ac .kr
Ebenezer Olatunde Dr Morakinyo Group Secretary Nigeria e_morakinyo@yahoo .com Morakinyo
Ms Morariu Nicoleta NOC Guest
Mr Morariu Octavian NOC of Romania President Romania cristian .butariu@cosr .ro
Director of Culture, Ms Morris Bill LOCOG 2012 Ceremonies and Great Britain bill .morris@london2012 .com Education
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Mrs Morudu Rebecca Dlala Ntombazana Chairperson South Africa ribeccamm@gmail com.
Slovak Olympic Ms Motolikova Ivana Project Manager Slovakia motolikova@olympic .sk Committee
International Olympic Syrian Arab Mr Moudallal Samih Member samoudallal@gmail com. Committee Republic
Planification Ms Moulin Delphine Annecy 2018 France amelie .marcilly@annecy-2018 .fr Stratégique
Lord Moynihan Colin Berkeley NOC of Great Britain President Great Britain m .mcgowan@cmagroup .org .uk
International Pierre de Dr Mueller Norbert Emil Josef President Germany muellern@uni-mainz .de Coubertin Committee
Mr Mueller Andreas Guest Germany
Mr Munemo Felix Sports Co-ordinater Zimbabwe fmunemo@airzimbabwe .aero
Ms Munns Erin LOCOG 2012 Education Great Britain erin .munns@london2012 .com
Protocol and NOC Mr Musa Idris Sports Indonesia idris musa@olympic. .or .id Relations
Zimbabwe Olympic Mr Mutambara David Sports Delivery Zimbabwe mutambarad@zbca co. .zw Committee
Ms Mutsauki Robert NOC of Zimbabwe Secretary General Zimbabwe admin@zoc .co zw.
Chargé des Mr Mwambali Serge CNO Rwanda Rwanda cnorw@rwanda1 .com programmes
Mrs Mwandira Flora NOC of Malawi Vice President Malawi floramwandira96@gmail .com
Itar-tass Bureau Chief of Bureau Mr Myltsev Pavel South Africa itarsa@telkomsa .net in rsa of ITAR-TASS
Itar-tass Bureau Mrs Myltseva Ekaterina Editor South Africa catrinefast@hotmail .com in rsa
Itar-tass Bureau Russian Ms Myltseva Elizaveta Photographer mandysmind@mail .ru in rsa Federation
Mr Naicker Creesen Sport and Development Member/Director South Africa creesen .naicker@fifama .org
Ms Naidoo Leigh-Ann FGG Ambassador South Africa lnaidoo10@yahoo .com
Sport and Recreation Mrs Naidoo Rohini Director School Sport South Africa rohini@srsa .gov .za South Africa
Faculty of Sport Prof Nakafusa Toshiro University Japan ts-nakafusa@scn .ac .jp Science
Mr Nakano Takashi Sendai University Graduate School Japan tk-nakano@scn .ac .jp
International Olympic Ms Narbel Marie Joelle Staff Switzerland marie_joelle .narbel@olympic .org Committee
Department of Sport Mr Narsigan Senthil Biokineticist South Africa senthilnarsigan@gmail .com Science
Russian Ms Naryshkina Veronika Federation Coach anatasiaz@rambler .ru Federation
Mr Naydenov Lyuben NGO Deputy Bulgaria liuben_n@hotmail .com
Mr Ndelu Mvusi Cedrick KZN LGBT Secretary South Africa mvusih@yahoo .com
Ntombezininzi Ms Ndlela KZN LGBT Treasurer South Africa hbuthelezei@gaygames .org Princess
Ms Ndlovu Slindo UK Sport Young Leader Great Britain martina .longueira@uksport .gov .uk
Ms Ndzo Noxolo Angela KZN LGBT Recreation PRO South Africa hbuthelezei@gaygames .org
International Olympic Executive Board Mr Ng Ser Miang Singapore sim_soh_joo@singapore2010 .sgt Committee IOC Vice-President
Impilo Sports & Sports Events Ms Ngidi Phumla South Africa phumla@impilo-sports co. .za Wellness Coordinator
UN Focal Point United States Ms Nicola Shepherd DESA shepherdn@un .org on Youth of America
Russian International Russian Mr Nikitin Victor Education mahnev .vladimir@gmail .com Olympic University Federation
