47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 3 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS 19 JUNE – 3 JULY 2007 PROCEEDINGS ANCIENT OLYMPIA 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 4 Commemorative seal of the Session. Published by the International Olympic Academy and the International Olympic Committee 2009 International Olympic Academy 52, Dimitrios Vikelas Avenue 152 33 Halandri – Athens GREECE Tel.: +30 210 6878809-13, +30 210 6878888 Fax: +30 210 6878840 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ioa.org.gr Editor Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Georgiadis, IOA Honorary Dean Photographs ΙΟΑ Photographic Archive ISBN: 978-960-14-1982-4 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 5 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY FORTY-SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS SPECIAL SUBJECT: FROM ATHENS TO BEIJING ANCIENT OLYMPIA 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 6 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 7 EPHORIA OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY (2007) President Minos X. KYRIAKOU Vice-President Isidoros KOUVELOS Members Lambis NIKOLAOU (IOC Vice-President) Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS Antonios NIKOLOPOULOS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Panagiotis KONDOS Leonidas VAROUXIS Georgios FOTINOPOULOS Honorary President Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Honorary Vice-President Nikolaos YALOURIS Honorary Dean Konstantinos GEORGIADIS 7 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 8 HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (2007) President Minos X. KYRIAKOU 1st Vice-President Isidoros KOUVELOS 2nd Vice-President Spyros ZANNIAS Secretary General Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS Treasurer Pavlos KANELLAKIS Deputy Secretary General Antonios NIKOLOPOULOS Deputy Treasurer Ioannis KARRAS IOC Member ex-officio Lambis V. NIKOLAOU Members Stelios AGGELOUDIS Ioannis ANTONOPOULOS Niki BAKOYIANNI Athanassios BELIGRATIS Christos CHATZIATHANASSIOU Dimitris DIATHESSOPOULOS Michalis FISSENTZIDIS Andreas FOURAS Vassilis GAGATSIS Nikos KAKLAMANAKIS Manolis KOLYMBADIS Panagiotis KONDOS Pavlos LAPPAS Thomas MEDESSIDIS Antonios POLIOUDAKIS Ioannis PSARELIS Dimitris RAZIS Vassilis SEVASTIS Freddy SERPIERIS Ioannis SGOUROS Georgios SMYRNEOS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Petros SYNADINOS Georgios VASSILAKOPOULOS Ioannis VASSILIADIS Konstantinos WILLS Georgios YEROLYMPOS 8 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 9 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND OLYMPIC EDUCATION (2007) Chairman Zhenliang HE (CHN) Members Haya Bint AL HUSSEIN (JOR) Fernando F. Lima BELLO (POR) Valeriy BORZOV (UKR) Helen BROWNLEE (AUS) Philip CRAVEN (GBR) Iván DIBÓS (PER) Conrado DURÁNTEZ (ESP) Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) Manuel ESTIARTE (ESP) Timothy TSUN-TING FOK (CHN) Konstantinos GEORGIADIS (GRE) Nat INDRAPANA (THA) Minos X. KYRIAKOU (GRE) Karl LENNARTZ (GER) Vladimir LISIN (RUS) Marc MAES (BEL) Alicia MASONI de MOREA (ARG) Samih MOUDALLAL (SYR) Norbert MÜLLER (GER) Roque-Napoléon MUÑOZ-PEÑA (DOM) Mohamed MZALI (TUN) Lambis V. NIKOLAOU (GRE) Francis Were NYANGWESO (UGA) Enrico PRANDI (ITA) Sam RAMSAMY (RSA) Thomas P. ROSANDICH (USA) Mounir SABET (EGY) Melit n SANCHEZ RIVAS (PAN) Klaus SCHORMANN (GER) Henri SÉRANDOUR (FRA) Antun VRDOLJAK (CRO) Ching-Kuo WU (TPE) 9 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 10 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 11 «From the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 to the forthcoming Games in Beijing in 2008, the Olympic Games always have been and still are more than just a sports event: they are a spirit for life». «Bringing the Games to China means that potentially one-fifth of the world’s population will be exposed to Olympic values, something that is a magnificent opportunity for the Olympic Movement». Quotations from the message of the IOC Vice-President, Gunilla Lindberg, on behalf of the IOC President, Dr Jacques Rogge, at the Opening Ceremony of the 47th International Session for Young Participants of the International Olympic Academy Hill of the Pnyx, 20th June 2007 11 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 12 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 13 CONTENTS Foreword by the Honorary Dean of the International Olympic Academy, Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos GEORGIADIS..............................................................19 OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS HILL OF THE PNYX, 20 JUNE 2007 Prize Awarding by the International Olympic Academy....................................25 Address by the IOC Vice-President, Gunilla LINDBERG (SWE), on behalf of the IOC President, Dr Jacques ROGGE (BEL) .................................29 Address by the Deputy Minister of Culture with Responsibilities for Sport, George ORFANOS ..............................................................................................32 Address by the Mayor of Athens, Nikitas KAKLAMANIS ...........................................................................................36 Prize Awarding by the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) .......39 Address on behalf of the Lecturers of the Session, by Dr Zhenliang HE (CHN)...............................................................................41 13 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 14 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS Address and Opening of the Works of the Session by the President of the International Olympic Academy and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Minos X. KYRIAKOU ...........................................................................................44 OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS, ANCIENT OLYMPIA, 22 JUNE 2007 Address by the President of the International Olympic Academy and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Minos X. KYRIAKOU ...........................................................................................49 Address by the Prefect of Elis, Haralambos KAFYRAS........................................................................................53 Address by the Mayor of Ancient Olympia, Georgios AIDONIS .............................................................................................55 WORKS OF THE 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS ANCIENT OLYMPIA Lectures Perception of the Chinese Culture through the Organization of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 Dr Zhenliang HE (CHN)....................................................................................61 Evangelis Zappas and the Origin of the Modern Olympic Games Prof. David C. YOUNG (USA) ............................................................................70 14 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 15 CONTENTS Pierre de Coubertin: Sports and Humanism Prof. Emeritus John A. LUCAS (USA) ................................................................78 Historiography as Mother of Olympic Education Dr Karl LENNARTZ (GER) ...................................................................................83 The Symbolism of Olympia and the Olympic Games of Athens in 1896 and 2004 Prof. Christina KOULOURI (GRE) ........................................................................91 The Importance of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games for Greece and the Olympic Movement Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos KARTALIS (GRE) ......................................................104 The Importance of Security at the Olympic Games: Its Effects in ATHENS 2004 and Beijing 2008 Lt. General Georgios PLAKAS (GRE)................................................................115 The Political and Social Impact of the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008 for Modern China Prof. Hai REN (CHN) ......................................................................................124 Planning and Implementation of Olympic Education Programmes in China. The Capital Institute of Physical Education Assoc. Prof. Dongguang PEI (CHN) ................................................................135 Olympic Games Strategic Planning John SINER (IOC)............................................................................................144 National Experiences of International Sports: The Summer of 2004 in Athens Dr Eleana YALOURI (GRE)...............................................................................156 15 47aggliko003s022:protipi 6/1/09 12:36 PM Page 16 47th INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS General Overview of Olympic Games and Legacies Spyros CLADAS (GRE).....................................................................................170 From Athens to Beijing: Organization and Management of the Olympic Games Marton O. SIMITSEK (GRE) ..............................................................................176 Athens 2004 – XII Paralympic Games Ioanna KARYOFYLLI (GRE)...............................................................................185 Olympic experiences Sarah NORIEGA (USA) .....................................................................................199 Deborah LOVELY (AUS) ..................................................................................203 Abel CHIMUKOKO (ZIM)....................................................................................207 Tuula PUPUTTI (FIN)........................................................................................211 Sylvain PAILLETTE (FRA) .................................................................................213 Malin ANDERSSON and Eric JOHANSSON (SWE).................................................215 Coordinators’ Reports Report on Sports Competitions Laurel BRASSEY-IVERSEN (USA).........................................................................223 Report