INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION SCHOOL SUMMER GAMES
G ame changer Y outh power M ixed event N oble school sport A mbitious city S ustainable future I nnovative education A ctive volunteers D ynamic image E conomical boost www.isfsports.org The International School Sport Federation
Founded in 1972
The International School Recognised by the International Sport Federation (ISF) is an Olympic Committee 5 international NON-PROFIT Continental organisation. President member of the IOC structures Sport and thematic commissions
100 Host countries since 1974 Schools Sport Entities
40 sports on the programme in cooperation with international sport federations
10.000 selected athlete over 2 years to experience sport competitions and education activities Andorra Ireland Australia Israel Events organised over 5 continents Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Events targeting 13-18 years old Brazil Liechtenstein athletes Bulgaria Luxembourg Canada Malta 3 decision-making committees Chile Morocco China P.R. Netherlands More than Croatia Peru 100 million Cyprus Poland Czech Republic Portugal young practitioners Denmark Puerto Rico around the world England Qatar Estonia Scotland Fair play and anti-doping with Finland Serbia world partners France Slovakia French Polynesia Spain Objectives to support young Germany Sweden peoples’ development through Greece Chinese Taipei sport and education with a Cultural Guatemala Turkey Festival, Youth Council, Fun Zones, Hungary Young ambassadors, etc. 1974 School Summer Games Wiesbaden (Germany) 1976 WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST Orléans WORLD SCHOOL SPORT EVENT! (France) 1978 The Gymnasiade is a wonderful and unique multi-individual sporting event aimed Izmir at school sport athletes. The Gymnasiade is the greatest ISF sporting and cultural (Turkey) event in the world, bringing together the best school athletes in individual sports from all continents of the world in one place, dedicated to sport performance, 1980 cultural exchange and an educational programme. Turin It is a chance for young athletes to compete in a multi-sport environment with (Italy) an international dimension. The high standards reached and involvement with 1982 international federations can be the pinnacle of their sporting careers. The event Lille offers the young athletes a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for high level competition (France) in their respected disciplines with added educational value, unique in the world. 1984 Florence 4000 ATHLETES 24 DISCIPLINES (Italy) 1986 50 COUNTRIES 216 EVENTS Nice (France) 17 SPORTS 8 DAYS 1988 Barcelona OBLIGATORY SPORTS (Spain) • Athletics • Boxing • Karate 1990 • Archery • Chess • Taekwondo Bruges • Swimming • Fencing • Tennis (Belgium Flanders) • Gymnastics • Judo • Wrestling 1994 (artistic, aerobic, rhythmic) Nicosia (Cyprus) OPTIONAL SPORTS (Maximum 3) 1998 Shanghai • Badminton • Orienteering • Table Tennis (China P.R.) • Climbing • Pétanque • Triathlon 2002 • Golf • Sambo • Basketball 3x3 Caen • Cycling • Surf • Beach Volleyball (France) 2006 HOST SPORTS (Maximum of 2 additional sports) Athens (Greece) 66.000 000 100.000 2009 PEOPLE Followers Doha (Qatar) reached through 5 ISF event 85% are 13-24 years old 2013 coverage in events 2017 on Facebook pages Brasilia (Brazil) 2016 1 MILLION 35% UNIQUE 23% Trabzon (Turkey) VIEWERS 18% 9% through ISF Facebook LIVE 2018 Boys Girls Boys Girls Marrakesh 6M REACHED 13-17 18-24 (Morocco) 2020 Partnering with Jinjiang Olympic Channel and International Sport Federations. (China P.R.) Stepping Stone
From 1974 to the present, the ISF Gymnasiade has marked out se- veral cities and generations of athletes. A great number of partici- pants made their way to the Olympics within their historic sport of the Gymnasiade.
Athletics Gymnastics Swimming
Kevin Ekateríni Flávia Matteo Amaury Keri-Anne Mayer Stefanídi Lopes Saraiva Morandi Leveaux Payne Olympics 2016 Olympics 2016 Youth Olympics 2014 Olympics 2012 Olympics 2012 Olympics 2012 2nd in Decathlon 1st in Pole vault 1st in Floor 3rd in Rings 1st in Medley 2nd 10 km open water
Through school sports, young athletes can learn A taste of small Olympic Games and values among leadership, teamwork, respect and goal setting, all of young athletes (…. Many athletes who performed which are invaluable life lessons there in 2002 then had a great professional career. Personally, it was a dream for me to participate
(Interview ISF Magazine #12) (Interview ISF website 20 April 2015)
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