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Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
14-26 August 2010
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FAIR PLAY’S
Involvement in the Culture and Education Programme
FINAL REPORT
Dr Jenı Kamuti
CIFP PresidentCONTENTS
1. International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP) at Inaugural YOG
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Preparations and Finances
1.3. CIFP Team
2. CIFP’s Programme
2.1. Activities
2.2. Promotional Materials
2.3. Booth in Youth Olympic Village
2.3.1. Equipment
2.3.2. Opening Hours
3. Games-time Operation of CIFP Booth
3.1. Visitors Statistics
3.2. Prestigious Visitors
3.3. Promotion of Fair Play
4. Future Plans
5. Appendices
Photo Gallery
21. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FAIR PLAY AT INAUGURAL
YOG
1.1 Introduction
The International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP)
participated in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games
(YOG) held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010.
CIFP considered its involvement in the YOG Culture
and Education Programme as a unique and great
opportunity to promote the values of fair play
among the young athletes and the participation
fulfilled, moreover, exceeded all its expectations.
The youth showed real interest in fair play and a large number of athletes visited the
CIFP Booth set up in the Youth Olympic Village.
The Fair Play Video Games as well as the promotional materials like borchures,
pocket calendars and pins proved to be very popular among the visitors.
Considering the experience of the first ever Youth Olympic Games, it would be great
if CIFP could continue its programme and be part of the Culture and Education
Programme of the future Youth Olympics.
1.2 Preparations and Finances
CIFP submitted its programme for the CEP of the inaugural Youth Olympics last
November and started the preparations eight months before the event. The project
seemed to be a real challenge considering the lack of financial resources as well as
the limited number of workforce.
Eventually, CIFP was able to fulfil all the requirements and succeeded in finding a
sponsor to finance the whole programme, thanks to which the expenditures of a
modest budget of €34 000 could be fully covered.
The preparatory phase included eight months of hard work and the exchange of
over 3000 emails ie. approximately 380 per month. During the course of the
preparations (only) one official travel was done to a test event hosted by the
International Olympic Academy in Athens, Greece, on which occasion the
representatives of SYOGOC examined the operation of the CEP programme.
1.3 CIFP Team
CIFP attended the YOG from 14 to 19 August, for half of the event’s time.
Based on the experience gained at the inaugural Youth Olympics it would be
advantageous to CIFP if it was able to participate for the whole duration of the
Games on the following occasion should the required budget be available.
3CIFP’s Participation in the Singapore 2010 YOG:
14 to 19 August 2010
CIFP’s on-site team was composed of 6 members including 2 representatives of the
Council.
CIFP Team
Name Title
1. Dr Jenı Kamuti President
2. Sunil Sabharwal Treasurer
3. Lilla Ádám Project Manager
4. Viktória Dósa Team Member
5. Csilla Ali Team Member
6. Nicolas Sabharwal Team Member
2. CIFP’S PROGRAMME
The mission of CIFP is the worldwide defence and promotion
of fair play since its foundation in 1963.
The activity of the organisation is aimed at national and
international organisations in the world of sports and
education. In order to honour acts of fair play performed on or
off the field, CIFP annually awards World Fair Play Prizes to
personalities who have proved to be an excellent ambassador
of fair play.
Fair play is an essential part of sport.
Sport is a universal language and an incredible educational tool. Values like respect,
friendship, team spirit, equality, integrity, care and joy such as solidarity,
tolerance, fair competition, sport without doping and respect for the written
and unwritten rules are the building blocks of fair play that can be experienced and
learnt in the heat of the fight.
Embracing, embodying and expressing the above-mentioned key values CIFP’s aim
with its participation in the CEP was to reinforce this experience, encourage
this learning process and help the young people better understand the
meaning and the importance of fair play in both sport and everyday life.
2.1. Activities
CIFP Activities
Activity Type of Game / Language availability
Video Game 1 Memory / English and French
Video Game 2 Puzzle / English and French
Video Game 3 Quiz / English and French
4CIFP presented three video games in English and French featuring different
aspects of fair play.
Participants could choose to play a Memory Card Game, a Jigsaw Puzzle or a
Quiz.
1. If a player had good memory, they were advised to try the Memory Fair Play
Card Game.
2. If someone enjoyed being creative, they could piece together the picture of
their choice and learn by doing a digital Jigsaw Puzzle how they too could
experience the spirit of fair play.
