The SportAccord Forum, held in Lausanne October 21-23, was an opportunity to bring together the members of AIOS Association of International Organisations for Sport of which PI is a member.
Present for Panathlon International were: President, Giorgio Chinellato, Past President Pierre Zappelli, along with President Bruno Molea, Valeria Gherardini and Wolfgang Burghardt (CSIT), Martin Isaksson and Bradley Sandler (FICS - Federation Internationale de chiropratique du sport).
During the meeting there was a discussion about the next possible members of Aios and the role of Aios in SportAccord, following the resolution taken by Gaisf regarding its decision on the possible entry of Aios into SportAccord as an observer.
The entry of grassroots sport and organisations that do not practice élite sport in SportAccord would be an important recognition of the work of those who struggle every day to promote sport as a tool for healthy lifestyle and education.
EFPM - On October 23, 2024, the Conference entitled: "Fair Play Education to overcome Violence, Bullying and Cheating in Sport" of the European Fair Play Movement will be held in Mardin, Turkey.
OCTOBER 21-24, 2024, MARDİN, TURKİYE
OCTOBER 23– CONGRESS -
Date/time Event / activity Place Notes
08:30 – 09:30 Registration of the participants - WELCOME Ramada hotel
CONGRESS MORNING SESSION Ramada hotel
09:30 – 10:00 CONGRESS OPENING SPEECHES
• Mr. Mehmet Samsa,
• Mr. İbrahim Özcoşar, Rector of Mardin Artuklu University
• Mr. Erdoğan Arıpınar, Chairman of the TFPC
• Mr. PHILIPPE HOUSIAUX, President of EFPM
• Mr.Tuncay Akkoyun, Governor of Mardin
10:00 – 10:05 Framing the congress
Thierry Zintz, Chair of the Congress
10:05 – 11:05 I. - Thematic session 1 - 60 minutes (face-to-face and online) - Fair Play Education to overcome Violence, Bullying and Cheating in Sport
Gülşah Akkaya– 30 minutes
Fatih Kuşçu (10 minutes)
In presence and online Q&A (questions to be introduced in the congress chat) – 10 minutes
11:05 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00 Book Coubertin
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 II. Thematic session 2 - 60 minutes (face-to-face and online) - Universality of the Peace through Sport approach: the significance of sport diplomacy
second academic speaker (potentially Thierry Zintz, as agreed with Philippe Housiaux) oral presentation – 30 minutes
Esra Gümüş Kırıcı (10 minutes)
In presence and online Q&A (questions to be introduced in the congress chat) – 10 minutes
14:00 – 15:00
III. Round table (face-to-face and online) - 40 minutes
Bring together academic speakers and experts to discuss specific topics.
Participants can ask questions live or via the online platform.
15:00 – 15:20 IV. Closing session (in person and online) – 20 minutes
Summary of conference highlights.
Thanks to speakers and participants.
Announcement of next steps.
SportAccord will welcome both established and new partners to this year’s IF Forum, taking place from 21-23 October 2024 under the theme “Ensuring Your IF is Match Fit and Future Ready.”
The International President Giorgio Chinellato and Past President Pierre Zappelli will be present on behalf of Panathlon International.
On 25 September, the General Secretariat participated, online, in the third webinar organised by the IOC to address Good Governance issues.
The objective of these quarterly webinars is to explain and define the steps to be implemented to achieve basic levels of good governance in sports organisations. These sessions allow participants to exchange good practices, share their common challenges and benefit from the support provided by the IOC's Ethics and Compliance team through some quick actions and practical examples developed by the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport (IPACS).
After the topics addressed in March and June on "Transparency-controls- budgets" and "Integrity", this was the turn of “Democracy" with all its implications related to leadership elections, equal opportunities and conflicts of interest.
These opportunities allow Panathlon International, as an association recognized by the IOC, to be updated on ethical issues in accordance with the Recommendations of the Olympic Agenda 2020+5 and in synergy with the implementation of the IOC Code of Ethics, adopted, in part, by the PI General Assembly held in Agrigento last June.
Dear Friends,
an emotional edition of the Paris Games ended a few days ago.
We know that, in various ways, there was an important and significant presence of Panathletes.
On behalf of the whole Panathletic family I want to extend my warmest congratulations to all athletes, technicians, managers and volunteers belonging to Panathlon Clubs, who have directly or indirectly participated in this edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
For the first time since the pandemic, the world of sport met again, bearing witness to its resilience as well as its ability to break down social barriers.
We are proud that our Panathletes were also able to live this experience, sharing our values in the world's greatest sporting event, which, even with its contradictions and difficulties, has always been the scene of the highest sporting gestures that make us experience great emotions.
I wish you all the best in your activities, always following our motto: the path of sport that unites us!
I hope to meet you at the upcoming Winter Games in Milan-Cortina.
Congratulations and ad Maiora!
Seven candidates will compete in the election for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 143rd IOC Session held from 18 to 21 March 2025 in Greece.
The candidates (in alphabetical order):
HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN
Lord Sebastian COE
Mrs Kirsty COVENTRY
Mr Johan ELIASCH
Mr David LAPPARTIENT
Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH
Mr Morinari WATANABE
officially announced their candidacies by the deadline of midnight on 15 September 2024.
