Second day of the 12th Olympic Forum: 25th anniversary of Barcelona ’92
The current use of Olympic facilities, tourism as a business opportunity and the future of elite Olympic and Paralympic sport were the subjects of the closing sessions of the 12th Olympic Forum: 25th anniversary of Barcelona ’92.
Pere Miró, Deputy Director General of the IOC, opens the first day of the 12th Olympic Forum marking the 25th anniversary of Barcelona’92
The official welcome was given by David Escudé, President of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation and Barcelona City Council Commissioner for Sport, Jordi Solà, Director of the Catalan National Physical Education Institute (INEF), Gerard Figueras, Secretary General for Sport in Catalonia, Victoria Cabezas, Secretary General of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), and Gerard Esteva, President of the Catalan Union of Sports Federations (UFEC).
Starting to collect material for the Caring at Christmas campaign at the J. A. Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum
Caring at Christmas arose from an initiative of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation to be able to work with the most deprived centres in the Poble Sec area. The Foundation asked for contributions from sports organisations in Barcelona, both public and private, and they responded immediately, providing a range of material: equipment, balls, rackets, shirts, etc.
‘Over a hundred years of sport in Mataró: 1802–1950’ by Santi Carreras i Suris is now part of the documentary archive of the J. A. Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies
Santi Carreras (Mataró 1958) began his career as a journalist at the sports magazine Iluro Sport. His work has ranged over sport in many places, but he has always taken a special interest in that of his native city, Mataró. His labour of love has led to this first volume, which covers over 150 years of sport, recording the history of sportspersons, clubs, championships, etc.
12th General Assembly of Olympic Museums Network
Francis Gabet, Director of the Culture and Patrimony Department of the International Olympic Committee, welcomed the representatives of the different Olympic and/or Sports Museums from all over the world. After the presentation of the annual innovations of each museum and the guideline’s contrast in work groups of exhibitions, Education/activities, collection, etc., this new edition has given special attention to the Agenda 2020 and to the collaboration of Panasonic and Olympic Channel, which this year has come up with a great presence in the social networks.
The 2017 Olympic Forum will have a more international flavour than ever.
To mark the 25th anniversary of Barcelona’92 the Forum sessions are intended to show how Barcelona has marked a change in the world of the Olympic movement in this quarter-century. The Barcelona Olympic Games, recognised worldwide, were a success in terms of organisation, implementation, management and results. In these respects they are still a benchmark for Olympic organising committees today.
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, commemorated 25 years since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
As a result of the 25th anniversary of the Olympics, Bach visited Barcelona to relive, with its citizens, those magical moments which transformed the city.
2017 judges’ decision in the 8th Barcelona Olympic Foundation International Art on Paper Awards
The jury, consisting of Romà Arranz, teacher at the Escola Massana Centre for Art and Design, Raquel Medina, art critic and member of Catalan and International Associations of Art Critics (ACCA-AICA), Antoni Benages, visual artist, and Juli Pernas, director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, has decided, after profound deliberation, that the winners of these 8th Barcelona Olympic Foundation International Art on Paper Awards are as follows:
2,000 walkers turn out for the 8th Olympic Day Walk
The Barnatresc walks, an initiative of the Barcelona Sports Institute and the Association of Barcelona Hiking Organisations, are increasingly successful. As well as being a physical and social activity, these walks, held under the motto “Discover Barcelona on foot”, also have a cultural dimension, discovering the nooks and crannies of the city.
Personalities from the Barcelona’92 Olympic Games
The Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum was the setting for the meeting of institutional and federation leaders who played an active part in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.