3. Quick-witted players could test their skills on interesting Fair Play Quizzes.
Each player were timed to see how fast they could complete the games. All the
results were stored on the computer and daily competitions were organised among
the participants. The fastest players of each type of video game were awarded a
prize every competition day.
Daily Prizes in the Video Games’ Competitions:
1. Fair Play Film on DVD
2. Fair Play Pin
3. Brochure
4. Pocket Calendar
The results were published on a black board
displayed in the booth as well as on the CIFP website.
Nevertheless, it would have been beneficial to have a
central information board which could have served all
the international organisations participating in the CEP
programme in order to gain more attention of the
athletes.
Regarding languages, CIFP’s activities were
conducted in English and French. Nevertheless, the visitors requested for Russian
and Spanish versions of the video games as well as the other materials, so it would
be worthy of consideration to cover these languages too in the future. (However, the
puzzle and the memory are image-based games, so they could easily be played
without the knowledge of any languages.)
2.2. Promotional Materials
Besides the video games, CIFP prepared different printed materials and small gifts
to enhance its promotional activities. All of them graced by the images of outstanding
athletes emphasised fair play slogans and delivered educational messages. Colourful
brochures in English and French as well as pocket calendars and pins were
handed out to the young visitors.
5Those who were interested in the history of CIFP and wanted to see great athletes
acting in the spirit of fair play could watch a film on the theme constantly screened in
the fair play pavilion.
Promotional Materials*
Type Amount (pcs)
Fair Play Film on DVD N/A
Fair Play Borchure in English 400
Fair Play Brochure in French 300
Fair Play Pin 1000
Pocket Calendars featuring star athletes 1000
*The total amount of the promotional materials was distributed among the
participants thanks to the huge interest.
2.3. Booth in Youth Olympic Village
The pavilion of the International Committee for Fair Play was set up in the Village
Square in the Youth Olympic Village along with the booths of six other international
organisations involved in the Discovery Activities of the Culture and Education
Programme. The neighbouring pavilion was that of the International Olympic
Academy. Similarly, WADA’s booth was situated next to IOA’s considering the
synergy between the missions undertaken by the three organisations.
2.3.1. Equipment
The booth of CIFP was equipped with the following furniture and devices.
Item Description Quantity
1 High Display Cube 4
2 Folding Chair 6
3 Square Table 1
4 Lockable Cabinet 2
5 Mobile Display Panel 3
6 Mobile Display Panel 9
Inkjet Print
7 Wall Space Inkjet Print On 4
Compressed Foam
Backing (Front and back
of booth)
8 Power Point 6
9 Extension Cord 2
10 TV Multi-system 1
11 DVD Player 1
12 TV Display Stand 1
13 Notebook 4
62.3.2. Opening Hours
The CIFP Pavilion operated from 13 to 19 August.
The Opening Hours were defined by the organisers as
follows.
Opening Hours of CIFP Booth in the Youth Olympic Village
Date Time
Friday, 13 August 12:00-20:30
Saturday, 14 August 10:00-16:00
Sunday - Thursday, 15-19 August 10:00-20:30
The pavilion was run by a team of 4 and 2 volunteers, namely, Zheng Huise and
Himaani Mahajan, who were working in two shifts daily.
Global Issues Activities - CIFP
Shift Structure - CIFP Operational Staff
Days (August) AM Shift (09:30 - 15:30) PM Shift (15:00 - 21:00)
12 (Training) Training - CIFP Team 1-2 & CF1, CF2 (12:00-15:00, CIFP Booth)
13, 15, 17 Team1 & CF1 Team2 & CF2
14, 16, 18 Team2 & CF2 Team1 & CF1
Team2 & CF2 ( Team 1-2 & CF1 CF2
19 Team1 & CF1 clean-up/celebration!)
TEAM 1 CF1
Csilla Ali, Viktória Dósa Zheng Huise
TEAM 2 CF2
Lilla Ádám, Nicolas Sabharwal Himaani Mahajan
3. GAMES-TIME OPERATION OF CIFP BOOTH
The location of the booths of the international
organisations involved in the Culture and Education
Programme were excellent. The young athletes spent
most of their free time in the Village Square situated in
the central part of the Youth Olympic Village. A wide
range of interesting programmes were offered by the
organisers, which were extremely popular with and
attracted the young generation.
