Panathlon International

70 Years of Panathlon  - 1951-2021 

On 12th June this year Panathlon will be 70 years old!

While the preparations of the Club of Venice are in progress to organize a great event for that day, all Clubs are invited to celebrate the Panathlon Day that this year will have an even more significant value as it will be lived in a context, we hope, of rebirth for sport, associationism and the whole world.

In this expectation we thought, hoping to do a pleasant thing, to create a "special" logo that clubs and bodies of Panathlon, will be able to insert on letterhead, e-mail messages, web sites, social media etc..

A small symbol to feel all closer. 

The first part of the Panathlon International Photo Contest 2020 has ended.

The photos taken by Martino Pota member of the Club of Rome, manager of the SS Lazio Bowling (section colours) and the one taken by Lucia Custodi President of the Panathlon Club Orvieto (section black/white) have been the ones that have obtained more likes on our Facebook page, winning the Web Award! 

The photos will be published on the cover of PI Magazine, as stated in the Contest Rules.

Congratulations to Martino Pota and Lucia Custodi and  thank you to the numerous participants for their pics; through the language of the images they have transmitted emotions, worries and new behaviours that this pandemic has forced us to live in sport and in our lives, sometimes also with a pinch of irony!

An international jury will decide the final winners in each category.

The album of all the photos that participated can be seen at 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=179783882157204&set=a.2073784946090412

On Thursday 11th February 2021 the closing ceremony of the 16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport will take place.

Panathlon International that has always participated in the various sessions bringing its own contribution to the topics dealt with, both for the revision of the European Charter of Sport and for Human Rights in Sport, will also be present to listen to the Final Resolutions. 

This online session open to the public can be followed live by accessing the link below and following the instructions. 

16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport (coe.int)

Assemblée Générale du District France

Soirée réussie pour l’Assemblée Générale du District France du Panathlon International .

Voici le nouveau bureau du district : 

Président : Docteur Jean-Luc Grillon (club de Paris) Président d’honneur Bernard Thévenet ( club de Grenoble-Alpes) Vice-Président Bruno Catelin (club de Beausoleil Riviera Française) Vice-présidente Véronique Gerbelot (club de Grenoble-Alpes) Secrétaire Général Docteur Marc Rozenblat (club de Paris) Trésorier provisoire ( en attente de trouver une trésorière ou un trésorier ?) Bruno Catelin. 

Tout cela sous contrôle de notre Président mondial Pierre Zappelli. 

Sport and Panathlon lose one of their great promoters, Antoine Paccaud.

Passionate about panathletic values, he always considered sport as a determining element for youth education and health. 

Founding member of the Panathlon Club Yverdon-les-Bains, which he presided, he has held International posts as International Board Member, International Vice-President and  Delegate of the Expansion Commission for Europe.

During this mandate, he was responsible for promoting panathletic ideals by contributing to the creation of several clubs in Europe and North Africa.

His action in promoting fair play and ethical behaviour has earned him several awards, including the nomination as honorary President of his club.

Panathlon International shares the grief of his family and Club.

We learn the sad news of the passing of our friend William Saad Abdulnur, former President of District Brazil, member of the Expansion Commission, President of the Club of Taubaté and currently past president of the Club of Taubaté.

He served as International Board Member in the years 2019-2020.

The family of Panathlon International offers its deepest condolences to the family and the entire District Brazil. 

Panathlon Lisbon will be celebrating its 41st birthday online on the 17th.

Unfortunately, COVID limited  physical celebrations with the members but they will receive some gifts (see photo) and they will gather on 17TH  on zoom to celebrate the anniversary in this rather different way.

The club communicated also that  the "Prémio Panathlon Clube de Lisboa" award will be given to Prof. José Manuel Constantino, who is a long-time friend of Panathlon Lisbon. Prof. Constantino is also the President of the Portuguese Olympic Committee.

Also, the fair-play award "Fair-Play Mário Simas" will be given to David Livramento, that is a cyclist, for his action during a race in which an accident occurred, where he was also involved but he didn't fall of his bicycle. However, one colleague fell down and David stopped his race to help him back on track. This is not the first time that David shows positive sporting behaviours and thus he will receive the Prize.

Finally and for the first time, Panathlon Lisbon created a support program for associations of different etiology that clearly promote the values of sport, namely Fair Play and Ethics in Sport.

Panathlon members will be able to propose entities whose program they understand to comply with the aforementioned values and, among the proposals, the winner annually will be awarded a monetary prize in the amount of 1,500 € (one thousand and five hundred euros).

The designation of “General Rodolfo Begonha Award”, aims to honor in a very simple way the main worker in the creation of the club and whose participation in the activities in the Panathlon movement remain full of vigour and dynamism. 

International Head-office  

The General Secretariat will be working at the head-office for a reduced number of hours; the head-office opening hours will thus be:

9.00 - 14.00 CET

The staff will continue to perform their tasks partially at the office and partially from home – hence remotely – and will be available during the ordinary working hours to assist Panathlon members.

The staff may thus be contacted via e-mail at the usual addresses and by phone at the following numbers:

+39/0185/65295-6 – from 9 to 14 CET

+39 346 5714489 – from 9 to 17 CET

+39 346 228 2403 – from 9 to 15 CET

Thanks to all of you for your understanding.

América reconoce a José Pilar Sánchez

En la fecha, Luis Moreno G, flamante International Board Member (2020 – 2023) convocó a una reunión vía Zoom, destinada a reconocer el trabajo efectuado por José Pilar Sánchez Gonzales, como Consejero Internacional entre los años 2016-2019.

A la cita asistieron, Jorge Minuto, presidente del Club de Buenos Aires, Pedro De Souza, presidente del Distrito Brasil, Bernardo Pavisic, del Club de Cochabamba – Bolivia, Eduardo Gurovich, presidente del Distrito Chile, Danilo Carrera, presidente del Distrito Ecuador, Socorro Samaniego, presidente del Distrito México, Víctor Castro, presidente del Distrito Perú, Edgardo Ettlin, presidente del Distrito Uruguay, y Carlos De León del Club de Maldonado – Punta del Este.

La parte anecdótica de la reunión se dio cuando Luis Moreno, mostraba desde Lima el plato recordatorio y ofrecía entregarlo en forma presencial en el Congreso Panamericano; a la misma vez, Socorro Samaniego, en México, entregaba a José Pilar una réplica fotográfica del mismo plato.

El homenaje fue muy emotivo y sirvió para acentuar la amistad entre los panatletas de América, recoger experiencias anteriores y comentar acerca del Congreso Panamericano, que -Dios mediante- se organiza para octubre del 2021; y que servirá para que tanto panatletas de Europa y América incrementen sus vínculos de amistad, siempre presentes en las reuniones del Panathlon Internacional.

ONLINE CONFERENCE  - “Sideline”: Stop Trafficking of Young African Football Players 

November 18, 2020 

Due to the Covid 19 restrictions the event of November 18th at the siege of the Panathlon EU Antenna in Brussels will not take place as ‘classic’ fysical meeting but as webinar instead. 

This webinar, organized by the antenna in Brussels in collaboration with the Intergroup Sport of the European Commission, is supported by 2 Members of the European Parliament and is about the tragical faith of young African Football players caused by the trafficking into Europe.

Registration and attending can be done by sending a message at:  info@panathlon-international-brussels.eu