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Sunday, 12 October 2014
Caluyachand or Kaluasand - a Sthan for Practicing Old Belief
The pictures of Caluasand or Kaluasand : -
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2014
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
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Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Rio 2016 inspires young people through sport and education
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Rio 2016 inspires young people through sport and education
01/10/2014
In Brazil, almost one third of the Brazilian population is
under the age of 19 and this is one of the core groups that the Rio 2016
Organising Committee is reaching out to in the hope of inspiring and motivating
them through the Olympic Games.
Over the last few years, in Rio de Janeiro, many educational activities have
already been taking place, with students embracing the Olympic values and
ideals. The official Rio 2016 education programme (“TRANSFORMA”) was launched on
1 July in Rio de Janeiro and the dedicated TRANSFORMA website has been online
since 12 April 2014, providing a whole host of materials that teachers can use
in their lesson plans: http://www.rio2016.com/educacao
The TRANSFORMA programme involves:
- High-quality educational material for lessons and activities;
- Encouraging young people to try out new sports and lead a healthy and active lifestyle;
- Bringing Olympic and Paralympic values to life;
- Using the Games to promote new learning experiences.
Everyone involved is fully embracing the programme with some very positive feedback from some of the teachers involved:
“I’ve been in the project since last year; it is very exciting and motivating for the team. Everybody is happy. People are really involved in the project, and this inspires us to take this positivity, the motivation, back to school”
“I was skeptical in the beginning because educational programmes used to be implemented without being discussed at the school level. I now realize that Transforma can help schools disseminate the Olympic and democratic values they need so much.”
Take a look at some of the Rio 2016 videos (English subtitles available) and see how the spirit of the Rio 2016 Games is already transforming schools.
The TRANSFORMA programme involves:
- High-quality educational material for lessons and activities;
- Encouraging young people to try out new sports and lead a healthy and active lifestyle;
- Bringing Olympic and Paralympic values to life;
- Using the Games to promote new learning experiences.
Everyone involved is fully embracing the programme with some very positive feedback from some of the teachers involved:
“I’ve been in the project since last year; it is very exciting and motivating for the team. Everybody is happy. People are really involved in the project, and this inspires us to take this positivity, the motivation, back to school”
“I was skeptical in the beginning because educational programmes used to be implemented without being discussed at the school level. I now realize that Transforma can help schools disseminate the Olympic and democratic values they need so much.”
Take a look at some of the Rio 2016 videos (English subtitles available) and see how the spirit of the Rio 2016 Games is already transforming schools.
Legacies thriving as Sydney marks 14 years since 2000 Olympic Games
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Legacies thriving as Sydney marks 14 years since 2000 Olympic Games
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01/10/2014
Today, 1 October, marks 14 years since the Closing Ceremony of Sydney 2000,
but the memories and legacies of the Olympic Games remain as strong as
ever.
Australians still fondly recall Cathy Freeman’s
stunning 400m gold medal and the exploits of a 17-year-old Ian Thorpe in the
swimming pool, while the achievements of British rower Steve Redgrave,
German kayaker Birgit Fischer and US sprinter Michael Johnson
still resonate around the world.
But away from the sporting highlights, perhaps the biggest achievement of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has been the enduring strength of the long-term legacies that the event created for the Australian city.
Fourteen years on from the Games, Sydney Olympic Park – which was built especially for the 2000 Games and housed a number of key Olympic venues – is now a thriving commercial, residential and sporting precinct, with the Olympic Stadium hosting a wide range of major events, such as the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, and the indoor arena regularly welcoming international pop concerts.
In total, the Park stages almost 6,000 events annually and plays host to almost 14 million visitors each year. It is also home to over 220 organisations, with a working population of more than 17,000 people, and generates well in excess of AUD 1 billion in economic activity annually for the New South Wales economy.
“With the completion of Sydney Olympic Park, Australia gained a fully integrated major events precinct, combining world-class venues with dedicated transport systems, managed by high-quality venue management teams, and an experienced precinct management organisation, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority,” explains Alan Marsh, the CEO of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority.
