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PANATHLON ANTWERP & PCU ANTWERP SPORTS PERSONALITY 2021

February 25, 2022/in Panathlon Antwerp, PCU Clubs news, University of Antwerp

On Monday, February 21, the awarding ceremony of the Sports Personalities 2021 took place at the Grauvzuster Chapel of the University of Antwerp. During this awarding, the UAntwerp top sports student of the year 2021 was announced and the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personalities 2021 were put in the spotlight.

TOP SPORT STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2021

The title of PCU Antwerp Sports Personality traditionally goes to the UAntwerp top sports student of the year.  The winner receive the prestigious Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award. This year three students were nominated: Mathijn Bogaert (BMX – Applied Engineering Sciences), Michelle Struijk (Hockey – Medicine) and Jef Vandorpe (Wheelchair tennis – Law).  They know how to successfully combine their top sport career with their studies.

Jef Vandorpe eventually got the most votes and was elected UAntwerp top sports student of the year 2021.

PANATHLON ANTWERP SPORTS PERSONALITY 2021

After the PCU Antwerp Sports Personality 2021 was announced, it was the turn of the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personalities 2021. Exceptionally, three laureates were chosen, namely the UAntwerp members of the national men’s hockey team “Red Lions”: alumni Félix Denayer and Alexander Hendrickx, and student Arthur De Sloover were honored for their inspiring role in the Antwerp sports. They crowned their work in 2021 by conquering the Olympic title in Tokio. Arthur, Félix and Alexander explained more about their (Olympic) hockey experiences during an interview with Dr. Jan Verstuyft. The awards were presented by Rector Herman Van Goethem.

Afterwards, there was a reception and the opportunity to take pictures with the topsport  athletes and the Olympic gold medals of Arthur and Félix.

Congratulations to winners, nominated and all top sports students!

Find photos from the Sport Personalities 2021 Ceremony here.

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Who will be the top sport student of the year 2021?

February 20, 2022/in Panathlon Antwerp, PCU Clubs news

The presentation of the Panathlon Antwerp & PCU Antwerp Sports Personalities 2021 will take place on 21 February 2022.

Out of more than 100 University of Antwerp top sports students, three students were nominated. They managed to successfully combine their studies with sport career. These are the three nominated students who have a chance to win the prestigious Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award:

• Mathijn Bogaert: Cycling, BMX
• Michelle Struijk: Hockey
• Jef Vandorpe: Tennis – Wheelchair tennis

In addition, the laureate of the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personality 2021 will be honored. This year there are no fewer than three laureates, the UAntwerp members of the national men’s hockey team “Red Lions”:

• Félix Denayer
• Arthur De Sloover
• Alexander Hendrickx

More information here

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International audio-video competition “Sport as Promotion of Human Rights”: Last Call

August 17, 2021/in Panathlon Antwerp, Panathlon news, PCU Clubs news

We would like to inform you that there are two weeks left to submit your sport video to the International audio-video competition “Sport as Promotion of Human Rights”.

The Panathlon International Cultural Foundation “Domenico Chiesa” and the FICTS – Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (123 affiliated nations) organize an international audio-video competition, with free registration, on the theme “Sport as Promotion of Human Rights”.

Filmmakers, new media, professionals and independents, etc. can participate with videos of a maximum duration of 4 minutes in any format and technique of any genre (fiction, animation, documentaries, etc.).

The aim of the competition is to promote quality in sport images that promote the values of Panathlon’s Movement, highlight its ideals and spirit and enhance Panathlon’s universal commitment to culture through sport as an education tool leading to social change.

The FICTS – for its part – intends to enhance and promote the short film as an original expressive form, to encourage the creativity by offering greater visibility through sport.

To participate, send the file through wetransfer (mail: info@ficts.com) by August 31st.

The Regulations are available here

The Jury composed of three representatives of the Panathlon International Cultural Foundation “Domenico Chiesa” and three of the FICTS will evaluate the 20 selected works and assign – for the three winning videos – prizes for a total of € 6,000.

The PCU Antwerp is represented in thecSelection process by Alina Baranova, who will be also a PCU Clubs’ contact person for the PI – Domenico Chiesa Cultural Foundation.  

The “Award Ceremony” will take place in Milan on November 14 on the occasion of “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2021”, Final of the “World FICTS Challenge” (20 Festivals in 5 Continents) World Championship of Television, Cinema, Communication and Sports culture scheduled from 9 to 14 November.

The participants’ works will be available online on the SPORTMOVIESTV.COM platform, as well as on the Social Media Channels of Panathlon International (and individual Clubs) and FICTS.

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PCU Antwerp Sports Personality 2020

February 16, 2021/in Panathlon Antwerp, PCU Clubs news

On 16 February in Antwerp the yearly Panathlon & PCU Antwerp Sports Personality Awards were awarded.
As each year three UAntwerp student-athletes were nomited for the “Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award”. The award was won judoka Lien Meeuwssen. Other nominees were Laura Puyten (Equestrian – Dressage) and Steven Pattyn (Cycling – Road). The award is ment to highlight all the hard work spent by student-athletes combining their studies and their sports. As the event could not take place in physical form, the winner was announced through video below.