International Olympic Mr Nikolaou Lambis V . Member Greece lwnikolaou@ath .forthnet .gr Committee
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Responsible for the International Pierre de Ms Nikolaus Ines Roswitha Network of Coubertin Germany ines .nikolaus@web de. Coubertin Committee Schools
Ms Nkomo Balindile KZN LGBT Sports Co-ordinator South Africa hbuthelezei@gaygames .org
SASCOC/Tshwane Scholar/Commission Mr Nongogo Philani University of Member & Lead South Africa pnongogo@gmail com. Technology Rapporteur
International Olympic Ms Nsekera Lydia Member Burundi lydiansekera@yahoo .fr Committee
Chargée du Mrs Ntabundire Anne-Marie NOC of Burundi programme Jeunes Burundi annelyse11@yahoo .fr Talents
Business facilitation, Ms Ntuli Lynette Durban Intelligence and South Africa lynette@durbaninvest .co .za Development
NOC of the United Treasurer & Member United Republic Mr Nyange Charles caeny@yahoo .co .uk Republic of Tanzania Executive Committee of Tanzania
Junior Compact Mr Obioma Obi glory Computer College Nigeria onuoraiy@vodacom .co .za Computer College
Olabisi Onabanjo Professor of Sports Prof Odedeyi Olatunji University, Ago Iwoye, Sciences and Health Nigeria tunjideyi2@yahoo .co .uk Ogun State Nigeria Education
Mr Okeya Toshiyuki Secretariat Research Manager Japan toshiyuki .okeya@100yearlegacy .org
Singapore Youth Mr Osman Adam Olympic Games Sports Presenter Singapore adamosman726@gmail .com Organizing Committee
Dr Otinwa Grace Olapeju Sectary, Africa Region Nigeria otinwago@yahoo .com
Mr Oueslati Brahim Gouvernement Directeur général Tunisia oueslatibrahim@yahoo .fr
Mr Palamo Nikotemo NOC of Samoa Secretary General Samoa niko@sasnoc .ws
International Olympic Mr Palenfo Lassana Yikire Member France lypalenfo@gmail com. Committee
Mr Palomo pacas Eduardo NOC of El Salvador President El Salvador guayopp@hotmail .com
NOC of People's People's Republic Mr Pan Zhiwei International Relations coc@olympic .cn Republic of China of China
Mr Pandoo Aveenash IWF Representative South Africa apandoo@live com.
Mrs Papapanayiotou Antonia Member’s Guest Spouse Greece
Director of Culture Ms Paquelet Christiane NOC of Brazil Brazil c .paquelet@cob .org .br and Education
Ms Park Suhyun Bid City Interpreter Korea meerani77@yahoo .com
Mr Park Jayson Bid City Vice Chairman Republic of Korea meerani77@yahoo .com
Mr Park Yong Sung NOC of Korea President Republic of Korea won@sports .or .kr
Secretary General for Mr Park Yang Chun PyeongChang 2018 Korea meerani77@yahoo .com International Relations
Mr Park Kwang Kee Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics South Africa hyunjoo .b@samsung .com
Mr Parker Joseph Games Youth Olympian New Zealand joseph .parker125@gmail .com
An Inter agency of West Africa Mrs Pasipanodya Tendai the World Bank, ILO Senegal pasipanodya@ilo .org Coordinator and UN
British Olympic Ms Paterson Jan Chef de Cabinet Great Britain jan .paterson@boa .org .uk Association
Mr Patwa Saifudin ICF Board Member Kenya superpatwa@yahoo .com
Mr Penden Karma NOC of Bhutan Sports Coordinator Bhutan pendenkarma@yahoo .com
Executive Secretary of Chinese Taipei Mr Peng Chun-Ming NOC of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei international@tpe-olympic .org .tw Education Commission of ctoc
Mr Perlman John The Dreamfields Project CEO South Africa johnperlman@dreamfieldsproject .org
Ms Perrot Agnès Interpreter Interpreter Switzerland agnes .perrot@bluewin .ch