The candidates will present their programmes, in camera, to the full IOC membership on the occasion of a meeting to be held in Lausanne (Switzerland) in January 2025.
More information on the election of the next IOC President, including the directives and applicable rules, can be found on the dedicated page of the IOC website
fonte IOC
On 12th and 13th September, the Headquarters of Villa Queirolo in Rapallo has been the background for the Institutional meetings of the P.I. International Board and of President's Committee.
The International President Giorgio Chinellato arrived in the Ligurian town on the morning of Thursday 12 to meet the Mayor of Rapallo Elisabetta Ricci and exchange a mutual wish of good work. The meeting has been the occasion to deepen Panathlon's activities, at national and international level and the consequent contribution that this brings to the city of Rapallo that since many years hosts the International Secretariat.
In the early afternoon the International Board started, in hybrid form. Among the works and novelties on the agenda was the appointment of the new Treasurer in the person of Marco Salvagno, from the Club of Mestre.
Much space was devoted to the attribution of delegations, the appointment of the Presidents of PI Commissions, and the wish for productive work.
There was also much discussion about the PI's presence at the Paris 2024 Olympics. On this occasion the International President and the Past President attended an event organized together with other bodies recognized by the IOC to find synergies for future collaborations; these are organizations such as the CIFP (International Fair Play Committee), the ISOH (International Society of Olympic Historians), and the CIPC (International Pierre de Coubertin Committee). The presence of PI in Casa Italia and the Congress organized by the District France at the headquarters of UNESCO were also very important.
The Thursday afternoon ended with a greeting from the IB to Nicoletta Bena on the occasion of her retirement after 39 years of constant and dedicated work at the International Secretariat of Panathlon International.
This was followed by a dinner at the Rapallo Golf Club organised by the Chiavari, Rapallo and Recco Panathlon Clubs during which the theme of disability was also addressed through the projection of the documentary film ‘Sport: True Victory’, where four sportsmen and women shared their stories, leaving a message of positivity and passion for life to those present. A video was also screened aimed at young people to illustrate the panathletic mission through comic strips.
The following day, the PC met with Giorgio Costa President of the Italian District to coordinate the management of some situations that had arisen within the District.
With the resumption of the IB in the afternoon, the granting of various patronages was approved, some documents were updated, and new strategies for the communications department were discussed.
Official documents are being drafted and as is customary, will soon be sent to the IB, PC, College Presidents and District Presidents. In order to ensure more direct contact, the IB decided to send the official documents to the Governors and Club Presidents.
The celebration of the World Fair Play Day and the 2nd Award Ceremony ‘Fair Play for Peace’ of the EFPM took place at the Gothic Hall of the City Hall of Brussels.
Present at the celebration were the President of the International Fair Play Committee, Yeno Kamuti, the Past President of Panathlon International Pierre Zappelli and the President of Panathlon Club Wallonie-Bruxelles and the European Fair Play Movement, Philippe Housiaux.
The ceremony was marked by an exceptional moment.
Kelly T. Clements, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees was awarded the ‘Fair Play for Peace’ prize by the European Fair Play Movement in recognition of her work to highlight the impact of sport in spreading the positive values of peace and solidarity around the world. The Prize, awarded annually to an institution or association, highlights the positive impact of sport in spreading these essential values on a global scale.
This award underlines UNHCR's unwavering commitment to initiatives such as the ‘More than a game’ strategy, which promotes sport, not only as a form of entertainment, but as a powerful tool to promote peace, the inclusion of refugees in host communities and the creation of bonds of solidarity between people.
‘The office of the High Commissioner for Refugees should not exist if our world lived in harmony and peace,’ Philippe Housiaux stressed. ‘Unfortunately, 120 million forcibly displaced persons remind us daily how incapable our society is of finding acceptable human solutions. By awarding this prize, the European Fair Play Movement modestly recognises the immense hope represented by the work of the UNHCR: that of welcoming these forcibly displaced people to prepare for Peace’.
The first meeting of the International Board and the President's Committee, following the first one after the elections in Agrigento, will be held at the international headquarters in Rapallo on 12 and 13 September.
Among the topics on the agenda: the appointment of the new treasurer, the Commissions, and the distribution of the delegations. The budget and the possible convocation of an extraordinary assembly will also be discussed. Two days of intense work to face in the best way the objectives for the next four-year period.
International President Giorgio Chinellato successfully took part in the event organised on 2 August in Paris together with the other IOC-recognised associations: Pierre de Coubertin International Committee (CIPC) - International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) - International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) where, together with Pierre Zappelli, Maurizio Monego, Christian Garrabos and Marc Rozenblat (see photo) the possibilities for future a collaboration have been deepened.
He went to "Casa Italia" where he was able to see the implementation of the project launched together with District Italy and the Colors for peace Association with the projection of short films presenting our movement.
Giorgio Costa President of District Italy also flew to Casa Italia to meet with CONI officials who welcomed Panathlon International and District Italy to the House of Italian Sport at the Olympics.