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PCU Antwerp Sport personalities 2020 Awards

February 5, 2021/in Panathlon Antwerp, PCU Clubs news

This year, the award ceremony of the Panathlon Antwerp & PCU Antwerp Sports Personalities will be held online. The Honorary Rector Francis baron Van Loon Award, will be handed out to one of the three nominated elite athletes who study at the University of Antwerp:
– Laura Luyten (equestrianism, dressage)
– Lien Meeuwssen (judo, -70kg)
– Steven Pattyn (cycling, road)
Find out on 16 February in the Facebook event who will be awarded as @UAntwerpen top sports student of the year 2020. In addition, Prof. Dr. Alain Verschoren, honorary rector of the University of Antwerp, posthumously awarded the Panathlon Antwerp Sports Personality 2020 trophy for the great contributions he has made to the student sports. More info through the UAntwerp website.

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12 June – Panathlon Day

June 12, 2020/in Panathlon news, PCU Clubs news, PCU Committee news

On June 12 the “Panathlon Day” is celebrated all over the world, wherever there is a Panathlon International club. An initiative is promoted to remember that in that distant June 12, 1951 in Venice this voluntary organization was born.
Panathlon International associates about 300 Panathlon Clubs worldwide with 36,626 members since 1951.
🖋Panathlon is recognized by the International Olympic Committee with resolution 11/6/1982. The main aim of Panathlon International is the achievement of the sporting ideal and the establishment of its cultural and moral values as a means towards the development and advancement of the individual and solidarity between men and people.
The PCU Committee is the university sport oriented platform of Panathlon International.

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Professional Development Program support

November 10, 2019/in PCU Clubs news, PCU Committee news

On 4th November the University of Antwerp Honorary Rector Alain Verschoren welcomed the delegation of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in Antwerp (Belgium). In continuation of the cooperation between two universities on the basis of sports, the delegation of the Rector’s Council arrived to Antwerp for a professional development in education and research.

The managers of the PCU Committee and the University of Antwerp Sport Office (Alina Baranova, Nils van de Velden and Elien Hendrickx) guided the delegation of 8 members during the Career Development program in Antwerp from 4 to 9 November.

The University of Antwerpen Sport office manager Elien Hendrickx presented all the sport facilities and UA and PCU Committee projects to the delegation of the Financial University.

The Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Antwerp Evgeny Egorov and Vice-Consul Alexey Kunitsky attended the meeting of the Financial University delegation and the University of Antwerp representatives (Belgium). The Head of Social, Cultural and Student Affairs Department Koenraad Keignaert awarded the certificates of Participation to the delegation members.

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Bring your Panathlon Club to the school

September 19, 2019/in Panathlon news, PCU Clubs news, PCU Committee news, University Sport news

In the frame of #BeActive movement and as part of the European Week of Sport Program the action “Bring your Sport Club to the school” was organized by the Sports Flanders Agency of Belgium.

The child of one of our members promoted the Panathlon values in his school. The PCU Committee’s little ambassador informed his classmates and teachers about the Rights of the Child in Sport declared in the Panathlon Charter.

Thanks the European Commission and Sport Vlaanderen for such a great initiative, Panathlon International for supporting the children’s rights and Parkschool Ieperman for implementing the action.

 

Let’s remember Children’s Rights in Sport and spread around the world.

All children have the right:
✅ to practise sports
✅ to enjoy themselves and to play
✅ to live in a healthy environment
✅ to be treated with dignity
✅ to be trained and coached by competent people
✅ to take part in training that is adapted to their age, individual rhythm and competence
✅ to match themselves against children of the same level in a suitable competition
✅ to practise sport in safe conditions
✅ to rest
✅ to have the opportunity to become a champion, or not to be a champion


📃 The Panathlon Charter on the Rights of the Child in Sport 

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CUS Weekend’s supported by Panathlon Rome

June 20, 2019/in Panathlon news, PCU Clubs news, University Sport news

The first results of the meeting in Rapallo are that CUS Roma Tor Vergata already received the support of the Panathlon Club Rome for the next “CUS Weekend’s”. On Saturday 22nd June at the “Castel Gandolfo” lake CUS Roma Tor Vergata will hold Canoe and Dragon Boat competitions supported by Panathlon Roma with expert technicians of Italian Canoe Kayak Federation. Have a great sport competition full of Fair Play!

 

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Happy Panathlon Day!

June 12, 2019/in Panathlon news, PCU Clubs news, PCU Committee news, PCU Games

On 12 June we celebrate the proclamation of the Panathlon Day, a date to remember of our growth. Congratulations to all Panathlon Family, represented in 24 countries and 12 districts and our PCU Committee network in 22 countries.
👇
The PCU Club advantages can be summarized as follows:
➕ Member of an IOC recognized association with emphasis on ethics in sport
➕ Representation and voting right Panathlon International General Assembly
➕ Representation and voting right PCU Committee General Assembly
➕ Network of 300 Panathlon Clubs worldwide
➕ Each member receives a number of times per year the Panathlon Magazine
➕ Free participation in the #PCUGames

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