Panathlon International

In an evening marked by friendship and the most authentic panathletic spirit, held in the magnificent location of the Club de Regatas "Lima", the President of Panathlon Club Roma Walter Borghino and the President of Panathlon Club Lima Luis Lastarria have signed a protocol of understanding aimed at establishing channels of cooperation and developing common initiatives and exchanges of experiences, for the diffusion of the principles of Fair Play and of the authentic values that the two clubs support and promote with their activity.

Luis Moreno Gonzales, member of the International Board, was also present.

An initiative that strengthens the relationships between the two clubs and demonstrates how Panathlon unites different identities and cultures through sport. 

 On 15th May 2022 at 9.30 a.m. Panathlon International organizes in Rondine - Cittadella della Pace (AR) the Conference "Fair Play restarts from school" with the aim to collaborate with the scholastic institutions to promote and spread Fair Play in sport behaviour and in life.

The speakers, Prof. Ario Federici, Professor of Motor Sciences at the University of Urbino and Prof. Matteo Lazzizzera, Past-president of the Club Trento, Professor of Motor Sciences and Physical Trainer, will introduce us to this interesting topic and present their experiences. Some international authorities and representatives of Panathlon Club are expected to attend the event. 

The day before the Club of Arezzo will organize a Convivial Meeting to welcome the participants to the event.

Those who will not be able to be present can connect in streaming and listen to the ita/ing translation at the following address 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87202704847?pwd=VTA0VkhxdTBJcWxsS2djbGgxQUluZz09 

Passcode: 943156  

Program

President Pierre Zappelli attended the International Board meeting held via videoconference on Thursday 28 April at the headquarters in Rapallo, together with General Secretary Simona Callo. The Board unanimously approved the reports that will be discussed and voted at the upcoming General Assembly meeting (Lausanne, 11 June), as well as the financial statements 2021, the budgets 2023-24 and the membership fees for the next two years, that will remain unchanged. The documentation will be sent to all the Clubs by next May 10, jointly with the notice of the Ordinary Meeting. The Board also definitively approved “PI’s Development Plan” for the next four years which will be submitted to the Assembly. The Board was also given some preliminary feedback about the results of the Survey developed by the Expansion Commission; the Survey gathered an encouraging consensus: as a matter of fact, more than 10% of the members participated and expressed their ideas and opinions about PI’s bodies and the goals of our Movement. The Board also confirmed the winners of the Communication Award (whom will be announced in a separate circular letter and will be presented their awards just before the Gala Dinner at the Auditorium of the Olympic Museum) and discussed about the upcoming events: Symposium “Fair Play restarts from schools” on 15 May in Rondine – Cittadella della Pace (AR); General Assembly Meeting in Lausanne, 11 June; District Presidents’ Committee and International Board meetings in Beausoleil (France), 28-29 September; Flambeau d’Or award ceremony and International Congress, in September too; Pan-American Congress in Cochabamba (Bolivia), 4 to 6 November 2022. The Board then took note with regret of the resignation of Elaine Cook, Chair of the CCSE, who stated she could not follow up in her position for work-related reasons. The President and Eugenio Guglielmino, IB and CCSE member, will convene an online meeting with the members of the Commission to discuss about how to proceed.  After further reviewing the Final Document of the District Presidents, the Board discussed about the possible partnership with One-Ocean which could lead to new developments. The meeting ended on an exchange about Russian and Belarussian athletes and about their exclusion from international competitions. Though agreeing with the IOC decisions and in order to give a voice to the differences in sensitivity within Panathlon, the Board asked the Editor of the Magazine to launch a debate on the matter, on the lines of what was done for the e-games.

The following day, Friday 29 April, the International Board met the Governing Board of Fondazione PI-D.Chiesa. PI President, who also serves as President of the Foundation, stressed that this joint Board meeting should become a structural and institutionalized event so that the two bodies may meet, at least once a year, to exchange their views and ideas for the purpose of sharing information and of developing joint actions. 

During the meeting, it was also highlighted how the Foundation is an “added value” for Panathlon International and how the two entities are deeply connected. To the point that PI decided to establish a provision, which the Foundation may use starting from the current year, with the aim of making the bond between P.I. and the Foundation even stronger and more recognizable by creating new possibilities to increase the number of actions and projects.

The debate focussed on the lack of knowledge of the Foundation and the Domenico Chiesa Award as well as on the resulting indifference and incomprehension, despite the “Introduction to the Foundation” slideshow having been distributed and published also through Panathlon International’s website.  It was agreed that much greater effort must be made to increase knowledge, especially by building a pool of trainers. COMMUNICATION and TRAINING were the two keywords in the discussion.

We will have to use all available opportunities at P.I. events to communicate about the projects and initiatives undertaken by the Foundation, also in order to promote Panathlon International.

It was then underlined that the Domenico Chiesa Award is the most prestigious distinction, after PI’s Flambeau d’Or, awarded by the Clubs to sporting personalities who have honoured Panathlon’s principles and values.

The great shared potential of both Panathlon International and the Foundation was further highlighted: from the vast collection of images that could be used by the Clubs to the possibility to access the university circles through the PCUs, or the example of the last Photo Contest 2022 with the Photo Exhibition hosted by Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), or the opportunity to provide various types of educational and teaching materials to be used in schools or at events attended by large numbers.

