Next 21 March, the Club of Lisbon has organised an in-person and online event to disseminate the results of the Erasmus SAMF project.
The invitation is open to anyone who would like to participate.
Below is a link for registration
https://forms.gle/RnD72pi3qNAXwg458
Link YouTube Stream -
https://www.youtube.com/live/9p-P3iL72UM?si=DF9fBYarVMF9C4Hf
The Panathlon Club Buenos Aires invites you to the next meeting to be held in Buenos Aires.
A Zoom link will be available for those interested in the event. We will discuss the theme developed by the organization SAMF: "SPORT AGAINST MATCH FIXING: when to start" with the participation of the Argentinean Panathlete Estanislao Osores Soler, the Portuguese Fabio Figueiras and Simona Callo, Secretary General of PI.
Below is the registration form
https://forms.gle/BimHfSio1WLDUVg27
The next meeting of the International Board will be held on 14 Thursday and 15 Friday March, starting at 9.30 a.m. at the headquarters of Villa Queirolo in Rapallo.
Among the items on the agenda, the following will be discussed: - the reports to be presented at the General Assembly, the final balance and the budget estimate together with the membership fee proposal for the next biennium; the organisation of the General Assembly and the Round Table to be held in Agrigento; the initiatives undertaken for the Paris Olympic Games; the setting up of an Ethics Commission; the partnership agreement with IDF; the adhesion to Erasmus projects; the idea of creating a Mascot for PI.
On Friday 15 March at 11 a.m., there will be the 'PI - D. Chiesa' Foundation meeting to reflect on the current projects and agree on the lines of action for the near future.
New Board members Andrea Tortora and Fabiano Gerevini will participate for the first time, taking over from Patrick Van Campenhout and the late Eugenio Guglielmino.
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is celebrating a monumental achievement set to be reached at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024: The IOC has distributed quota places equally to female and male athletes – 50:50. For the first time in Olympic history, there will be full gender parity on the field of play.
The project 'Sport Against Match Fixing' - SAMF - aims to raise awareness among grassroots athletes about the nature of match-fixing and the negative impact of this practice on athletes' careers.
This game serves as a tool for coaches, managers and educators to facilitate educational and awareness-raising sessions against match-fixing in sport.
Yesterday, February 22, was held the five-year celebration of Panathlon International's Representation at the Maison du Sport in Lausanne.
President Pierre Zappelli welcomed the participants with a speech in which he explained our aims and how, through our presence in Lausanne, we have managed to strengthen relations with the international sports world.
He also presented the results achieved and future projects. Sergei Aschwanden, judo Olympian and member of the Club Lausanne, then spoke about his sports experience and his close relationship with Panathlon.
There were numerous participants: representatives of the IOC, International Federations, International Associations and Partners, sports personalities, presidents and delegates of PI Districts along with the Treasurer, Secretary General, Vice President of the Lisbon Club and the Secretary of the Representation.
The celebration ended with an aperitif and a commemorative cake to celebrate this important milestone to the satisfaction of all participants.
Martedì 13 febbraio si è tenuto il 2° workshop SAMF – Sport Against Match Fixing - presso il Liceo Economico Sociale Terenzio Mamiani di Pesaro, in collaborazione con il Panathlon Club di Pesaro rappresentato dal Presidente Angelo Spagnuolo.
Ad incontrare giovani e adulti per raccontare e aprire un dialogo su uno dei lati oscuri dello sport è stata Barbara Rossi, pedagogista e direttrice sportiva, Past President del Panathlon Pesaro e unica Ambassador per l'Italia del progetto SAMF che vede la partecipazione del Panathlon International come Partner.
L’incontro è stato un successo, ha visto la partecipazione di 80 studenti e atleti e dei loro insegnanti, che attraverso i materiali di sensibilizzazione predisposti dal consorzio, hanno potuto dialogare con i ragazzi e le ragazze anche sugli aspetti sociologici e culturali che possono influenzare i comportamenti illeciti.
Whilst representing Panathlon International, Fabio Figueiras gave an interview this week to the Portuguese Football Federation and its channel TV “Canal 11” from beautiful Switzerland, where the main topic of the interview was the Erasmus+ Project, Sport Against Match-Fixing (SAMF).
In the course of this interview, Fabio Figueiras had, amongst other, the possibility to share insights on Panathlon International’s contribution to SAMF, as well as how SAMF is contributing to mission of Panathlon International, especially when it comes to the education and awareness raising/prevention of wrong practices, such as manipulation of competitions, which are not aligned with the positive sporting and ethical values that Panathlon International stands for, such as an integral, ethical, inclusive, respectful and fair play sports.
Stay tuned for further information on the interview as well as on SAMF, as we are approaching the final conference, which will be held this year, in April.
On the 30 January 2024, the European Commission and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day in Brussel (Belgium).
As part of the agenda of the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day, participating speakers discussed policies and procedures related to the application of Erasmus+ projects, as well as provided advice and suggestions on
preparing and submitting proposals, and on the different financial aspects of funding of Erasmus+ projects.
Panathlon International, represented by Fabio Figueiras, participated in-person in the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day 2024 in Brussels. In parallel to the different sessions that were planned to occur on this day, there was also opportunity to network and meet different organisations.
Consequently, Panathlon International had the opportunity to interact and exchange with multiple participating organizations, clubs and federations, with whom Panathlon International already collaborated in the past, is still collaborating or is looking forward to potential collaborate in the future.
With this participation, Panathlon International reinforced and showcased its commitment for the promotion and spread of culture and sporting ethics by fostering international collaboration through initiatives like Erasmus+. It was also a good opportunity to disseminate past and current activities and projects where Panathlon International is active, especially the ones related to Erasmus+, such as Evidence-based Prevention of Sporting-related Match-fixing (EPOSM) and Sport Against Match-Fixing (SAMF).
Noteworthy to mention, that the registrations to attend in presence to this event were closed weeks ago, as it had reached full capacity, which shows how well participated this event was.
The Panathlon International Cultural Foundation - "Domenico Chiesa"(hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) of Panathlon International (hereinafter P.I. - 31 Member Countries), in cooperation with the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (hereinafter FICTS - 130 Member Countries), promotes and organizes the special Video Competition - with free entries - on the theme "OLYMPIC EMOTIONS."
The purpose of the competition is to promote the quality of images that highlight the values of Sport and Olympism and disseminate the principles, on which the World Panathletic Movement is founded, as universal ideals of culture through Sport, intended as an educational tool for social change.
FICTS wants to enhance and promote short films as an original form of expression, to encourage the creativity of those who approach filmmaking, and to offer them the greatest visibility through Sports.