A large number of visitors presented themselves at the fair play booth as well every
day. Young Olympic Champions and Medallists as well as famous Athlete Role
Models from the International Federations and International Olympic Committee
offering advice and tips to the athletes in and around the Athletes’ Village such as
Young Ambassadors supporting and mentoring their national delegations were
among the prestigious guests. Moreover, Young Reporters, who actively provided
content to the international media also attended the pavilion of the International
7Committee for Fair Play to help with the promotion of the Culture and Education
Programme. Last but not least, there were regular organised visits of school
children at each pavilion.
3.1. Visitors statistics
All visitors of the CIFP Booth who played any of the Fair Play Video Games had to
register themselves. Thus, a complete database has become available that shows
the breakdown of participants on a daily basis in each category of the games as well
as their nationality and sports.
According to the statistics, a total of 777 visitors played the three computer games
out of which the Memory Card Game proved to be the most popular one. 372 guest
chose this while 281 tried the Puzzle and exactly one third of them (124) the Quiz.
This may lead to the conclusion that young athletes favoure image-based activities
rather than text-based ones.
Concerning the daily attendance, a record number of visitors came to the fair play
pavilion on the first competition day (15 August), 155 in total, while the figures
dropped compared with the other days due to rainy weather on 17 August when all
the booths closed at 6 pm already.
Out of the 205 participating nations, the representatives of 125 different countries
presented themselves at the CIFP Booth playing 32 sports. (The detailed breakdown
of the participating countries and sports is included in the Appendices.)
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (777)
Day Quiz Puzzle Memory TOTAL:
13 August 9 38 58 105
14 August 12 32 39 83
15 August 23 64 68 155
16 August 15 42 66 123
17 August 16 31 30 77
18 August 25 39 74 138
19 August 24 35 37 96
TOTAL: 124 281 372 777
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 125
NUMBER OF SPORTS: 32
3.2. Prestigious Visitors
The following Athlete Role Models, Young Ambassadors,
Young Reporters and other prestigious guests paid a
visit to the CIFP pavilion during the event.
8Prestigious Guests at the CIFP Booth
Date Personality Title Sports Career
15 August Mr Pál Schmitt President of the •2-time Olympic
Republic of Hungary, Champion in Fencing
former President of the (1968, 1972)
Hungarian Olympic
Committee
16 August Mr Thomas Bach IOC Vice-president,
Founding President of
the German Olympic
Sports Confederation
16 August Mr Gabriel Essar IOC Head of the Youth
Olympic Games
16 August Mr Gilbert Felli IOC Olympic Games
Executive Director
16 August Mrs Gudrun Doll- ICSSPE President
Tepper
17 August Mr Adam Pengilly Athlete Role Model, •2-time Olympian in
Skeleton, Bobsleigh, Skeleton racing (2010,
Great Britain 2006)
•Took up Skeleton after
2002 Winter
Olympic Games
•Coached British
women’s bobsleigh
team
for the 2002 Winter
Olympic Games
•Silver at 2009 World
Championships
17 August Mr Wilfried Lemke Special Representative
of the UN Secretary
General on Sport for
Development and
Peace
18 August Mr Tony Estanguet Athlete Role Model, •Triple Olympian
Canoe-Kayak, France (2008, 2004, 2000)
•Double gold medallist
(2004 Athens, 2000
Sydney)
•Flag-bearer for France
at 2008 Olympic
Games
•11-time medallist at
the World
Championships
19 August Mr Florian Kogler Young Ambassador, Sports Manager,
Handball, Austria studies psychology and
advertising, involved in
the organisation of
Innsbruck 2010 YOG
19 August Mr Luke Dufficy Young Reporter,
Australia
19 August Ms Ai Sugiyama Athlete Role Model, •4-time Olympian
Tennis, Japan (2008, 2004, 2000,
1996)
•6 singles titles
•38 doubles titles (3
9Grand Slam women’s
doubles titles and 1
Grand Slam mixed
doubles title in 1999)
•Ranked number 1
doubles player on 23
October 2000
•Set record at 2009 US
Open for record 62
consecutive Grand
Slam matches played
19 August Ms Valentina Vezzali Athlete Role Model, •3-time Olympic
Fencing, Italy Champion in Women’s
Individual Foil (2008,
2004, 2000)
•11 World
Championships
Victories
In addition to the above-mentioned guests a
number of groups of school kids visited the CIFP
Booth and played the Video Games.
3.3. Promotion of Fair Play
SYOGOC put a heavy emphasis on the promotion of the Culture and Education
Programme as part of which numerous interviews and television records were made
featuring the participating organisations like CIFP.
