“Pandemic vs Sport”

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Date: May, 21st
Time: 3.pm – 5.pm (Lisbon time)
ZOOM Live
Free participation

Speakers:
▪️Mário Almeida (Portugal) – Panathlon Lisbon
▪️Gabriel Kotchofa (Benin/Russia) – PCU Committee
▪️António Bramante (Brazil) – Panathlon Brazil
▪️Nils Van de Velden (Belgium) – Panathlon Antwerp
▪️Simona Callo (Italy) – Panathlon International

At a time when sporting activities and competitions are practically canceled, worldwide, international Panathlon leaders are on a panel to reflect on this whole situation and the future recovery, in addition to the other challenges in ethics and fairplay in sport.

More information:

http://www.panathlonlisboa.pt/event/2527/

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErc-2hqTwuHNLMEpT9K_7_OuZF2ToJY07p

PCU Antwerp Sports Personality Awards

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On February 18 in Antwerp the yearly Panathlon & PCU Antwerp Sports Personality Awards were awarded.
Winner of the Panathlon Fair Play Award was Gert Vande Broek, coach of the Belgian National Volleyball Women team.
As each year three UAntwerp student-athletes were nomited for the “Francis Van Loon” award. The award was won by Ju Jitsu-star Marion Decrop. Other nominees were Sebastien De Meulemeester (Swimming) and Lise Jaques (Badminton). The award is ment to highlight all the hard work spent by student-athletes combining their studies and their sports.

Panathlon Antwerp meeting

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On the Panathlon Antwerp meeting was devoted to the celebration next year (2020) of 100 years Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. In Antwerp for the first time the Olympic Oath was taken and the first Olympic flag was presented at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The alderman of sports of Antwerp Ludo Van Campenhout gave away some interesting events the Stad Antwerpen will organise next year within the framework of the celebration.

Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personalities 2018

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Awarding ceremony of the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personalities 2018 took place yesterday, 19 February 2019 in the beautiful Grauwzusters Cloister of the University of Antwerp.

The winner of the Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon award as top sport student of the University of Antwerp is Arthur De Sloover, 2018 World Champion, Belgian field hockey player, who plays as a defender for the Belgium national team Red Lions.

Michel Pradolini is honored the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personality 2018 award for his exceptional work as chairman at the SC City Pirates Antwerp and valuable contribution to ethics in sport.

Following the award ceremony, the alderman of sports of Antwerp Ludo Van Campenhout congratulated the winners and nominees.

PCU Antwerp meeting

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Yesterday, 6 December 2018, the last Panathlon Antwerp meeting of this year took place in the University of Antwerp Club.

 

Thanks to the guest speaker Michel Pradolini it was a fascinating evening. The many social commitments of the City Pirates led by Michel are impressive and an example for others.

 

Following this successful evening it was concluded that Michel Pradolini is more than deserved the Panathlon Antwerp laureate of the Sports Personalities 2018 that takes place on 19 February 2019 at the Grauwzuster Campus of the University of Antwerp.

Panathlon Antwerp Golf Initiation

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Panathlon Antwerp Golf Initiation took place yesterday in the Golfclub Three Oaks. The Panathlon members and guests had the opportunity to try all the aspects of the game.

Following the Golf Initiation there was a dinner with guest speaker Pieter Smets, he was talking about the ‘Social sporting practices’.

Panathlon Antwerp Sport Personalities 2017 report

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The yearly Sports Personalities evening was traditionally held at the University of Antwerp on February 15, 2018.

The ceremony started with Welcome words by Luc Verguts, Panathlon Antwerp President, who stressed the importance of Ethics and Fair Play in sports. Then guest speaker, Willy Van Hove – famous Belgian announcer at a lot of Belgian running and athletics events – spoke about the magic of the marathon.

Five students of the University of Antwerp who successfully combine their studies with their sports career were nominated for the Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award 2017. University of Antwerp students jad voted in the previous weeks and out of five nominees Basten Caerts, Belgian swim champion and Social-Economic Sciences student who broke no less than 7 Belgian records in 2017, was awarded the trophy.

The Panathlon Antwerp Sport Personality Award 2017 has been presented to
Hanna Mariën, former sprinter and bobsledder (gold 4x100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 6th place two-man bobsleigh at the 2014 Sochi Olympics) for the valuable contribution she has made to Ethics in Sports during her active career and afterwards.