All the participants submitted concrete proposals that will have to be implemented and followed up to enhance the sense of belonging and to foster the teamwork required to achieve a “critical mass” and to become influential on sport matters on the international arena.

Next 7 May will be the opening day of the exhibition of the 30 photos selected by an international judging panel and by Panathlon Clubs from all over the world among all the entries in the PHOTO CONTEST 2022 “An Invincible Summer”. This contest was launched by Panathlon International and by its Cultural Foundation Domenico Chiesa and was targeted to young photographers aged 18-25. The exhibition will be hosted at the seat of Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Viale Antonio Allegri, 9 - Palazzo Dossetti, in Reggio Emilia. The photos can be seen and downloaded from the website: https://www.panathlon-international.org/.../Presentazione... 

The three winners of the contest will receive their awards on the same day. Taking the podium, with no merit ranking, will be: Stefano Baggio (Vercelli - ITA) with the photo "Lealtà e rispetto", Patrick Trazzi (Trento - ITA) with the photo "Toccando il cielo con un dito" and Camilla Depaulis (Novara - ITA) with the photo "Cavalca il Sogno".

The three winners of the contest and the winners of the “People’s Choice Award” and the “Panathlon Club’s Choice Award” will be announced during the award ceremony of Circuito OFF of FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA, according to the program outlined below.

“From the early afternoon, several events, performances and workshops will start at via dei due Gobbi, seat of a historic residence of artists (…), and will continue until 18.30, when the winner of Circuito OFF will be presented his/her award at Chiostri di San Pietro. The night will continue with a “tortellata” (handmade tortelli stuffed with herbs) open to all at Pause, the cafeteria within the Cloister premises; all proceeds will be donated to charity for the benefit of Ukraine”. 

Therefore, the PHOTO CONTEST 2022 awards will be presented, in the framework of the award ceremony of Circuito OFF, starting at 18.30 at Chiostri di San Pietro. 

PROGRAM

A dear friend, relentlessly committed to promote Panathlon’s ideals, has left us. Hans Zinsli passed away on 25 March this year, aged 87. He leaves everyone in our Club with a sense of great loss.

Hans Zinsli joined our Club in 1981 with his background deeply rooted in tennis. He was also an enthusiast golf player and his life was dominated by a social note. He constantly took care of the wellbeing of sick members. From 1992 to 1996, Hans served as President of Panathlon Club Chur und Umgebung. His engagement in Panathlon’s Movement, at national and international level, was particularly outstanding. In 2004, Hans was elected to the Board of Panathlon International. During his four years in office, he mainly devoted himself to the revision of P.I.’s Statute and Regulation and he oversaw the translation of the two documents. However, the International Board could also appreciate his stances and forward-looking and future-oriented ideas.

Until a few weeks before passing away, Hans was always very keen on the events organised by our Club and cherished the prospect of meeting his panathlete colleagues again. Regrettably, his illness prevented him from fulfilling this wish. Dear Hans, we will forever remember you as a dearest friend and member, committed, cheerful and reliable.

Reinhard Spahr/Ernst Denoth

President Lorenzo D’Ilario as a guest and speaker of the conference "Preventing bullying through Sport"

On Friday, April 22, the Panathlon Club Junior Rome, in the person of President Lorenzo D’Ilario as a guest and speaker, was invited at the Auditorium "Vittorio De Sica" in Sora (Frosinone) to join the conference “Preventing bullying through Sport”, an interesting public debate between sports associations, clubs and institutions of the Lazio area on a very topical issue

Report D'Ilario

 The competition for short films gets into full swing. Panathlon clubs and all panathletes are called to promote the participation through their social channels and personal relationships. This activity of the Cultural Foundation Panathlon International - Domenico Chiesa has become an integral part of the programme of the International Federation of Sports Cinema and Television, which has included it in the programme of the "WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE".

Release

Nous avons le plaisir de t’informer de la création en 2022 du Club Reims-Champagne du Panathlon International.

Notre association loi 1901 fait partie du Panathlon International, organisation mondiale reconnue par le Comité International Olympique pour la promotion et la diffusion de la culture et de l’éthique sportive afin de défendre les valeurs du sport en tant que moyen de formation et

d’élévation de la personne et de solidarités entre les hommes et les peuples.

Sa devise « Unis par le Sport » va permettre de réunir des passionnés du sport, professionnels de santé et du sport, autour d’une équipe dynamique de personnalités du territoire Reims-Champagne-Ardenne-Aisne-Brie.

L’inauguration officielle se fera le vendredi 06 mai 2022, après l’assemblée générale du District France, en présence du président Mondial du Panathlon International, Monsieur Pierre ZAPPELLI, des responsables du District France et des présidents des autres clubs français du Panathlon

International.

Nous serions honorés de ta présence pour cette inauguration, à partir de 19H00, qui se déroulera dans les locaux du Golf de Gueux à proximité de Reims.

Une conférence-dinatoire conviviale sur l’Histoire du sport à Reims de 1850 à 1914 suivra cette cérémonie.

L'Assemblée de Soleure a été un succès et le nouveau Président du District a été élu à l'unanimité:

Peter Wüthrich, membre du PC Solothurn