DOCSLIB.ORG

August/September N. 165

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
August/September N. 165 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER N. 165 EOC …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. An Olympic summer. For the last two months, the Olympic family has focused its attention firmly on Rio 2016, the first Olympic Games to be held in South America. The Games were a great success for the athletes of Europe – Bravo everybody! Once again, the Athletes’ Village became a global meeting place where peace and friendship built ties between young athletes from every continent. But now we’re back to reality. Reports and studies are being undertaken to assess the Rio 2016 Games and, above all, ensure that the next Olympic Games benefit from the experience of their predecessor. We would like to congratulate the organisers for their goodwill and commend every country for its achievements and sportsmanship. Well done! The 3rd Executive Committee meeting of the year was held in Bratislava upon invitation from the Slovakian NOC, whose President, Frantisek Chmelar, is a member of the committee. The 2019 European Games was one of the main items on the agenda and the meeting was chaired by EOC Vice-President and acting President Janez Kocijančič, who took on the latter role after EOC President temporarily stepped aside from all Olympic positions last month, pending the outcomes of legal proceedings in Brazil. Speaking about Hickey’s situation, Kocijančič said: “Today the EOC unanimously confirmed our shared belief that Patrick Hickey is innocent and we are now exploring ways to help him completely clear his name so he can return to his family and Olympic duties.” Kocijančič added: “We have had a very productive meeting here today in Bratislava. Despite the absence of our elected President, the EOC is operating as normal and pressing forwards in all areas and with every project. The 2019 European Games is our absolute priority and every Executive Committee member is united behind our course of action.” The Executive Committee agreed on the critical importance of confirming a host city by the time of the General Assembly in Minsk from 21-22 October. Other major points included preparations for next month’s EOC General Assembly in Minsk, the upcoming launch of the EOC’s brand new website and preparations for the summer and winter editions of the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2017. Congratulations. Congratulations to the four new members elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission in Rio! The new members include three Europeans: Britta Heidemann (GER), Daniel Gyurta (HUN) and Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS). The fourth and final member is Ryu Seung- min (KOR). These athletes replaced outgoing members Claudia Bokel (GER), Dae Sung Moon (KOR), Alexander Popov (RUS) and Yumilka Ruiz Luaces (CUB), who had all been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for a term of eight years. A few days earlier, the Commission chose American Angela Ruggiero as its new Chair and appointed Tony Estanguet from France as Vice-Chair. 2016 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER EOC Newsletter 2 COMMISSIONS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The European Youth Olympic Festival Commission’s annual meeting was hosted by the Spanish NOC at its headquarters in Madrid. On 21 September, the Secretary General of the Spanish NOC Victor Sanchez, who is Chair of the Commission, welcomed his colleagues, prominent leaders from different European NOCs and EYOF Manager Katerina Nycova. Participants addressed the organisation of forthcoming events – the 2017 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Erzurum (TUR) and the 2017 Summer EYOF in Györ (HUN). They also discussed items relating to the 25th EYOF anniversary celebrations planned in Minsk during the EOC General Assembly in October. ENOCs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. CROATIA – On 10 September, the Croatian National Olympic Committee celebrated its 25th anniversary. The EOC's acting President Janez Kocijančič and Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi attended the celebrations, having been invited by their friend, NOC President Zlatko Matesa, who is also a member of the EOC Executive Committee. Delegations from 29 European NOCs attended the event. They were joined by IOC President Thomas Bach at the Presidential Palace, where they were received by the Croatian President Ms Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic. Also at the reception were Honorary IOC Member Antun Vrdoljak, Rio 2016 Olympic javelin champion Sara Kolak, Vice-President of the Croatian NOC and the President of the Club of Croatian Olympians Zoran Primorac and the Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee Josip Cop. Following a midday press conference, the guests enjoyed the main ceremony event at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Croatian NOC was founded 25 years ago, and their athletes won a record 10 medals in Rio, including five golds. Many of Croatia’s medal winners were present at the celebration, including rowers Valent and Martin Sinković, water polo player Josip Pavic and gymnast Filip Ude. During the ceremony, the "Drazen Petrovic" award for the most promising young athletes was handed out. This award is in memory of one of the best Croatian athletes of all time. ITALY - The "Run for Art" exhibition was officially opened on Tuesday 13 September in the Espace Colombo at the European Parliament HQ, on the occasion of the opening of the autumn session. The event was created and organised by the Giulio Onesti Foundation, with the patronage of the Italian National Olympic Committee and the support of the Chair of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament, Ms