In addition to the facilities within Sydney Olympic Park, the 2000 Games also provided many other legacies, such as increased emphasis on environmental management; a massive land regeneration programme; the creation of 430 hectares of parklands; and increased sporting participation rates.
According to Marsh, the success of Sydney 2000’s legacies can be directly attributed to the planning that took place before the Games.
“The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were the first Games to explicitly incorporate legacy planning into the Olympic bid, outlining a future for the Games infrastructure that extended beyond the hosting period,” he says. “The legacy with respect to sport, the environment and venues were well thought out in advance of the Games, particularly at Sydney Olympic Park.”
To ensure that Sydney Olympic Park continues to build on the Games legacy, a succession of forward-planning blueprints have been designed, providing a roadmap for the ongoing development of the Park.
“The most recent of these documents, Master Plan 2030, outlines the forward vision for the Park for the next 20 years,” explains Marsh. “The goal of the Master Plan is that by 2030 the Park will be home to a daily population of 50,000 workers, students and residents and will play host to another 25,000 visitors daily.”
With plans in place to ensure that Sydney Olympic Park continues to develop as Australia’s premier major events precinct, the future looks as bright as it did when the Olympic cauldron was extinguished 14 years ago today.
But away from the sporting highlights, perhaps the biggest achievement of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has been the enduring strength of the long-term legacies that the event created for the Australian city.
Fourteen years on from the Games, Sydney Olympic Park – which was built especially for the 2000 Games and housed a number of key Olympic venues – is now a thriving commercial, residential and sporting precinct, with the Olympic Stadium hosting a wide range of major events, such as the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, and the indoor arena regularly welcoming international pop concerts.
In total, the Park stages almost 6,000 events annually and plays host to almost 14 million visitors each year. It is also home to over 220 organisations, with a working population of more than 17,000 people, and generates well in excess of AUD 1 billion in economic activity annually for the New South Wales economy.
“With the completion of Sydney Olympic Park, Australia gained a fully integrated major events precinct, combining world-class venues with dedicated transport systems, managed by high-quality venue management teams, and an experienced precinct management organisation, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority,” explains Alan Marsh, the CEO of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority.
In addition to the facilities within Sydney Olympic Park, the 2000 Games also provided many other legacies, such as increased emphasis on environmental management; a massive land regeneration programme; the creation of 430 hectares of parklands; and increased sporting participation rates.
According to Marsh, the success of Sydney 2000’s legacies can be directly attributed to the planning that took place before the Games.
“The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were the first Games to explicitly incorporate legacy planning into the Olympic bid, outlining a future for the Games infrastructure that extended beyond the hosting period,” he says. “The legacy with respect to sport, the environment and venues were well thought out in advance of the Games, particularly at Sydney Olympic Park.”
To ensure that Sydney Olympic Park continues to build on the Games legacy, a succession of forward-planning blueprints have been designed, providing a roadmap for the ongoing development of the Park.
“The most recent of these documents, Master Plan 2030, outlines the forward vision for the Park for the next 20 years,” explains Marsh. “The goal of the Master Plan is that by 2030 the Park will be home to a daily population of 50,000 workers, students and residents and will play host to another 25,000 visitors daily.”
With plans in place to ensure that Sydney Olympic Park continues to develop as Australia’s premier major events precinct, the future looks as bright as it did when the Olympic cauldron was extinguished 14 years ago today.
2022 Olympic Winter Games Bid Process: composition of the Evaluation Commission
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Joining the Commission will be IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi and IOC Head of Olympic Bid City Coordination Jacqueline Barrett.
Commenting on the membership of the Commission, IOC President Thomas Bach said, “Each member of the Commission brings a wide range of expertise and experience and understands what it takes to host a sustainable, well-organised and ultimately successful Olympic Winter Games.”
“At a time where we are finalising our discussions around Olympic Agenda 2020, the upcoming visits of the Evaluation Commission will reflect some of the new orientations that we foresee for the bidding process. It is an exciting time for the Olympic Movement, and I rely on the Commission to actively contribute to the shaping of our future,” Bach added.