A special addition to the Sport Personality awards ceremony was the first exposition of the 15 selected art works of the PCU Drawing Contest 2017, which the guests were able to see before the selection of the three winners.

Sports Personalities 2017 program

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On Thursday 15 February, the Panathlon Antwerp and PCU Antwerp Sports Personalities 2017 will be presented to Antwerp sports men or women who made a valuable contribution to Ethics in sport in his / her active career and afterwards;

and to one of the nominated UAntwerp students for his / her sport achievements in combination with his / her study.

Program
7:00 pm: Reception
7:15 pm: Guest speaker Willy Van Hove
7.30 pm: Presentation of PCU Antwerp Sports Personality 2017
8:00 pm: Presentation of Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personality 2017
8.30 pm: Reception and network moment
9.30 pm: End

Sign up for this event here

PCU Antwerp Sports Personality Award

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Yesterday (February 14th) the PCU Antwerp (Belgium) awarded its yearly Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon-award to the ‘best’ University of Antwerp topsport student.

Three of the four nominees were 2016 Olympic Participants (swimmers Kimberly Buys and Basten Caerts and 800m-runner Renée Eykens), while the fourth nominee (Arthur De Sloover) is a member of the Belgium U-21 hockey team, who took home the silver medal at the recent World Championships.

After introductions and a keynote speech by sport psychologist Jef Brouwers, the winner – based on voted cast by University of Antwerp students – was announced to be Renée Eykens, bachelor-student kinesitherapy, who reached the semi-finals of the 800m Women at last year’s Rio Olympic Games.

Furthermore the PCU Antwerp International Sports Personality was awarded to Dutch former speed skater Marianne Timmer, for creating a motivational online sports platform for children (called Gympie).

Finally sister club Panathlon Antwerp awarded its yearly Sports Personality Award to Paul Vermeiren (Archery 4th place at the 1996 Olympics) for his initiatives to promote his sport in Antwerp and Belgium.

Program Panathlon International 20th Congress in Antwerp

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The annual Panathlon International Congress is this year organised in Antwerp by the Panathlon Club of the University of Antwerp. The subject of the congress is “Ethics and Governance in Sport: Are we committed to change?”. In addition an Extraordinary General Assembly is convened to vote on a number of amendements to the statutes of Panathlon International. Finally, the Elective General Assembly will appoint a new Panathlon International President and a new Executive Board.

 

Panathlon Clubs of Universities and their members with questions, who are already participating or willing to participate in one of the 3 events can direct themselves to info@pcucommittee.com for more information.

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PROGRAM

 

Thursday, May 19, 2016

 

Arrival of participants Accommodation at the Hotel Ramada Plaza.

 

14.30 Accreditations, University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerp (Campus Middelheim)

15.00 Commission sessions

18.00 End of the sessions

20.00 Welcome Dinner at Restaurant Hugo Hotel Ramada Plaza

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Friday, May 20, 2016

 

8.30 Transfer Hotel Ramada Plaza to Campus Middelheim

9.00 Opening of the 20th International Congress

11.15 Coffee break

13.00 End of session

13.15 Lunch University Restaurant

14.30 Resumption works

16:00 Coffee break

17.00 to 18.30 Verification of credentials – Campus Middelheim

18.00 Reading of the Final Resolution

18.30 Closing of the 20th International Congress

20.00 Traditional dinner – Old Brewery De Koninck

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

 

8.00 Resumption of the Verification of Credentials – Campus Middelheim

8.30 Transfer Hotel Ramada Plaza to Campus Middelheim

9.00 Opening of the Extraordinary Assembly

11.15 Coffee break

13.00 End of session

13.15 Lunch University Restaurant

14.30 Resumption works

16:00 Coffee break

17.00 Ceremony “Communication Awards”

19.45 Transfer Ramada Plaza to Grand Café Horta

20.00 Gala Dîner «Salle Art Nouveau» Le Grand Café Horta

 

Sunday, May 22, 2016

8.00 Resumption of the Verification of Credentials – Campus Middelheim

8.30 Transfer Hotel Ramada Plaza to Campus Middelheim

9.00 Opening of the 47th Ordinary Elective Assembly

11.15 Coffee break

12.30 Election of the International President and the new International Bodies for the four-year period 2016-2019

 

 

Download General Information and Program of the Congress Panathlon International 20 May 2016

Download Program of 19-22 May 2016

 

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