Eurosport broadcast an interview recorded in the CIFP Booth as part of their
Olympic Magazine on the week of 30 August.
The IOC TV Crew was also filming the visit of Ai Sugiyama to the Fair Play Pavilion.
Additionnaly, fair play was also mentioned in an article produced by a Young
Reporter, Luke Dufficy of Australia.
Last but not least, CIFP shared its own news with the Communication Team of the
IOC, some of which were integrated in the IOC’s Newsletter and online daily
publications.
Promotion*
What Where When
Eurosport interview Eurosport, Olympic The week of 30 August
about fair play and the Magazine
activities of CIFP
IOC TV interview with Ai IOC Communication N/A
10Sugiyama visiting the Channels
CIFP Booth
Article (print and radio IOC website, file transfer Games-time, 24 August
version) about CEP system used by
including fair play by international media
Luke Dufficy, Young
Ambassador
IOC news story on CEP IOC website, weekly e- Games-time, 25 August
newsletter sent to the
entire Olympic Family and
international media
Olympic Review Olympic Review December 2010
magazine’s article about
CEP activities
Daily News from the CIFP website, IOC Games-time, 13-19
CIFP Booth website August
*Please see some of the articles in the Appendices.
4. FUTURE PLANS
CIFP was given the opportunity to share its experience of and opinion about the
Culture and Education Programme with both the IOC and SYOGOC. CIFP highly
appreciated that it could be part of the evaluation process.
Concerning future plans, CIFP was approached by
the organisers of the inaugural Winter Youth
Olympic Games that will take place in Innsbruck in
2012 and the possibility of CIFP’s potential
participation in the Culture and Education
Programme was discussed.
The International Committee for Fair Play looks forward to the next challenge.
115. APPENDICES
5.1 Visitors Statistics
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (777)
Day Quiz Puzzle Memory TOTAL:
13 August 9 38 58 105
14 August 12 32 39 83
15 August 23 64 68 155
16 August 15 42 66 123
17 August 16 31 30 77
18 August 25 39 74 138
19 August 24 35 37 96
TOTAL: 124 281 372 777
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 125
NUMBER OF SPORTS: 32
12No. Countries (125) No. Countries
1. Andorra 64. Lesotho
2. Angola 65. Libya
3. Antigua 66. Lithuania
4. Argentina 67. Macedonia
5. Armenia 68. Madagascar
6. Australia 69. Malaysia
7. Austria 70. Mali
8. Barbados 71. Mauritania
9. Belarus 72. Mauritius
10. Belgium 73. Mexico
11. Belize 74. Moldova
12. Benin 75. Mongolia
13. Bolivia 76. Namibia
14. Brazil 77. Nauru
15. British Virgin Islands 78. New Zealand
16. Brunei 79. Nicaragua
17. Bulgaria 80. Niger
18. Canada 81. Nigeria
19. Chile 82. Palestine
20. China 83. Papua New Guinea
21. Colombia 84. Philippines
22. Congo 85. Portugal
23. Cook Islands 86. Romania
24. Croatia 87. Republic of South Africa
25. Cuba 88. Russia
26. Cyprus 89. San Marino
27. Czech Republic 90. Sao Tomé and Principé
28. D.R. of Congo 91. Serbia
29. Denmark 92. Seychelles
30. Ecuador 93. Sierra Leone
31. Egypt 94. Singapore
32. El Salvador 95. Slovakia
33. Ethiopia 96. Slovenia
34. Fiji 97. Spain
35. France 98. Sri Lanka
36. The Gambia 99. St Lucia
37. Georgia 100. St Vincent and the Grenadines
38. Germany 101. Swaziland
39. Ghana 102. Switzerland
40. Great Britain 103. Tadjikistan
41. Greece 104. Taiwan
42. Grenada 105. Tanzania
43. Guam 106. Thailand
44. Guatemala 107. Togo
45. Guinea Bissau 108. Tonga
46. Honduras 109. Trinidad and Tobago
47. Hungary 110. Tunisia
48. India 111. Turkey
49. Iran 112. Turkmenistan
50. Iraq 113. United Arab Emirates
51. Ireland 114. Uganda
52. Israel 115. Ukraine
53. Italy 116. Uruguay
54. Ivory Coast 117. USA
55. Jamaica 118. Uzbekistan
56. Japan 119. Vanuatu
57. Jordan 120. Venezuela
58. Kazakhstan 121. Vietnam
59. Kenya 122. Wales
60. Korea 123. Yemen
61. Kyrghizstan 124. Zambia
62. Laos 125. Zimbabwe
63. Latvia
13No. Sports (36)
1. Aquatics
2. Archery
Athletics / 200m, 400m, HT, PV,
3. HJ, Race Walking, Shot Put, TJ
4. Badminton
5. Basketball
6. Boxing
7. Canoe-Kayak
8. Cycling
9. Diving
10. Equestrian
11. Fencing
12. Field Hockey
13. Football
14. Golf
Gymnastics (Rhythmic
Gymnastics, Trampoline,
15. Aerobics)
16. Handball
17. Hockey
18. Judo
19. Modern Pentathlon
20. Netball
21. Rock Climbing
22. Rowing
23. Rugby
24. Sailing
25. Sailing / Windsurfing
26. Shooting
27. Softball
28. Squash
29. Swimming
30. Table Tennis
31. Taekwondo
32. Tennis
33. Triathlon
34. Volleyball
35. Weightlifting
36. Wrestling
145.2 IOC news story
25 August 2010
IOC website,
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Media/?articleId=97673&articleNewsGroup=-1
From Athlete to Ambassador – a look beyond the YOG sports competitions
With young athletes from all over the world converging on Singapore for the inaugural
Youth Olympic Games (YOG), this is the perfect opportunity to educate them on
global issues that affect each and every one of them.