Silvia Costa, who opened the exhibition, together with board member of the Foundation and project manager Novella Calligaris. Ms Costa said how the photos presented by the finalists of the Run for Art competition represent the positive power of sport by capturing its essence and returning it as a gift to the public. The leitmotif of Run for Art 2016 was “Diversity”, from one of five different angles: Ability, Age, Culture, Ethnicity and Gender. The word “diversity” recognises, respects and values all differences, promoting an inclusive culture. The exhibition included 40 photographs by European photographers aged under 35. The competition involved about 200 art academies and photography schools from about 20 countries of the European Union. ← Particular appreciation was expressed for the winning photo in the “Ethnicity” category, taken by sports shooting world champion Petra Zublasing, with her picture "Oceanless Beach", taken in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The European jury was chaired by Ms Silvia Costa and composed of professors from European Academies of Art - Klaus Fruchtnis (Paris College of Art), Juliana Manara (Speos International Photographic Institute), Eleni Moutzaki (Hellenic Centre for Photography) and Lawrence Zeegen (Ravensbourne University), together with representatives from the European Olympic Committees, including Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi and Chair of the EOC Athletes’ Commission Jean-Michel Saive. The five talented winners of the 2016 photo competition are: Katerina Saranti (GRE) (Ability), Pauline Tran (FRA) (Age), Theodore Panagiotopoulos (GRE) (Culture), Petra Zublasing (ITA) (Ethnicity) and Volha Misiura (ITA) (Gender). 2016 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER EOC Newsletter 3 LITHUANIA – Early in September, the opening ceremony of the 2016-2017 Lithuanian School Games and the 2015- 2016 Lithuanian School Games awards were held at the Palace of the President of Lithuania for the first time. The event is organised by the Lithuanian NOC in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science. The President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite is a long-time patron of these Games. President Grybauskaite and the President of the Lithuanian NOC, Olympic champion Daina Gudzineviciute, awarded 21 schools who had performed with the most distinction at the School Games. Local municipalities managing the most successful schools were also honoured. The event was also attended by Lithuanian Olympians Ricardas Nekriosius, Brigita Virbalyte-Dimsiene and Neringa Aidietyte. The Lithuanian School Games is the largest sports event in Lithuania. 60% of Lithuanian pupils from 80% of schools take part in it. The total number of participants is over 200,000. The programme of the Games includes 24 winter and summer sports. SLOVAKIA – On 24 September, the Slovak NOC celebrated the 70th birthday of Mary Mračnová, a former high jumper, who is one of Slovakia’s greatest sporting personalities. Mary Mračnová is a good friend of the European Olympic Committees and is actively involved in its activities. In particular, she chaired the organising committee in charge of the 4th Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), held in Poprad-Tatry in 1999. She also worked on the EOC Commission for the European Youth Olympic Days, which later became known as the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). The EYOF has grown to become a big success for young aspiring athletes dreaming of taking part in the Olympic Games. Mračnová , who was born in Kosice - a lively sports city, which is the only candidate for the 2021 Summer EYOF - participated at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games and at the Athens 1969 European Championships, where she won a bronze medal. She is currently president of the Bratislava Olympic club and Chair of the Slovak NOC’s Women and Sport Committee. Following her sports career, Mračnová became a physical education and biology teacher, working in the Department of Physical Education, Faculty
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 16 SPORT MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 Sport
    16 SPORT MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 Sport MONDAY 8 MARCH 2021 AlA Khelaifi welcomes Federer to Qatar RogerR is one of the greatest athletes of all time, while also being ththe epitome of good grace and sportsmanship on and off the court.co For me it is his values as much as his achievements that aare most inspiring, together with his relentless pursuit of exexcellence. Nasser Al Khelaifi, Chairman of beIN MEDIA GROUP and Sport | 14 President of Qatar Tennis Squash and Badminton Federation QNB STARS LEAGUE: Al Arabi beat Qatar SC 1-0, Al Wakrah beat Al Sailiya 1-0, Al Rayyan beat Al Ahli 3-1, Al Sadd beat Umm Salal 3-0 Al Sadd's players and officials celebrate with the Falcon Shield after their 3-0 win over Umm Salal which sealed their 15th QSL title at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Unbeaten Wolves clinch 15th Falcon Shield with four rounds to spare Dominant Al Sadd seal QSL title FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA Five months ago, Xavi Hernandez addressed the team’s fans and said that Al Sadd would bounce back strongly after his team suffered a shock loss to Persepolis FC in the last-16 tie of the AFC Champions League. Fast forward to today and the Wolves are living on that promise sweeping every title coming their way. Yesterday, they clinched the pres- tigious QNB Stars League (QSL), with four games to spare lifting the Falcon Trophy for 15th time after a 3-0 victory over Umm Salal on their home turf. The win took the Wolves to 50 points, giving them an unassailable lead of 13 points over second-placed and defending champions Al Duhail.