In that context, the IOC has informed the Candidate Cities that the 2022 host city can anticipate a contribution of the IOC to the success of the Games of an overall estimated value of USD 880 Million. This contribution consists of a share of the revenues of Marketing programmes run by the IOC, a contribution related to broadcast revenues, services provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services as the host broadcaster of the Games and assistance provided to the Organising Committee by the IOC and related entities. In addition, the IOC will also grant other rights and benefits and provide other forms of assistance to the Organising Committee for the success of the Games which are described in the Host City Contract.
Changes that will already apply to the 2022 bidding process include the IOC’s obligation to determine and communicate to the city at the time of its election the full composition of the Olympic programme, and the new wording on non-discrimination relating to the Olympic Games and its participants - based on Fundamental Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter. These changes have been included in the intended final draft Host City Contract for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games which has recently been sent to the Candidate Cities.
The 2022 Candidate Cities have until 7 January 2015 to submit their Candidature Files to the IOC.
After an analysis of these files, the Commission will visit each city between February and March and spend five full days with each bid team. Together they will examine the 14 themes of the IOC’s candidature questionnaire, which includes topics such as vision, legacy and engagement, transport, accommodation, finance and sustainability. The Commission will also visit the competition and non-competition venues proposed in the bid.
The Commission’s report, highlighting the risks and opportunities of the Candidate Cities’ projects, will be published prior to the IOC 2022 Briefing for IOC Members to take place in June 2015 and will be made available on www.olympic.org.
The election of the 2022 host city by the IOC Session will take place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on 31 July 2015.
* The cities are listed according to a drawing of lots carried out by the IOC EB in December 2013.
2022 Olympic Winter Games Bid Process: composition of the Evaluation Commission
29/09/2014
The IOC is pleased to announce that the Commission to evaluate
the candidatures for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games - Oslo (Norway), Almaty
(Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China)* - will be composed of the following
members:
| Chair | ||
| Alexander ZHUKOV | IOC Member President, Russian Olympic Committee Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Sochi Organising Committee for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |
RUS |
| IOC Members | ||
| Barry MAISTER | Vice-President, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Olympic Champion, Hockey, Montreal 1976 Olympian, Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972, Hockey |
NZL |
| Adam PENGILLY | IOC Athletes’ Commission representative Olympian, Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Skeleton Board Member, London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games |
GBR |
| Tsunekazu TAKEDA | President, Japanese Olympic Committee Vice President, Tokyo Organising Committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Olympian, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Equestrian jumping |
JPN |
| Advisors | ||
| Caroline ASSALIAN | Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) representative Chief Sport Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee |
CAN |
| Dwight BELL | Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)
representative President of the United States Luge Association (1989 – 1998, 2006 – 2010) |
USA |
| Rita VAN DRIEL | International Paralympic Committee (IPC) representative Member at Large, IPC |
NED |
| Tatiana DOBROKHVALOVA | Senior Vice-President, Sochi Organising Committee for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games | RUS |
| Grant THOMAS | IOC advisor, Infrastructure Senior Vice President for Venues and Transportation, Salt Lake City Organising Committee for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |
USA |
| John MCLAUGHLIN | IOC advisor, Finance Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |
CAN |
| David STUBBS | IOC advisor, Sustainability Head of Sustainability, London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games |
GBR |
| Tim GAYDA | IOC advisor, Sport Vice President of Sport, Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |
CAN |
Joining the Commission will be IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi and IOC Head of Olympic Bid City Coordination Jacqueline Barrett.
Commenting on the membership of the Commission, IOC President Thomas Bach said, “Each member of the Commission brings a wide range of expertise and experience and understands what it takes to host a sustainable, well-organised and ultimately successful Olympic Winter Games.”
“At a time where we are finalising our discussions around Olympic Agenda 2020, the upcoming visits of the Evaluation Commission will reflect some of the new orientations that we foresee for the bidding process. It is an exciting time for the Olympic Movement, and I rely on the Commission to actively contribute to the shaping of our future,” Bach added.