As part of the Culture and Education Programme (CEP) at the YOG, the IOC’s
partner organisations have been teaching participating athletes about important
topics such as sustainability, doping, Olympism, HIV/AIDS, children's rights, fair play,
first aid and humanitarian assistance.
“Sport is a powerful tool for reaching out to today’s youth on all continents and for
educating them early on about healthy and responsible behaviours,” explained IOC
President Jacques Rogge.
Interactive booths set up at the heart of the Youth Olympic Village have been giving
athletes the chance to learn about these topics in a fun and engaging way, as well as
discovering how they can contribute to resolving these issues. The content of the
booths has been especially created for the YOG, targeting young people in a way
that allows them to find out more about specific global issues while enjoying
themselves at the same time.
Run by a variety of international organisations, the booths have been proving very
popular with athletes in the Village during the YOG.
“The reaction has been far more than we expected,” said Alexandra Karaiskou of the
International Olympic Academy (IOA), whose booth enables athletes to learn more
about the Olympic values and the history of the modern Olympic Games through a
variety of games and interactive displays. “Every day we've been having around 150
visitors, which has been very satisfying.”
It is hoped that the athletes themselves will now play a key role in addressing these
issues in their own communities.
“These athletes may become the role models of the future,” explained Hartmut Stahl,
Programme Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which is
using two “energy bicycles” to power light bulbs and a stereo system to educate
athletes on the importance of energy efficiency. “Hopefully they'll take this message
with them and spread it to a wider audience.”
Some of the issues covered at the booths address topics that could directly affect the
participating athletes in the future, such as doping, healthy lifestyle and fair play.
15“We're inviting young athletes to show the rest of the world that they want to be part
of something that promotes clean sport and that they believe in it,” explained David
Julien, education manager at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), whose booth
features a video game that teaches athletes about making the right choices when
faced with drugs. “This could be the first time some of these athletes have been
exposed to doping control, so we want their first anti-doping experience to be
something significant and something positive so they can actually have fun.”
In a dedicated “Health Zone” in the Athletes’ Village, the young athletes can also
learn about nutritional aspects and implications of a Healthy Body Image through
interactive games and educational videos.
Former Olympian Tony Estanguet is one of several Athlete Role Models in
Singapore, and he is keen to promote fair play in sport, which is highlighted by the
International Committee of Fair Play (CIFP) at its booth.
“I think fair play is extremely important when you do a sport,” said the Frenchman, a
two-time Olympic champion in canoeing. “I experienced the real fair play spirit many
times when I competed as a canoeist. When I won a gold medal at the Olympic
Games in Athens, after the final it was not known immediately who the winner was.
Nevertheless, we decided to celebrate the moments of victory together! The most
important thing was to share our pleasure with each other. My aim is to talk about this
kind of experiences and encourage young people to live in the spirit of fair play.”
Other issues addressed include global matters such as HIV&AIDS, voluntary blood
donations, community-based first aid and children's rights. Young people account for
40 per cent of all new HIV infections globally, and so the UNAIDS (Joint Programme
of the United Nations on HIV & AIDS) booth is concentrating on educating the
athletes on HIV prevention through a variety of interactive games.