    [Show full text]
  • Judo Star Carries Kosovo Hopes for Gold at First Olympics
    SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 SPORTS US sailor lends hand to clean Rio’s bay before Games RIO DE JANEIRO: Bobbing on Rio de bish from the Bay which is clogged by held. Two academic studies seen by down in the competition. Inea has the situation considerably, but that more Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay in a blue and sewage from some 15 municipalities, Reuters in June showed the waters were deployed 12 green eco-boats - each with needed to be done. white fishing boat, American sailor Brad home to some 9 million people. “I decid- infected by drug-resistant super bacteria a wire metal scoop on the front that lifts Inea has appealed to Rio’s citizens to Funk uses a plastic bin to scoop rubbish ed that if I am not going to compete, I and microbes normally found only in hos- rubbish out of the water and into its hull. stop throwing waste into canals and into from the waters where Olympic sailing want the sailors to not have problems pitals. The State Environmental Agency It has also placed 17 red floating eco-bar- the bay. On the airplane over to Rio, races will take place next month. when they sail,” he told Reuters. “I love (Inea), which is conducting daily monitor- riers across the mouth of rivers and canals Funk met Camila Avelar who decided to Funk missed out on his dream of com- Rio, and it is very important to me that ing of water quality with the help of the feeding the bay, which collect debris volunteer to help his effort, hoping to peting in Rio 2016 in the two-man 49er the Olympic Games is a success and the World Health Organization (WHO), insists floating on the water’s surface.
    [Show full text]
  • Kosovo Monthly Review Comprehensive Information on Complex Crises May 2012
    CIVIL - MILITARY FUSION CEN TRE The Mediterranean Team Presents Kosovo Monthly Review Comprehensive Information on Complex Crises May 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE This document provides an overview of developments in Kosovo from 01—31 May with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other Governance issues pertaining to the region, please contact the members of the Mediterranean Basin Team, or visit our Security website at www.cimicweb.org. Economic Development Humanitarian Affairs Governance Socio-Cultural Development Serbian Elections ABOUT THE CFC Tomislav Nikolic, the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and former ultranationalist, won the runoff presidential election held 20 May with 50.21% of the vote over incumbent Presi- The Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC) is an information and dent Boris Tadic’s 46.77%, reports EurActive. SNS also won the most seats in the parliamentary knowledge management election on 06 May with 24%, or 73 of 250 seats, whereas Tadic’s Democratic Party won 67 organisation focused on improving seats and the Socialist Party of Serbia’s (SPS) won 44 seats. The 06 May election led to a contin- civil-military interaction, facilitating uance of the coalition between the Democratic Party and SPS, Southeast European Times information sharing and enhancing (SETimes) writes. SPS increased its representation by nearly 16%, becoming an important bloc situational awareness through the in the creation of a new and stable pro-EU government, in which Nikolic is committed to select- CimicWeb portal and our weekly ing Tadic as prime minister, as Tadic’s Democratic Party and party allies have managed to domi- and monthly publications.
    [Show full text]
  • Foro Italico, 4-8 Settembre 2019
    Foro Italico, 4-8 settembre 2019 Le Fivb Beach Finals al Foro Italico di Roma Il Foro Italico e la Capitale tornano protagonisti del circuito mondiale del beach volley. Dal 4 all’8 settembre, infatti, andranno in scena le Finals del World Tour 2019; ultimo appuntamento della stagione internazionale che vedrà scendere in campo le migliori coppie al mondo. Sulla sabbia capitolina ci saranno in palio fama, gloria, un ricco montepremi e molti, importanti punti validi per il ranking olimpico. Il Foro Italico, riconosciuto universalmente da atleti e addetti ai lavori come una delle migliori location del pianeta, torna dunque alle luci della ribalta a distanza di cinque anni dall’ultimo Grand Slam organizzato nel 2013. Il primo ciclo di joint ventur tra Federazione Italiana Pallavolo e l’allora CONI Servizi SpA diede vita a un quinquennio di grandi eventi tra i quali i Campionati del Mondo del 2011 che sancirono la consacrazione in Italia della disciplina più seguita ai Giochi Olimpici. La rassegna iridata fece registrare numeri importanti in termini di partecipazione di pubblico; un boom che contribuì successivamente all’ingresso della pallavolo nel complesso sportivo italiano (2014 Italia-Polonia e 2015 Italia-Brasile di World League; 2018 l’esordio degli azzurri nei Campionati del Mondo sotto lo sguardo del Presidente della Repubblica) che ha così accolto nella sua lunga storia un numero sempre maggiore di discipline. L’attesa è notevole dunque per un evento che spera di celebrare un grande risultato in termini di pubblico, di seguito e sperando in una affermazione delle coppie italiane che mai sono salite sul gradino più alto del podio a Roma.