In that context, the IOC has informed the Candidate Cities that the 2022 host city can anticipate a contribution of the IOC to the success of the Games of an overall estimated value of USD 880 Million. This contribution consists of a share of the revenues of Marketing programmes run by the IOC, a contribution related to broadcast revenues, services provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services as the host broadcaster of the Games and assistance provided to the Organising Committee by the IOC and related entities. In addition, the IOC will also grant other rights and benefits and provide other forms of assistance to the Organising Committee for the success of the Games which are described in the Host City Contract.
Changes that will already apply to the 2022 bidding process include the IOC’s obligation to determine and communicate to the city at the time of its election the full composition of the Olympic programme, and the new wording on non-discrimination relating to the Olympic Games and its participants - based on Fundamental Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter. These changes have been included in the intended final draft Host City Contract for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games which has recently been sent to the Candidate Cities.
The 2022 Candidate Cities have until 7 January 2015 to submit their Candidature Files to the IOC.
After an analysis of these files, the Commission will visit each city between February and March and spend five full days with each bid team. Together they will examine the 14 themes of the IOC’s candidature questionnaire, which includes topics such as vision, legacy and engagement, transport, accommodation, finance and sustainability. The Commission will also visit the competition and non-competition venues proposed in the bid.
The Commission’s report, highlighting the risks and opportunities of the Candidate Cities’ projects, will be published prior to the IOC 2022 Briefing for IOC Members to take place in June 2015 and will be made available on www.olympic.org.
The election of the 2022 host city by the IOC Session will take place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on 31 July 2015.
* The cities are listed according to a drawing of lots carried out by the IOC EB in December 2013.
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Buenos Aires 2018 vows to bring sport to the inner city
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Buenos Aires 2018 vows to bring sport to the inner city
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28/09/2014
Exactly one month after the Closing Ceremony of the Nanjing 2014 Youth
Olympic Games, all attention has now turned to Buenos Aires 2018 with the first
visit of the IOC Coordination Commission headed by four-time Olympian and IOC
Member, Frank Fredericks. Outlining their vision, the local organising committee
(BAYOGOC) particularly impressed the Commission members with its goal of
bringing sport to the inner city for all inhabitants to enjoy and experience, in
particular the 2.6 million young people residing in Buenos
Aires.
Speaking after the meetings concluding today, IOC Coordination Commission
Chair Frank Fredericks said; “Under the expert guidance of CEO Leandro Larrosa,
the organisers have really understood the true spirit of the Youth Olympic Games
(YOG) – to put young people at its heart. Thanks to the close cooperation Buenos
Aires 2018 has with the all levels of government and the Argentinian Olympic
Committee (AOC), the organization has made impressive headway with strong
foundation plans already underway. With its world-famous passion for sport and
culture, we truly believe that Buenos Aires will deliver a phenomenal Youth
Olympic Games.”
Significant progress has been made on the venue master plan with a proposed four-cluster concept grouping the sports in a compact framework – all of which the Coordination Commission visited over the course of the two-day meetings. To give a taste of the vibrant culture and spirit of the city, Buenos Aires 2018 has put forward a festival-style concept to feature in each cluster for all spectators to experience. Taking inspiration from the ‘Sports Lab’ inaugurated at Nanjing 2014, these festivals will not only showcase and offer sporting experiences to the visitors, but will also provide family entertainment and cultural activities.
Three major development projects will get underway in 2015 including tenders out for the athletics and aquatic venues and the construction of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) which will begin early next year. The YOV will be situated in the south of the city, an area of Buenos Aires targeted by the local government in need of urban development. From the YOV, 65 percent of the athletes will be able to walk to their competition venues. In addition, with the recent launch of the city’s metro-bus link, excellent transport links are already in place which will provide fast connections around the city and between venue clusters.
In the true essence of the YOG, the local organising committee are involving young people in all levels of the organization; including an ‘Athlete Commission’ and a newly established ‘Youth Commission’ – a group of young consultants chosen by the AOC from local schools and universities – and the employees within BAYOGOC from junior to director level. All functional areas are now operational and a modest 20 members of staff have been recruited.