“There are still a lot of young people who get affected by HIV,” said Dawn
Foderingham, UNAIDS regional programme adviser for Asia and the Pacific. “That's
why 14-18 years old is the appropriate age group to deliver our messages. Our booth
has been visited by about 100 people every day, and I am really pleasantly surprised
at the response we got from athletes at the Village.”
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is on
the spot in the Athletes’ Village to educate the young athletes about first aid
techniques, disaster preparedness and the global need for blood donations. Dragana
Volkanovska, a young badminton player from the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, attended an IFRC session and now wants to spread the message that
“donating blood is a moral responsibility of every human being”. She explained that
“blood is very much needed, especially in times of disasters and conflict. Everybody
has to give at least once in a lifetime.”
At the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) booth, meanwhile, athletes have
been able to participate in a variety of activities and games, all of them focusing on
the rights of children and the conditions required for them to reach their full
capabilities. The games at the booth engage the youngsters to express their life
stories, dreams and values in a fun and interactive way. For instance, many athletes
16have chosen to design their own t-shirts with slogans such as “You have the right as
a girl to play sports” or “It is your turn to reach out to those in need”.
“This is a unique opportunity for young athletes to look
beyond sports competitions and to get exposed to
pressing global issues,” said Wilfried Lemke, Special
Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport
for Development and Peace when touring the booths.
Mr Lemke also attended a special workshop and
addressed the assembled athletes on the role they can
play in these issues once the Games are finished.
“Your experiences here will enable you to act as
ambassadors when you return to your communities by
sharing what you have learned and encouraging those around to be agents of
change,” he said.
5.3 Luke Dufficy, Young Reporter’s Article About the CEP
24 August 2010,
IOC website, file transfer system for international media
SINGAPORE--The sound of beating drums, children dancing in the street, footballs
flying past your head and the drone of the now infamous vuvuzela in the air.
You’d be forgiven if you thought you were at the recent FIFA World Cup in South
Africa.
But all of this is happening in the athlete’s village at the first ever Youth Olympic
Games in Singapore.
An integral part of the YOG is the Culture and Education Program established by the
International Olympic Committee.
The CEP’s aim is to teach the young athletes skills they will need away from
competition.
The IOC has set up a World Culture Village, which is based the Youth Olympic
Village Square.
The Culture Village will feature a booth representing each of the 204 nations
competing in the games. It is currently made up of the nations of Africa, after hosting
the European countries earlier in the week.
The Americas, Asia and Oceania will all feature later in the games.
Each booth is manned by local Singaporean school children, who have researched
their adopted country and decorated their stall with information, pictures and
artefacts.
“It’s important because the world is growing and we really need to be globally aware
of each other,” said Nurul Afrah, a 15-year-old student who is working in the Kenyan
booth.
“It’s pretty awesome. Lots of people have come and we’ve made many friends.”
The booths also feature educational games and activities for the athletes.
1715-year-old Ros Shazwani helps those who visit the Chad booth make postcards
which the athletes can send back home to their families.
She said the activities are interesting and beneficial for the participants.
“It’s really different. When people go to a normal booth there are just tables and some
posters. But this one has fun things you can do to help you learn.”
Ros has hung pictures of Chad’s people and landscapes in her booth, and also has
facts about the country posted on the walls.
Along with the Chadian flag, the booth also features traditional tribal masks and
instruments.
The athletes have embraced the program.
“It’s good,” said Canadian wrestler Dorothy Yeats. “It shows us the cultures of the
different countries here. A lot of people don’t really know about different countries so
it helps.”
An ‘Athletes’ Challenge Passport’ has been given to each competitor. It gets stamped
each time they visit a cultural booth.
Those who visit ten different booths, and complete other activities outlined on the
passport, are given a prize by the IOC.
The CEP also features a number of other booths separate from those of the nations
at the Cultural Village.
They focus on educating the athletes on social issues both inside and outside of
sport.
The World Anti Doping Agency booth features a game which highlights the
consequences of taking performance enhancing drugs.
“If they choose to dope they see the outcomes of that,” said WADA Education
Manager Jen Sclater. “If they choose to train hard, rest, eat well they’ll see the
consequences of that, which means they’ll play very well.”
Sclater said the athletes have been very enthusiastic when visiting the booth.
“We average about 200 athletes a day. Our computers are always full and the kids
are coming back as well.”
The International Committee for Fair Play is also present, and hopes that athletes will
display good sportsmanship both on and off the field.
