On 16th May 2022 will be celebrated the 5th edition of the International Day of Living Together in Peace, event to which Panathlon International has given its adhesion as partner.
This day is a way to mobilize the efforts of the international community in favour of peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity, and an opportunity for everyone to express the deep desire to live and act together to build a sustainable world based on peace.
To celebrate this day, a very large group of people around the world will have the opportunity to see the documentary film "All of Us", which shows, in the spirit of hope, how stories of people with different beliefs can live together in harmony.
These increasingly relevant values are deeply rooted in the culture of healthy sport and in the mission of Panathlon International.
We will be promoting the event weekly, stay connected!
Panathlon International joins the expressions of condemnation of the aggression of Russia against Ukraine. The values of sport are a fundamental part of the life of citizens and for their expression require freedom and democracy.
The aggressors' design to reduce a people in conditions of political subjection, implies a serious mortification also of the expression of any sport practice that recalls, in its essence, the prevalence of the free choice and of the spontaneous exercise for the psychophysical, ethical and moral construction of a civil conscience.
With this premise, Panathlon International, on the basis of the concrete relationship of institutional cooperation, joins the position of the International Olympic Committee in condemning the aggression, declaring itself "deeply worried about the violation of the Olympic truce" started on 4th February and destined to last until one week after the Paralympic Games.
President Thomas Bach set up a task force to monitor closely the situation and to coordinate humanitarian assistance to members of the Olympic community in Ukraine.
Panathlon International, in reiterating with determination and conviction this line of condemnation, which also excludes Russian sport from any participation in international events, expresses its solidarity with all Russian athletes who demonstrate that they do not share the aggression and who are excluded from participating in sporting events that are a fundamental part of their lives. They too, like the Ukrainians, are victims of a terrible act that is totally detrimental to fundamental human values.
In the month of February two meetings of the International Board were held online to discuss various topics that needed to be addressed promptly.
The date of the next Ordinary General Assembly and Extraordinary Assembly will take place in Lausanne on June 11.
The International Congress will presumably take place in October (date yet to be defined) together with the "Flambeau d'Or” Award Ceremony - to the memory of Antonio Spallino".
The Strategic Plan 2022-2026, elaborated by IB Member Luis Moreno, was discussed and will be integrated with the more than 800 answers to the questionnaires sent by the General Secretariat and presented to the Assembly.
Finally, the statutory changes that the International Board will present to the General Assembly in Lausanne were defined.
The General Secretariat has received from over 20% of the clubs (65) other requests for amendments to the Statute.
These requests will now be translated and sent to PI Constitution and Arbitration Board for its opinion and will be sent to all Clubs, 60 days before the Assembly.
The next appointment with the International Board is scheduled for next April 28, always online.
An Advisory Board webinar on Physical Education (PE) and school sports: a creative approach to human rights and democracy will take place online. On Monday 21 February 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CEST).
This webinar will bring together experts in the field of sport, human rights, physical education and school sports.
Secretary General Simona Callo will participate.
The International President Pierre Zappelli will speak on Tuesday 22 February (from 9.30 to 12.00) at an induction session organised by EPAS for new CC members to introduce Panathlon International.
All new members will be invited to present their organisations in a 4-minute presentation focusing on the objectives of their organisation and the areas in which they work in sport with a potential link to EPAS and the priority areas of work of the Council of Europe.
The next meeting of the International Board will be held on Friday 18 February, starting at 2 p.m. (Italian time).
Among the items on the agenda
- Amendments to the Statutes
- Plan Desarrollo - Strategic Plan 2022/2026
Panathlon Trujillo, Perú premió el fair play en torneo de ciclismo local al señor Hector Arroyo que prestó ayuda a otra competidora, Karina Rojas, quién en un tramo de la carrera sufrió una caída.
There is time until 6 March to send the photos of the International Photo Contest organized by the PI- D. Chiesa Foundation and Panathlon International.
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The competition is addressed to young people aged between 18 and 25 years. The technical characteristics are described in the Regulations, together with the instructions to participate.
The PI President’s Committee composed of President Pierre Zappelli, Past-President Giacomo Santini, Vice-President Orietta Maggi met, remotely, on 3 February. The meeting was also attended by Secretary General Simona Callo, Treasurer Stefano Giulieri, AC President Andrea Sbardellati and AC Member Giuseppe Ravasi. Among the various points on the agenda, the participants talked about the meeting that took place on 20 January in Barcelona between President Pierre Zappelli and the President of the Panathlon Club of Barcelona, Dr. Pujante. The meeting has been very positive and harbinger of proposals to strengthen the presence of Panathlon International in the Catalan capital and in the Iberian Peninsula. Particular attention was paid to the questionnaires sent to all members. The participation went beyond expectations. By the deadline of 20 February, members will be invited again to bring their contribution. Then the points to be discussed with the next International Board were addressed, especially concerning the statutory changes, the meeting with the Chiesa Foundation, the events planned for this year: the Assembly of Lausanne, the Congress and the Flambeau d'Or. They discussed and analyzed the updates provided by the Treasurer on the financial situation and payments of the Clubs, and by the Secretary General on the activities followed by the Secretariat and her participation in international meetings and events, in remote mode. The Committee took note, with great pleasure, of the opening of the new Panathlon Club Roma junior and the Club of Neapolis, the latter will join the Club of Napoli in the Area 11-Campania.
The President and the Secretary General participated in the meeting organized by the Associations affiliated to GAISF, of which Panathlon International has been part for more than 25 years. The meeting started with various reflections on the general situation of GAISF. Then Bruno Molea, President of CSIT and Representative of the "Associate Members" also at the GAISF Board, brought the attention on the necessity to increase the collaboration among the various Associations and on the possibility to improve their visibility on GAISF website. President Pierre Zappelli said that we are in a not very clear situation and that Panathlon International is happy to increase the collaboration, as it is already doing, but that he would like to understand the evolution of the situation. President Molea undertook to bring an update after the Board meeting in mid-February.