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Sport Development Mrs Pirnie Hannah Saracens South Africa hannahpirnie@gmail .com Consultant
Vice President and Mr Pittman Teuatakiri Cook Island NOC Chairperson Culture & Cook Islands opauka@cisnoc .org .ck Education Commission
Mr Pot Christophe Logistics Department Staff Switzerland christophe .pot@olympic .org
Sport for Social Change Mr Potgieter Gert Director South Africa gert altus@absamail. .coza Network
International Olympic Mr Prandi Enrico Commission Member Italy president@panathlon .net Committee
Department of Sport Ms Rajput Daxita Ishwarlal Lecturer South Africa rajput@ukzn ac. .za Science
Mr Ramsamy Sam Executive Board Member South Africa helsam@mweb .co .za
Mrs Ramsamy Helga Member’s Guest Spouse South Africa
General Office of Assistant / Deputy Islamic Republic Mrs Rassouli Mandana mandirass@yahoo .com international Affairs of General Director of Iran
Mr Reddy Tubby NOC of South Africa Secretary General South Africa
Department of Sport Mr Rhini Mzimasi Mduduzi Student South Africa 207515045@ukzn .ac .za Science
Mr Rodriguez David Technology Staff Switzerland david .rodriguez@olympic .org
International Olympic Mr Rogge Jacques President Switzerland Committee
NOC of Trinidad and Parliamentary Trinidad and Ms Roopnarine Stacy saroopnarine@hotmail .com Tobago Secretary Tobago
International Olympic United States Dr Rosandich Thomas Commission Member tprosandich@ussa .edu Committee of America
Mr Ryan Andrew ASOIF Director Switzerland andrew .ryan@asoif .com
Mr Ryan Peter Expert Great Britain ryan373@btinternet .com
Secretary General / Mr Saintrond Eric FISU Belgium e .saintrond@fisu .net CEO
Ms Saito Asami Annecy 2018 Assitant to CEO France amelie .marcilly@annecy-2018 .fr
Vice-President of the Mrs Salahova Zarifa NOC of Azerbaïjan Education and Culture Azerbaijan nationalolympic .committee@yahoo .com Commission of NOC
Associates Schools International Mrs Saldari Livia France l .saldari@unesco .org Network Coordinator
Syrian Arab Mrs Saleh Ghada NOC of Syria Secretariate NOC secretary@syriaolymp .org Republic
International Olympic Ms Sallois Dembreville Marie Staff Switzerland marie .sallois@olympic .org Committee
Mr Sambe Mamadou Mansour ACNOA Technical Director Senegal msambe_bis@yahoo fr.
International Olympic Mr Sánchez Rivas Melitón Member Panama meliton .sanchez@gmail .com Committee
Mr Saralinov Murat NOC Kyrgyzstan President Kyrgyzstan salamat ergeshov@gmail. .com
Mr Scanlon Antony International Federation Executive Director Switzerland antonyscanlon@igfmail .org
Comité de Candidature Mr Scharapan Laurent Marketing France amelie .marcilly@annecy-2018 .fr Annecy 2018
Dr Schormann Klaus UIPM President Germany shinyfangya2@hotmail .com
Mrs Schormann Karin UIPM Spouse Germany
Mr Schwank Bernhard Munich 2018 Managing Director Germany grammatikos@muenchen2018 .org
Ministry of Youth and Mr Sebassi Khaled Department Director kholoud ebed@yahoo. .com Sports
Munich 2018 Bid Head of International Mrs Seefried Simone Germany seefried@muenchen2018 .org Committee Communication
University of Kwa-Zulu Ms Selamolela Mpho Rapporteur South Africa 209518318@ukzn .ac .za Natal
NOC of Seychelles Mr Selby Dora Member Seychelles noas@seychelles .net Islands
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Professional Publishing Chairman and Mr Selim Amr Egypt amrselim@sports-mag .com & Promotion Managing Editor
Ms Sène Diacounda Young Reporter Senegal missdiacs@hotmail .com
Personal Manager Ms Seward Tyrone Swimming to Kirsty Coventry
