EU CITIES of SPORT ACES Europe’S Official Magazine EU CITIES of SPORT 2019 Sports for Everyone the POWER of SPORT! It’S All About Inclusion
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EU CITIES OF SPORT ACES Europe’s official magazine EU CITIES OF SPORT 2019 Sports for Everyone THE POWER OF SPORT! THE POWER It’s all about inclusion 2019 Promoting health, social inclusion and common values ACES Europe Capitals of Sport World Capital ACES Europe’s official magazine of Sport 2019 Abu Dhabi Grassroots and top sports paradise Marlou van Rhijn ‘Let’s stop giving labels’ THE POWER OF SPORT! #BeActive « UNESCO as a standard setter « Sports as a cure « The WHO Action Plan 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT Foreword The conquest of the World years have been Congratulations to Abu Dhabi and its lead- enough for ACES ers for a candidacy that will undoubtedly EUROPE to reach be a world benchmark in 2019 with the title the age of majority. of World Capital of Sport. Many and varied After consolidating events await in the Emirates from January. 20its development model in Europe, it goes But the expansion of ACES EUROPE has also beyond its borders with the World Capital reached the new world with Colombia and of Sport. For this, it has launched the first Cali, the first American Capital of Sport in edition of the award with the candidatures 2019. Starting point in the continent with of Istanbul, Taipei and Abu Dhabi. At the a candidacy that captivated the inspectors end the winner was the capital of the thanks to its 14 programmes of social United Arab Emirates with a sports policy inclusion, with some extraordinary results that borders on excellence and sport for them and civil society. Congratulations infrastructures at the highest level that to Cali and continue to grow closely with overcame its rivals with galactic figures as those cities that are a reference not only in well for a Sport Council with above 500 Europe but also and from now in the rest of million euros of budget per year, plus the world. events. But the financial muscle is not at odds with Hugo Alonso quality public programmes, highly creative General Secretary and for free. The Evaluation Committee ACES EUROPE checked how the circuit of Formula 1 of Yas- marina became several days a week a path to ride a bike or jog with 7,000 people using it regularly. A clear example of how to take advantage of a multi-purpose facility and that nobody has ever given them a similar use before. Another example to illustrate their good practices is how they celebrate popular races inside the shopping centers to avoid the radiant sun and suffocating heat from the outside, combining sports, leisure and recreation in the same venue. 3 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT Contents ACES EUROPE: PROMOTION OF SPORTS FOR ALL Through the Awards for European Capitals, Cities, Towns, Communities and now also the World Capital of Sport, ACES Europe stimulates grassroots sports and 6 physical activity for everyone. THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF SPORT 10Sofia 2018 12Budapest 2019 14Málaga 2020 16Lisbon 2021 18The Hague 2022 THE WORLD CAPITAL OF SPORT Abu Dhabi With ACES Europe spreading its wings out to the world, 40 Abu Dhabi is the deserved first World Capital of Sport. EUROPEAN CITY, COMMUNITY, RESORT AND COMPANY OF SPORT 32European Resort of Sport 34Doing it in Drenthe 65European City of Sport 82European Company of Sport Sport by nature in the The Dutch province is Igualada and Buff® SEAT, daily commitment for a Bulgarian town of Albena, aiming at the European combine the love of sport healthy, safe and active life for perfectly positioned on the Community of Sport title. and nature. all the employees and society in Black Sea coast. general. PLUS 28 30 57 62 66 74 76 #BeActive Euro- LED lighting for Cali, American Sport partic- Sport and The TELETURF European Sport pean Week of indoor sports Capital of Sport ipation and innovation project for All Games Sport The light- With one out research EPSI: striving for Improving artifi- The Dutch prov- Since its inaugu- ing market is of two citizens Data and more innovation cial turf pitches. ince of Friesland ration in 2015, the changing rapidly. practicing sport, in-depth in sport, leisure was the perfect European Week Solutions are fantastic infra- research are and health. choice for the of Sport has had being improved structure and key for evi- inaugural edition. a tremendous continuously and social inclusion dence-based impact on health many new possi- programmes, the sport policy. and wellbeing in bilities are being Colombian city Europe. explored. is the proud first American Capital of Sport. 