In line with their mission to bring sport to the city, many of the 330 local sports clubs within Buenos Aires will be called upon to help with the organization of the Games and to provide training facilities for the athletes. In addition, Buenos Aires 2018 have already made fast progress by not only discussing the project with the National Federations, but using the time in Nanjing this summer to meet with almost all of the International Federations to present their preliminary proposals for sport competitions.
Nationwide, an engagement programme is already being rolled out to target 1.5 million young people to both identify talent and encourage participation in sports launched by the high performance sports body of Argentina.
Leandro Larrosa, CEO of Buenos Aires 2018 commented on the preparations; “This is a life changing project, not only for young athletes, but for future generations in Argentina and we are happy in the knowledge that the IOC Coordination Commission will be by our side to guide us throughout this exciting process. There is a great social legacy we want to achieve with this Games, we want to get all our kids into sport and inspire kids around the world to do the same.” He continued, “This last few days working with the IOC has been a great learning curve and has energized the team to deliver our exciting project.”
The six-person IOC Coordination Commission headed by Fredericks is made up of several Olympians including Danka Bartekova, the youngest IOC Member and Young Ambassador from the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.
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Significant progress has been made on the venue master plan with a proposed four-cluster concept grouping the sports in a compact framework – all of which the Coordination Commission visited over the course of the two-day meetings. To give a taste of the vibrant culture and spirit of the city, Buenos Aires 2018 has put forward a festival-style concept to feature in each cluster for all spectators to experience. Taking inspiration from the ‘Sports Lab’ inaugurated at Nanjing 2014, these festivals will not only showcase and offer sporting experiences to the visitors, but will also provide family entertainment and cultural activities.
Three major development projects will get underway in 2015 including tenders out for the athletics and aquatic venues and the construction of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) which will begin early next year. The YOV will be situated in the south of the city, an area of Buenos Aires targeted by the local government in need of urban development. From the YOV, 65 percent of the athletes will be able to walk to their competition venues. In addition, with the recent launch of the city’s metro-bus link, excellent transport links are already in place which will provide fast connections around the city and between venue clusters.
In the true essence of the YOG, the local organising committee are involving young people in all levels of the organization; including an ‘Athlete Commission’ and a newly established ‘Youth Commission’ – a group of young consultants chosen by the AOC from local schools and universities – and the employees within BAYOGOC from junior to director level. All functional areas are now operational and a modest 20 members of staff have been recruited.
In line with their mission to bring sport to the city, many of the 330 local sports clubs within Buenos Aires will be called upon to help with the organization of the Games and to provide training facilities for the athletes. In addition, Buenos Aires 2018 have already made fast progress by not only discussing the project with the National Federations, but using the time in Nanjing this summer to meet with almost all of the International Federations to present their preliminary proposals for sport competitions.
Nationwide, an engagement programme is already being rolled out to target 1.5 million young people to both identify talent and encourage participation in sports launched by the high performance sports body of Argentina.
Leandro Larrosa, CEO of Buenos Aires 2018 commented on the preparations; “This is a life changing project, not only for young athletes, but for future generations in Argentina and we are happy in the knowledge that the IOC Coordination Commission will be by our side to guide us throughout this exciting process. There is a great social legacy we want to achieve with this Games, we want to get all our kids into sport and inspire kids around the world to do the same.” He continued, “This last few days working with the IOC has been a great learning curve and has energized the team to deliver our exciting project.”
The six-person IOC Coordination Commission headed by Fredericks is made up of several Olympians including Danka Bartekova, the youngest IOC Member and Young Ambassador from the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.
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international organisation made up of volunteers, which is committed to building
a better world through sport. It redistributes more than 90 per cent of its
income to the wider sporting movement, helping athletes and sports organisations
at all levels around the world.
###
For more information, please contact the IOC Media Relations Team: Tel: +41 21 621 6000 e-mail: pressoffice@olympic.org, or visit our web site at www.olympic.org.
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