    [Show full text]
  • Ioc Athletes' Commission Election Manual
    IOC ATHLETES’ COMMISSION ELECTION MANUAL MANUEL D’ÉLECTIONS À LA COMMISSION DES ATHLÈTES DU CIO INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, MAISON OLYMPIQUE, 1007 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND 1 WHAT IS THE IOC ATHLETES’ COMMISSION ? QU’EST-CE QUE LA COMMISSION DES ATHLÈTES DU CIO ? The International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission (IOC AC) La commission des athlètes du Comité International Olympique (CA CIO) vous représente represents you and all athletes. Want to discover how it works ? vous ainsi que tous les athlètes. Vous voulez savoir comment elle fonctionne ? Currently there are: LA COMMISSION DES ATHLÈTES DU CIO À POUR MISSION DE REPRÉSENTER LES ATHLÈTES AU SEIN DU MOUVEMENT OLYMPIQUE ET DE LES AIDER À RÉUSSIR AUSSI BIEN 17 DANS LEUR CARRIÈRE SPORTIVE QU'EN DEHORS DE CELLE-CI. MEMBERS Actuellement ils sont : Active and recently retired athletes. The majority are elected by you, the athletes. OUR ROLE WITH 17 ATHLETES MEMBRES Empower athlete participation. Des athlètes actifs ou récemment retraités. Support athlete development. La plupart sont élus par les athlètes. OUR ROLE WITH THE NOTRE RÔLE AUPRÈS OLYMPIC MOVEMENT DES ATHLÈTES Promote athlete involvement. Renforcer la participation des athlètes. Ensure athlete representation. Soutenir le développement des athlètes. NOTRE RÔLE AUPRÈS DU Learn more about the IOC Athletes’ Commission on olympics.com/athlete365 MOUVEMENT OLYMPIQUE Promouvoir la participation des athlètes. THE IOC ATHLETES' COMMISSION'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT Assurer la représentation des athlètes. ATHLETES WITHIN THE OLYMPIC
    [Show full text]
  • FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour from Today
    14 Monday, March 8, 2021 Sports Entries open for Qatar’s new round of FIM Bajas World Cup TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and southern deserts to finish LOSAIL at Sealine, south of Doha. Competitors will then re- ENTRIES are now open turn to the Losail Sports Are- and beginning to come in na for the post-event press for the new Qatar Interna- conference (17.30hrs) and the tional Baja, the Qatar Motor ceremonial finish (18.00hrs). and Motorcycle Federation’s The QMMF has also intro- (QMMF) exciting addition to duced an exciting new team the expanded 2021 FIM Bajas concept for riders competing World Cup, taking place on in the National category. A April 8th-10th. team of two eligible riders will Motorcycle and quad riders be able to enter and poten- and drivers of SSV vehicles tially run separately or share a can expect to face 504.24 motorcycle or a quad, provid- competitive kilometres ed that both entrants possess through the Qatar deserts in the minimum of a ‘National’ a compact route of 872.44km. status licence. For teams us- Officials at the QMMF, ing two machines, each must working under the chair- be fitted with a road book manship of QMMF President Abdulrahman Al Mannai, Executive Director Amro Al Exciting team format Hamad and committee mem- introduced for National ber Abdulrazaq Al-Kuwari, category riders have laid on a varied and Qatar Volleyball Association, in cooperation with the Katara, and under the supervision of the ” FIVB ” is hosting the fourth edition of the 4-star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup 2021.