4 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT FEATURES Colophon 20 24 46 Cities of Sport is published by Arko Sports Media, Vereniging Sport en UNESCO as a standard Football touches Sport as a cure Gemeenten and ACES Europe. setter everyone The potential of ‘lifestyle The United Nations FIFA World Player of medicine’ which is geared Publisher Educational, Scientific the Year Luka Modric towards the healing power Michel van Troost and Cultural Organization represents the dream of of sleep, more exercise and E-mail: [email protected] (UNESCO) is the lead UN every child refugee. a healthy diet is enormous agency for sport and and much more research Editor physical education. ‘Access needs to be done in this Frans Oosterwijk to sport is a fundamental area. E-mail: [email protected] right for all’, is one of the messages. Contributors Leo Aquina, Alberto Bichi, Remco Hoekman, Philip Humphreys, Enrique Orts, Marlou van Rhijn, Rene Wijlens. Production editor Joost de Jong 48 52 70 E-mail: [email protected] Breaking the stigma on It’s all about inclusion WHO Action Plan Design psychical problems Sport for people with More active people for a www.ikgraphicdesign.com In the Netherlands, disabilities is more healthier world, says the child psychiatrist Cecil important than ever, says World Health Organisation. Pictures Prins-Aardema has started Rita van Driel, is a former ski ANP Photo, ACES Europe, European Commission, Diogo a campaign to break the instructor and the current Ferreira, Diego Franssens, Shutterstock, UNESCO/ stigma’s that surround programme manager for Hamdullah Hamdard, Stafford Ondego, Jussy Pizarro psychical problems. One disabled sports at the Dutch Chizan, Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Ashutosh Sharma, of the key factors: bicycling Olympic Committee. In her Yolanda Visser together work, she tries to improve the possibilities for people Marketing & Sales with disabilities to partici- Wendy Coppers pate in sport, nationally and Phone: +31 6 155 242 26 internationally. E-mail: [email protected] Arko Sports Media Wiersedreef 7 EUROPEAN UNION & SPORTS 3433 ZX Nieuwegein The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 707 30 00 Doubling the Interview with Andrey E-mail: [email protected] budget for sport Kovatchev: ‘Sport has so many benefits’ 44 50 Print PreVision Eindhoven COLUMN Marlou van Rhijn The Dutch Paralympic legend on her past and present ánd on her latest COVER: Marlou van Rhijn ideal: ‘I want to make blades as easy to 58 Photo: Diego Franssens buy as sports shoes’ 5 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT UNESCO’s 2015 Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport claims all three are a fundamentalACES right for all. This conviction laid the foundation for ACES Europe, a non-profit association based in Brussels and funded by the European Union. Since 2001, the organisation has been working to promote sport and sporting events by presenting annual awards to the deserving capitals, cities, towns and communities of sport. BY LEO AQUINA In 2001 Madrid was the first The Popular Sport Movement – Capital of Sport and 17 other known by the Italian abbrevi- cities were Capital of Sport with ation MSP –- is still thriving to Sofia carrying the honour in this day. It has 550,000 affiliates 2018. and is recognised by the ACES Europe was founded by Italian Olympic Committee as a Gian Francesco Lupattelli, an ‘Meritorious Association’.. Italian former physical education The MSP was also active in Spain teacher who remains the throughout the 1990s. In a joint organisation’s president. effort to promote Madrid’s bid to host the Olympic Games in It was born out of the Movimento 2012, Lupattelli dreamed up the Sportivo Popolare Italia (Popular idea to promote the city as the Sport Movement), an alumni European Capital of Sport. association created over 50 years ago by a 24-year-old Lupattelli LAYING THE GROUNDWORK for the Advanced Physical With the backing of Madrid’s Education Institute (ISEF). then mayor, José María Álvarez del Manzano, Lupattelli created ACES Europe founder and presi- a promotion committee that dent Gian Francesco Lupattelli with spread the idea among the 15 Tibor Navracsics, the European Commissioner for Education, capitals of the European Union at Culture, Youth and Sport. 6 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT PROMOTION OF SPORTS FOR ALL 7 2019 EU CITIES OF SPORT that time. After carefully laying the groundwork, the European “ACES focuses on Capital of Sport Award was born in 2001. promoting grassroots Since then, the initiative has been formally recognised by the sports and physical European Commission in Article 50 of its 2007 White Paper on activity in general” Sport, and has been expanded into awards for cities, towns and communities of sport. A total integration of all social classes World Capital of Sport will be of 17 cities have so far followed within a community. Abu Dhabi in 2019. Madrid as the capital, with Sofia currently holding the honour FROM MADRID TO ABU SPORT FOR ALL before the baton is passed to DHABI IN TWO DECADES ACES enjoys the support of Budapest in 2019. After the success in Europe, every party in the European ACES is now exporting the Parliament because it aims for The allocations of these awards format globally, looking for the the wellbeing and health of all are made according to the best sport policies and practices European citizens.