The Panathlon Vlaanderen event on December 5, 2024, featured Jan Goossens, a versatile entrepreneur known for his dedication to ethics and inclusion in the sports world. Guest speaker Jan Goossens is active in the film and gaming industries, a parent of a top athlete, chair of the parent committee at Gymnastics Vlaanderen, a member of […]
Congratulations to the Champions of the AP |PCU Chess Blitz Tournament:1st place – Sim Maerevoet, AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp (Belgium)2nd place – Kevinas Kuznecovas, Vilnius University (Lithuania)3rd place – Nikita Posaskov, Vilnius Tech University (Lithuania) Results of the Blitz are available here.
From November 8 to 11, 2024, Antwerp hosted the prestigious PCU Bridge Trophy at the AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The event saw the participation of six university teams from across Europe: London, Vienna, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Ghent, Cologne, and Antwerp, all competing for the coveted AP | PCU Bridge Trophy 2024. Opening Ceremony […]
An intense weekend of competition saw 60 boards played across 5 rounds on Saturday (12 boards per round), followed by the final 24-board games on Sunday to determine the ultimate rankings. 1st Place: Imperial College London (UK)2nd Place: University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)3rd Place: TU Wien (Austria) Enrico Prandi Fair Play Award: Bridge Cologne (Germany) […]
Following the Opening Ceremony and Reception at AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp, the AP Welcome Pairs Tournament kicked off as part of the 2024 PCU Bridge Trophy. Eleven pairs competed in seven rounds of 21 boards, concluding with the announcement of the first day’s winners. AP Welcome Pairs Tournament Champions: 1. Florian […]
On August 2, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a significant collaborative event was held, bringing together four IOC-recognized organizations: Panathlon International, the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (CIPC), the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), and the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH). This event served as a key moment to strengthen the Olympic community […]
The drawings from the PCU Drawing Contest were presented to new elected President Giorgio Chinellato and Past President Pierre Zappelli. In his presidential campaign speech, Giorgio Chinellato paid special attention to the activities of PCU clubs and Panathlon Junior clubs, as well as promoting the movement and Olympic principles on social media. The election took […]
The PCU President met with Dejan Markovski of the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON) to discuss and initiate future projects, including the establishment of a yearly PCU Conference focused on ethics in student sport. The Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON), as part of the University of Belgrade, is the leading faculty in […]