    [Show full text]
  • Stories from the Games
    U.S. Men vs. Mexico, 10:35a ET Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena vs. Brazil, 3p ET The U.S. Men have won two straight matches over Brazil and In what many thought might make a good title match, the U.S. France since losing their first two matches to Canada and Italy. team of Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser, seeded third, will meet Mexico has not won a match and will finish last in Pool A. After the tournament’s top seed from Brazil, the 2015 world champions, the two losses, the U.S. cannot afford to drop even one set to Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt. Nick and Phil are unde- Mexico. In determining the final ranking of teams in Pool A, the feated in Rio, while Alison and Bruno are 3-1, losing a pool play th number of match victories is the first criteria, followed by rank- match versus a 13 seed. The teams have split their four meetings ing points, set ratio and then point ratio. France, Canada, Brazil on the FIVB World Tour with Nick and Phil winning the only match and the United States are all tied with two match victories and in 2016. The winner will advance to the semi-finals, and the loser six ranking points, so set ratio could be very important. will be eliminated with a fifth-place finish. Watch on TV: NBC, 10:35 ET Watch on TV: NBC, 3p ET Watch the live stream online Watch the live stream online Broadcast schedules subject to change. Check your local TV listings for match times in your time zone USAV Olympic Home | U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Talking Women
    TALKING WOMEN 1 When the EUSR gender team proposed me a plan to reach out to the people in Kosovo and discuss gender, I immediately liked the idea. In January 2019, I launched a series of debates under the title: EU Gender Talks: Because We Make a Difference. Inequalities between women and men in Kosovo are still prevalent. So, the purpose was to have monthly discussions on different topics in relation to gender, with the aim of Ambassador raising awareness, contribute to the Nataliya Apostolova change of mentalities and improve Head of the EU Office in Kosovo / EU Special Representative gender equality policies in Kosovo. The 12 sessions have gathered more than 500 participants from Kosovo institutions, civil society organisations, EU Member States representatives and different audiences and topics made every session take other international stakeholders. They have included diverse shapes and sizes. Women were talking loud and interesting topics such as Women in Business, Gender we wanted the impact of their voices to be multiplied. and Youth, Gender in the Electoral Cycle, Women in This book ‘Talking Women’ is the result of it. I hope you Media and Women and the Environment, just to name enjoy reading it as much as I have. I can assure you that a few. the conclusions of the EU Gender Talks, together with the interviews of the 12 featured women, are stirring the Women are underrepresented in Kosovo’s public life, EU Office/EUSR policies and activities, as well as our particularly when it comes to decision-making positions. political dialogues with Kosovo authorities.
    [Show full text]
  • Gymnast National Olympic Committee AVETISYAN ARTUR National Olympic Committee of Armenia TUDOYAN MHER National Olympic Committee
    Gymnast National Olympic Committee AVETISYAN ARTUR National Olympic Committee of Armenia TUDOYAN MHER National Olympic Committee of Armenia MAIROSER JOHANNES Austrian Olympic Committee RUEF LORENZ ELIAS Austrian Olympic Committee SEREINIG FABIO Austrian Olympic Committee AGHARZAYEV MURAD National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic KUAVITA NOAH Belgian Olympic Committee ONOSHIMA TAKUMI Belgian Olympic Committee PYNCKET ILIAZ MINH Belgian Olympic Committee HURYNOVICH DZMITRY National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus SHARAMKOU YAHOR National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus TSIKHANOVICH ALIAKSANDR National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus MALIC CORNI SERGEJ Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina DAMYANOV DENISLAV Bulgarian Olympic Committee RUSEV KALOYAN Bulgarian Olympic Committee DIMITROV BORIS Bulgarian Olympic Committee JOVICIC MARKO Croatian Olympic Committee GEORGIOU ILIAS The Cyprus National Olympic Committee KYRIAKOU NEOFYTOS The Cyprus National Olympic Committee CERNY FRANTISEK Czech Olympic Committee DASEK MARTIN Czech Olympic Committee SVEHLIK JAKUB Czech Olympic Committee PLATA RODRIGUEZ JOEL Spanish Olympic Committee PALMROTH PATRICK Finnish Olympic Committee KOSKI ELIAS Finnish Olympic Committee WOIVALIN EMIL Finnish Olympic Committee MIETTE BAPTISTE French Olympic Committee CAILLAUD ROBIN French Olympic Committee CARVALHO KEVIN French Olympic Committee JIMSHELEISHVILI IOANE Georgian National Olympic Committee ABESADZE SABA Georgian National Olympic Committee GOVOROV DMITRII
    [Show full text]
  • Euro 2020 Championship Postponed REUTERS – NYON