“We want to show them that fair play is a complex notion that comprises of many
values,” said CIFP Project Manager Lilla Ãdãms. “These values are not only
applicable in sport but also in real life as well.”
The United Nations Children’s Fund, the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS and the Red
Cross/Red Crescent Society also have booths.
The CEP will run from the Village Square until the end of the games on August 26,
giving athletes plenty of time to get the most out of their YOG experience.
185.4 CIFP News
13-19 August,
CIFP website, www.fairplayinternational.org
Friday, 13 August 2010
Fair Play Booth Opened at the Youth Olympic Village
On the eve of the 1st ever Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore the
International Committee for Fair Play has opened its pavilion in the Youth Olympic
Village.
CIFP participates in the Culture and Education Programme (CEP) of the Games to
promote fair play which is one of the core values of sport.
As part of the programme, CIFP offers video games such as puzzles, memory card
games and quizzes to the young athletes visiting the booth. They can test their
knowledge on fair play, show their creativity and quick-wittedness by playing the
games.
All young Olympians are encouraged to visit the fair play pavilion as well as the booth
of the six other international organisations being involved in the CEP.
On the first day, over 80 athletes were welcome at the CIFP’s pavilion.
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Prestigious Guests at the Fair Play Pavilion On the First Competition Day
President of Hungary, Mr Pál Schmitt Paid a Visit to the CIFP Booth
The International Committee for Fair Play had the honour to welcome two prestigious
guests at its booth in the Youth Olympic Village on the first day of competitions.
Mr Pál Schmitt, newly elected President of the Republic of Hungary took a tour in the
Youth Olympic Village and visited the fair play pavilion where as part of the Culture
and Education Programme interesting video games featuring the values of fair play
are presented. Mr Schmitt is a former Olympic Champion in fencing, he held the
presidency of the Hungarian Olympic Committee for over 20 years and currently he
chairs the Sport and Environment Commission of the IOC.
Besides Mr Schmitt, Mrs Nawal El Moutawakel, Chair of the Coordination
Commission for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 also visited the CIFP booth where she
coincidentally met his fellow IOC member, Mr President Schmitt with whom he had a
friendly talk.
The number of visitors has reached 267 on the third day of operation of the fair play
pavilion.
19Monday, 16 August 2010
Fair Play on Eurosport
The Olympic Magazine of the European Sports Television Channel Will Feature
Fair Play Too On 30 August
The Eurosport TV crew took a tour in the Youth Olympic Village on 16 August and
visited all the booths involved in the Culture and Education Programme. They have
filmed the activities going on in the pavilion of the seven participating international
organisations.
The International Committee for Fair Play will also be featured in their weekly
Olympic Magazine on 30 August at 18.00-20.00.
Fair play comprises a number of values such as friendship, respect, solidarity,
tolerance and equality that are essential not only in sport but in real life as well.
The young Olympians can also learn about fair play by playing the video games
available in the CIFP pavilion at the Youth Olympic Village.
Hungarian Youth Olympic Bronze Medallist Visits the Fair Play Pavilion
The International Committee for Fair Play welcomed a recent Youth Olympic Bronze
Medallist in its booth, namely, Dóra Lupkovics of Hungary. The young fencer has just
won her first Olympic Medal on Monday, 16 August when she got to the third place in
the Cadet Female Individual Foil event. After competition she showed up at the fair
play booth and played the video games featuring the values of fair play.
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Adam Pengilly, Athlete Role Model’s Visit to the CIFP Booth
Adam Pengilly, skeleton competitor took the position of an Athlete Role Model at the
first ever Youth Olympic Games hosted by
Singapore from 14 to 26 August.
Adam was selected for the role few month ago
similar to many other legendary names from the
sports world. The role models were appointed by
the International Federations taking part in the
Youth Olympic Games and by the IOC Athletes’
Commission.
The Athlete Role Models mentor the 3,600 young athletes who are attending the
event. They spend time with the youth and participate in activities during the Culture
and Education Programme.
20Adam’s mission is to promote fair play, help the family members of the participants
gain access to the sporting events and facilitate the administration procedure towards
the NOC’s.
Fulfilling his task he came to the CIFP pavilion, played the video games that are to
educate the youth about values like friendship, respect, tolerance, equality and how
they can be applicable in their own lives. As an ARM and an athlete himself, Adam is
committed to the ideal of fair play and his aim is to popularise it among the young
athletes.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
If You Want To Be a Real Champion, Play Fair!
