INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY REPORT ON THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMIES 18 – 25 APRIL 2005 ANCIENT OLYMPIA Published by the International Olympic Academy and the International Olympic Committee International Olympic Academy 52, Dimitrios Vikelas Avenue, 152 33 Halandri-Athens, Greece Editor: Assoc. Prof. Konstantinos Georgiadis, IOA Honorary Dean Athens 2006 ISBN: 960-89540-1-0 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY SPECIAL SUBJECT: THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY: STRUCTURE, OBJECTIVES AND OPERATION ANCIENT OLYMPIA Commemorative Seal of the 8th Session for Directors of NOAs EPHORIA OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY (2005) President Nikos FILARETOS (IOC Member) Vice-President Isidoros KOUVELOS Dean Konstantinos GEORGIADIS Members Lambis NIKOLAOU (IOC Member) Minos KYRIAKOU Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Panayotis KONDOS Leonidas VAROUXIS Georgios FOTINOPOULOS Honorary President Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Honorary Vice-President Nikolaos YALOURIS – 7 – HELLENIC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE President Minos 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 Member ex-offi cio Nikos FILARETOS (IOC Member) Member ex-offi cio Lambis NIKOLAOU (IOC Member) Members Stelios ANGELOUDIS Andreas ARVANITIS Athanassios BELIGRATIS Dimitris DIATHESSOPOULOS Dimitris DIMITROPOULOS Michalis FISSENTZIDIS Andreas FOURAS Vassilis GAGATSIS Christos HATZIATHANASSIOU Emmanuel KOLIMPADIS Panayotis KONDOS Pavlos LAPPAS Th omas MENDESSIDIS Spyros PETROPOULOS Dimitris RAZIS Vassilis SEVASTIS Fernandos SERPIERIS Ioannis SGOUROS Georgios SMIRNEOS Evangelos SOUFLERIS Georgios VASSILAKOPOULOS Ioannis VASSILIADIS Georgios YEROLIMPOS – 8 – IOC COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND OLYMPIC EDUCATION Chairman Zhenliang HE (CHN) Vice Chairman Nikos FILARETOS (GRE) Members Haya Bint AL HUSSEIN (JOR) Fernando F. Lima BELLO (POR) Valeriy BORZOV (UKR) Helen BROWNLEE (AUS) Phil CRAVEN (GBR) Ivαn DIBOS (PER) Conrado DURΑNTEZ (ESP) Manuel ESTIARTE (ESP) Kostas GEORGIADIS (GRE) Nat INDRAPANA (THA) Karl LENNARTZ (GER) Marc MAES (BEL) Alicia MASONI de MOREA (ARG) Samih MOUDALLAL (SYR) Norbert MÜLLER (GER) Roque-Napoléon MUΡOZ-PEΡA (DOM) Mohamed MZALI (TUN) Lambis V. NIKOLAOU (GRE) Francis Were NYANGWESO (UGA) Robert PARIENTE (FRA) Enrico PRANDI (ITA) Sam RAMSAMY (RSA) Th omas P. ROSANDICH (USA) Mounir SABET (EGY) Klaus SCHORMANN (GER) Henri SÉRANDOUR (FRA) Ching-Kuo WU (TPE) – 9 – CONTENTS Foreword ...................................................................................................11 Lectures 45 years of Olympic Studies and Olympic Education in the International Olympic Academy Dr Kostas GEORGIADIS (GRE) .....................................................18 The Paralympic Education Program of ATHENS 2004 Prof. Dimitra KOUTSOUKI (GRE) ................................................27 National Olympic Academies and their cooperation with their National Olympic Committees and Educational Institutions Prof. Hai REN (CHN) ......................................................................35 Cultural and Educational Programmes of NOAs, a step to the humanisation of society Dr Zdenka LETENAYOVA (SVK) ..................................................46 National Olympic Academies in developing countries Mr Marius FRANCISCO (BEN) .....................................................55 The Educational Aims of the National Olympic Academy and ways of their implementation Dr Silvio RAFAEL (POR) ................................................................65 Short Presentations Evaluation of survey results concerning NOA/NOC activities and proposal for the formation of an Olympic Academy Network Dr Junko TAHARA (JPN) ...............................................................74 – 11 – Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee Prof. Dr Marc MAES and Mrs Maria De KONINCK (BEL) ........79 Olympism: a strong instrument of peace and unity in the Central African Republic Mr Jean Claude BOMBA (CAF) .....................................................83 School Olympic Games in Estonia in 2004. National Olympic Academy of Estonia Mr Vahur ÖÖPIK and Ms Reele REMMELKOOR (EST) .............85 Brief report on the activities of the Finnish Olympic Academy Mrs Anja JÄRVINEN (FIN) ............................................................88 Olympic Education in Germany Schools – Universities – Sports Clubs & Federations Prof. Dr. Helmut ALTENBERGER and Prof. Dr Jochen HINSCHING (GER) ........................................................................90 Ghana’s National Olympic Academy Mr Dominic ASABIA (GHA) ..........................................................94 Cine Forums: an effective and precise method for the diffusion of Olympism Dr Fernardo BELTRANENA (GUA) ..............................................97 Study congress on De Coubertin in Turin on January 2006 organised by the Italian National Olympic Academy Mr Mauro CHECCOLI (ITA) .........................................................99 Past, Present and Future of the Korean Olympic Academy Prof. Ju Ho CHANG (KOR) .......................................................... 