    SPORT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2020 Euro 2020 Championship postponed REUTERS – NYON The Euro 2020 soccer Championship, Copa America trumpeted as a continent-wide feast of football from Dublin to Baku to joins list of mark UEFA’s 60th anniversary, was postponed for a year yesterday as the coronavirus pandemic claimed its affected events biggest sporting casualty yet. The fate of the 24-nation, month- REUTERS – LUQUE, PARAGUAY long showpiece due to start in June had hung in the balance ever since This year’s Copa America has been postponed Europe’s domestic leagues began until 2021 due to fears over the spread of the shutting down in the wake of the coronavirus, the South American Football sweeping health crisis, which has Confederation (CONMEBOL) said yesterday. killed around 7,000 people The 12-team tournament, which had orig- worldwide. inally been scheduled to take place from June UEFA eventually relayed the news A model of the UEFA European football 12 to July 12 in Colombia and Argentina, after an emergency video conference championship trophy surrounded with the follows the Euro 2020 championship in being with all 55 of its affiliated national fed- names of host cities is on display during pushed back by a year with global sport being erations and representatives from an event to launch the Budapest’s logo for brought to a virtual standstill by the corona- clubs and leagues. the 2020 UEFA European Championship virus outbreak. “We are at the helm of a sport that tournament in this file photo. “This is an extraordinary measure for an vast numbers of people live and unexpected situation and responds to the fun- breathe that has been laid low by this damental need to avoid the exponential evo- invisible and fast-moving opponent,” decide the full line-up of nations for The fate of the 24-nation, The women’s European Cham- lution of the virus,” said CONMEBOL Pres- UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin the tournament.
    [Show full text]
  • Protest at the Pyramid: the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the Politicization of the Olympic Games Kevin B
    Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2003 Protest at the Pyramid: The 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the Politicization of the Olympic Games Kevin B. Witherspoon Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PROTEST AT THE PYRAMID: THE 1968 MEXICO CITY OLYMPICS AND THE POLITICIZATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES By Kevin B. Witherspoon A Dissertation submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2003 The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Kevin B. Witherspoon defended on Oct. 6, 2003. _________________________ James P. Jones Professor Directing Dissertation _____________________ Patrick O’Sullivan Outside Committee Member _________________________ Joe M. Richardson Committee Member _________________________ Valerie J. Conner Committee Member _________________________ Robinson Herrera Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project could not have been completed without the help of many individuals. Thanks, first, to Jim Jones, who oversaw this project, and whose interest and enthusiasm kept me to task. Also to the other members of the dissertation committee, V.J. Conner, Robinson Herrera, Patrick O’Sullivan, and Joe Richardson, for their time and patience, constructive criticism and suggestions for revision. Thanks as well to Bill Baker, a mentor and friend at the University of Maine, whose example as a sports historian I can only hope to imitate. Thanks to those who offered interviews, without which this project would have been a miserable failure: Juan Martinez, Manuel Billa, Pedro Aguilar Cabrera, Carlos Hernandez Schafler, Florenzio and Magda Acosta, Anatoly Isaenko, Ray Hegstrom, and Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • November N. 156
    NOVEMBER N. 156 EOC …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. We are all French, Russian, Turkish – this was the theme for the month of November across the whole world. The Olympic family of Europe offered its solidarity and sympathy with the victims of recent terror attacks across Europe during its annual General Assembly in Prague: a deeply European moment for all members of the EOC. At the beginning of November, EOC President Patrick Hickey faced numerous responsibilities as the end of 2015 loomed - a year which he has defined as “historic”. The biggest engagment for Patrick Hickey was the EOC General Assembly in Prague, where he welcomed the leaders of the Olympic Movement, including IOC President Thomas Bach, ANOC President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al- Sabah, and IOC and EOC Honorary Presidents Jacques Rogge and Mario Pescante. Czech Olympic Committee President Jiří Kejval was also a prominent figure throughout the weekend and delegates were honoured by the presence of Milos Zeman, the President of the Czech Republic. Following the meetings in Prague, President Hickey went on to Monte Carlo for the 8th Peace and Sport International Forum, chaired by HSH Prince Albert II. Whilst there, the President of the EOC joined a panel of judges awarding this year’s distinctions, which were presented during the Grand Gala at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. November 2015 was not a month to be forgotten easily. 4th Executive Committee meeting of 2015 - On the eve of the 44th EOC General Assembly, the Executive Committee met in the Czech capital to review the year’s activities. Czech Olympic Committee President Jiří Kejval and Secretary General Petr Graclik attended the opening, offering their European colleagues and President Patrick Hickey a warm welcome.
    [Show full text]