Chairman – Sports Mr Shabangu Victor Musawenkhosi Secretariat Development Swaziland victormusa@live .com Technical Commission
I .R . Iran Federation of Islamic Republic Ms Shahrian Robab Sports Aerobics and info@ifsaf .com of Iran Fitness
Vice-Dean – Faculty Dr Shalabi Nader NOC of Egypt Egypt eoc@idsc .net .eg of Physical Education
Gholamreza Pars Hospital+Shahid Islamic Republic Mr Shalalvand r_shahrian38@yahoo .com Shalalvand Beheshti University of Iran
Ms Shandu Ntandoyenkosi British Council Rapporteurs Team South Africa nshandu2002@yahoo .com
Mr Shareef Mohamed Mahid MEMOS XI Graduate Student Maldives mahids@hotmail .com
Vice-president, Head National Olympic Mr Sharifi Ibod of Education and Tajikistan noa .tjk@gmail .com Commitee of Tajikistan Culture Programme
Dr Sharma Pramod Chander University of Delhi Professor India pcsdukm@gmail .com
Ms Shashi prabha kalra Shashi Brahma Kumaris National Co-ordinator
HD Communications Mr Shipp Timothy PSNE Great Britain tim .shipp@eu panasonic. .com Testing
Department of United States Dr Sibilski Leszek Associate Professor sibilski@cua .edu Sociology of America
Ms Sigg Marie-Odile Interpreter Interpreter Switzerland odile .sigg@gmail .com
Ms Silva Jackie UNESCO Champion for Sport Brazil jackie .silva@terra .com .br
Chief Director / Prof Singh Paul SA Government South Africa paul@srsa .gov .za Facilitator
International Olympic Mr Sithole Thomas Amos Ganda Director Switzerland tomas .sithole@olympic .org Committee
Competition Sports Mr Sluijter Frederik J H. . Consultant Switzerland sluyter@hotmail .com Counseling
International Olympic Mrs Sluyter-Mathew Elizabeth Project Officer Switzerland elizabeth .sluyter_mathew@olympic .org Committee
Programme Manager Mr Solar Ales NOC of Slovenia Slovenian Olympic Slovenia ales .solar@olympic si. Academy
International Olympic Mr Stalder Patrick Staff Switzerland patrick .stalder@olympic .org Committee
Mrs Strydom Anna Rita Management Managing Director
Associate Professor Prof Suh Sang-Hoon Yonsei University Republic of Korea ssh@yonsei ac. .kr (Dialogue Panel)
People's Republic Prof Sun Baoli Beijing Sport University University sunbaol@sina .com of China
Director : Africa Mr Swigelaar Rodney WADA Canada rodney .swigelaar@wada-ama .org Regional Office
I .R . Iran Federation of Islamic Republic Ms Tabrizifar Faeze Sports Aerobics and info@ifsaf .com of Iran Fitness
Int Council Sport Prof Talbot Margaret Science & Physical President Great Britain margaret .talbot@btconnect .com Education
Singapore Youth Culture and Education Ms Tan Jean Olympic Games Singapore jean_tan@singapore2010 .sg Programme Organising Committee
Mr Tan Thiam Peng Young Reporter Singapore millenniumrock25@hotmail .com
EXCO Member / United Republic Mr Tandau Henry Benny NOC of Tanzania htandau@yahoo .com Director Academy of Tanzania
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Mr Taumoepeau Siosifa Takitoa NOC of Tonga Secretary General Tonga olympic@kalianet .to
Mr Tavoa Henry NOC of Vanuatu CEO Vanuatu ceo .vasanoc@vanuatu .com .vu
Manager ETD Ms Taylor Gillian SSISA South Africa gtaylor@ssisa .com and Life skills
VANOC VP Culture Mr Taylor Burke Taylor-Harvey inc . Canada burke@taylor-harvey .com Celebration Education
Membre du Conseil Mr Thillens Robert NOC of Luxembourg Luxembourg cosl@cosl .lu d'Administration
Head Of Physical Dr Tinazci Cevdet Near East University Education and Sports Cyprus tinazcic@neu .edu .tr Department