102 In pursuit of excellence – The 50 years of Malaysia’s dream Mr Ah Tok CHUA (MAS) ............................................................ 106 The National Olympic Academy of Mali (NOAM). “DIATIGUIYA”, the expression of the Olympic Ideal Mr Sekou Hamed NIAMBELE and Mr Kissima SYLLA (MLI) ... 115 – 12 – National Olympic Academy of Mauritius Mr Sanjaye GOBOODUN (MRI) ................................................ 120 The tradition and the present of the program of Olympic Education in Poland. Olympic Education Center in Warsaw Dr Halina ZDEBSKA (POL) ........................................................ 124 The Slovenian Olympic Academy Ms Manica LIPEC (SLO) ............................................................. 129 National Olympic Academy of New Zealand Mr Clive MOON and Mr Murray GILBERTSON (NZL) .......... 133 IOC Solidarity Course: Indian Olympic Association Mr Kamakhya Prasad Singh DEO and Prof. Dr Jitendra Singh NARUKA (IND) ........................................................................... 136 The National Olympic and Paralympic Academy of I.R. of Iran Mr Seyed Amir HOSSEINI (IRI) .................................................. 143 National Olympic Academy of Seychelles (NOAs) Activity Report 2004 Mr Alain ALCINDOR (SEY) ........................................................ 146 Brief Report on the Activities of the Thailand Olympic Academy Mrs Nattaya KEOWMOOKDAR (THA) .................................... 150 The average age of Olympic Champions Mr Gia THANH LY (VIE) ........................................................... 154 Educational values of Sport General José Manuel BONETT (COL) ........................................ 162 Salvadoran Olympic Academy. Operative Plan 2005 “Educating through Sport ” Mr Luis NUILA (ESA) ................................................................. 165 Consolidated Report of the discussion groups conclusions .....174 List of Participants ..............................................................................182 – 13 – Foreword The 8th International Session for Presidents of NOAs was organized in Ancient Olympia from 18th to 25th April 2005 and the special subject of the Session was: “The National Olympic Academy: Structure, Objectives and Operation”. Ninety-four delegates (thirty-one women and sixty-three men) from seventy-one countries participated in the Session. Sixteen women and sixty men participated respectively four years ago, and this means that the women’s participation representing NOAs in the IOA’s Sessions has been doubled today and it is constantly being increased. During the Session lectures were delivered by the following specialists on the Olympic Movement and Physical Education and Sport: Prof. Hai Ren from China, Mrs Zdenka Letenayova from Slovakia, Mr Marius Francisco from Benin, Mrs Dimitra Koutsouki from Greece, Dr Silvio Rafael from Portugal and Dr Kostas Georgiadis from Greece. Three of the lecturers were officials of active NOAs, who were invited to present their point of view on organisation and administration matters within an NOA, emphasising on practical issues regarding the Olympic Education Programmes, the structure, operation and aims of National Olympic Academies. In addition, twenty-three National Olympic Academies presented a brief report on their activities during the previous year and their plans for the following period. For the sixth consecutive year, the Session was broadcasted live through the Internet, giving the possibility to hundreds of officials – 15 – and researchers from various parts of the world to follow the works of the Session. The participants were divided into 8 discussion groups, 7 English- speaking and 1 French-speaking. Under the guidance of their coordinators, the participants discussed on the status of the NOAs, the creation and the operation of an NOAs’ network, the relationship between the NOAs and the Olympic Studies Centres, as well as on the need a Master’s Programme within the IOA activities etc. The conclusions of the discussion groups are proved to be valuable for the better operation of an NOA and the better cooperation among the NOAs and between the NOAs and the IOA. Prof. Kostas Georgiadis IOA Dean – 16 – Lectures 45 years of Olympic Studies and Olympic Education in the International