Florian Kogler of Austria, Young Ambassador for the YOG 2010 Considers Fair
Play Attitude Essential in Sport
’As I too am an athlete, I consider fair play as an essential value that should be
followed in whatever sports you play. I am participating in the inaugural YOG as a
Young Ambassador and my aim is to encourage the youth to compete and live in the
spirit of fair play. I always emphasize that it is not enough to win a medal. If you cheat
it is nothing more than a piece of metal. You can be a real champion only if you gain
victory by absolute fair means’ – said Florian Kogler, who is a handball player
himself.
Also, he is convinced that it is important to educate the young athletes on how fair
play and its values can be applicable in their own lives. That is exactly what they get
to learn if they visit the CIFP booth in the Youth Olympic Village.
Luke Dufficy, a Young Reporter from Australia Is to Report on Fair Play
Luke Dufficy (21) arrived at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games as a participant of
the Young Reporters Programme. The Australian young man visited the pavilion of
the International Committee for Fair Play to learn more about fair play and to prepare
an article on the issue.
’It is great to have the fair play booth here in the Youth Olympic Village. All in all, I am
thrilled to be working as a Young Reporter for the Youth Olympic Games. I get the
opportunity to take interviews and make records on the Culture and Education
Programme. It is a memorable experience!’
Respect For the Others And Fair Play Is Intrinsic To Sport
Tony Estanguet, two-time Olympic Champion in Canoe Slalom Aims To Share
His Experience With the Youth On Fair Play
Tony Estanguet, one of the Athlete Role Models visited the CIFP booth and talked
about his experience of fair play.
’I think fair play is extremely important when you do a sport. I experienced the real
fair play spirit many times when I competed as a canoer. When I won gold medal at
the Olympic Games in Athens after the final it was not known immediately who was
the winner. Nevertheless, we decided to celebrate the moments of victory together!
21The most important thing was to share our pleasure with each other. My aim is to talk
about this kind of experiences and encourage the youth to live in the spirit of fair
play.’
Ai Sugiyama, 4-time Olympian, Tennis Player Committed To Disseminate Fair
Play
’It has always been very important for me to play in the
spirit of fair play. You can hold many titles, win many
trophies, but it is even more important to have friends
around you and it happens only if you are a nice
person always respecting your fellow players and the
people around you. It is a great feeling to return to the
tour after you finish your career and greet your former
rivals as your friends. Tennis is a ’fair play sport’ and it
is excellent to see how much the professional players
respect each other, both on and off the court.’
Valentina Vezzali Pays a Visit To the Fair Play Booth
On the last day of its participation in the Youth Olympic Games, the International
Committee For Fair Play has had many prestigious visitors.
Besides the tennis player, Ai Sugiyama, the canoer, Tony Estanguet Valentina
Vezzali a three-time individual Olympic Champion in fencing paid a visit to the fair
play pavilion and left a message in the fair play guest book.
Her visit was especially dear to the heart of the CIFP’s current President, Mr Jenı
Kamuti as he used to be a fencer himself, moreover, he won the silver medal twice at
the Olympic Games.
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22PHOTO GALLERY
CIFP Booth in Youth Olympic Village
1. CIFP Booth 3. CIFP Booth Backfront
2. CIFP Booth with Displays 4. CIFP Booth Entrance
Mobile Display Panels Decorated By Images of Outstanding Athletes
1. Mobile Display Panel 2. Mobile Display Panel
233. Mobile Display Panel 6. Mobile Display Panel
4. Mobile Display Panel 7. Mobile Display Panel
5. Mobile Display Panel 8. Mobile Display Panel
249. Mobile Display Panel
Prestigious Visitors at CIFP Booth
1. Mr Pal Schmitt
3. Mr Lemke and Mr Kamuti
4. Mrs Doll-Tepper, Mr Bach and Mr Kamuti
2. Mr Pal Schmitt and Mrs Moutawakel
5. Adam Pengilly, ARM
256. Ai Sugiyama, ARM
7. Valentina Vezzali, ARM
8. Florian Kogler, Young Ambassador
9. Mr Kamuti with Resul Kalayai,
Youth Olympic ChampionCIFP Booth in Operation
1. Visitors in CIFP Booth 5. Visitors in CIFP Booth
2. Visitors in CIFP Booth 6. Visitors in CIFP Booth with Mr Kamuti
3. Visitors in CIFP Booth
4. Visitors in CIFP Booth
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