Mrs Tonge Sandrine Communications Staff Switzerland sandrine .tonge@olympic .org
Mr Tongo Benson Baba NOC of Ghana President Ghana tengzuk@yahoo .com
Culture Concept & Mr Towolawi Olasunkanmi Saheed Dance Choreographer Folklore
JAPPO – Events & Responsable Editorial Mr Traore Mamadou Sports Management Senegal info@jappo org. Sporinform Consulting
Conseil National de la Dem Republic. Mrs Tshitundu Milongo Nathan Commissaire sc_alc@yahoo .fr jeunesse of Congo
University of Kwazulu Ms Turton Robyn Rapporteurs South Africa robsturton@gmail .com Natal
South African Mr Uys Wilhelmus Councillor South Africa willie@transplantsports .org .za Federation
YOG Youth Mr Van der Merwe Devon South Africa dvandermerwe@alexhigh .org .za Ambassador
Adviser to the Mr Van zyl Andre Christiaan IJF Hungary andrecvanzyl@gmail .com President
KZN Department of Director Sport Mass Mr Vayapuri Premanathan South Africa prem .vayapuri@kzn .dsr .gov .za Sport and Recreation Participation
The South African Mr Vedan Previn Youth Movement South Africa pvedan@gmail .com Scouts Association
Supreme Coucil for Dr Veii Vetumbuavi Chairman Namibia gveii@iway .na Sport in Africa
Tshwane University of Ms Venter Crezelda Rapporteur South Africa misscrezzy@gmail com. Technology
Mr Villegas Carlos Eduardo Sports Volunteer Colombia carlosevillegas@hotmail .com
International Olympic Mr Vrdoljak Antun Member Croatia vesna peran@hoo. .t-com .hr Committee
Mrs Vrdoljak Branka Guest Croatia antun .vrdoljak@zg hinet. .hr
Ministry of Education, People's Republic Dr Wang Dinghua Education wangdh@moe .edu .cn China of China
NOC of People’s People's Republic Ms Wang Wenli Official coc@olympic .cn Republic of China of China
Mrs Wang Sandbu Karette NOC of Norway Ex . Board Member Norway karette@gmail com.
Embassy of the Head Press, Ms Wiegman Joan Kingdom of the South Africa joan .wiegman@minbuza .nl Culture and Sport Netherlands
Antigua and Mr Williams Winston Vincent Ministry of Sports Sport Minister oms .abgov@gmail .com Barbuda
Ms Witt Katarina Munich 2018 Chair Germany grammatikos@muenchen2018 .org
International Olympic Mr Wu Ching-Kuo Member Chinese Taipei ckwupe@ms15 .hinet .net Committee
Mrs Wu Felipe Singapore 2010 Athlete Athlete Brazil wu .felipe@gmail .com
Surveillance and Dr Xuereb Godfrey Population-based Team Leader Switzerland xuerebg@who .int Prevention
Central South People's Republic Prof Yang Zhiqing University of Forestry University Teacher zqy668@vip 163. .com of China & Technology
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IOC Recognized United States Dr Yang Dong Ja Organization / UNESCO President djyang@erols .com of America Recognized NGO
Mrs Yetzes Maata NOC of Kiribati Vice-President Kiribati maatapine@gmail .com
People's Republic Mr Yin Hao Nanjing 2014 YOG yinhao121@vip .sina .com of China
Beijing Olympic People's Republic Ms Yu Wen City Development Staff yuwen@beijing2008 .cn of China Association
Beijing Olympic People's Republic Ms Zhang Ming City Development Secretary General yuwen@beijing2008 .cn of China Association
China Sports People's Republic Ms Zhang Xiuping Media zhangxp@sports .cn Publication Corperation of China
People's Republic Mr Zhao Yiming Nanjing 2014 YOG yinhao121@vip .sina .com of China
People's Republic Mr Zhu Hualin Nanjing 2014 YOG yinhao121@vip .sina .com of China
International Olympic Ms Zulauf Sylvia Staff Switzerland sylvia .zulauf_courtine@olympic .org Committee
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