IOCWKFOlympicsANOC Español Paris 2024TeqballParalympics
IOC

IOC-HOC Lesvos

At the beginning of summer of 2016 the International Olympic Committee, after an invitation of the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos, financed, together with the municipality of Lesvos, the reconstruction of the stadium at the village Moria of Lesvos.

Por Newsroom

Compartir
Compartir articulo

At the beginning of summer of 2016 the International Olympic Committee, after an invitation of the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos, financed, together with the municipality of Lesvos, thereconstruction of the stadium at the village Moria of Lesvos.

The stadium is used today for the training of the local teams of Lesvos and for the sports programs for the refugees.

A delegation of the IOC and the HOC, headed by IOC member Mario Pescante, HOC President Spyros Capralos and the Olympic medalists in sailing in Rio 2016, Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis, is visiting Lesvos on Sunday October 1st. A sports event will be led on Sunday morning at the port of Mytilene with a demonstration of sailing and with the participation of the sailing clubs of Lesvos and Olympic medalists Mantis and Kagialis. The delegation of the IOC and the HOC will visit the open refugee camp of Kara Tepe, Lesvos and will share out sports equipment to the children.

A visit at the stadium of Moria and a meeting with the President of the village and the members of the cultural center will follow.

"From the first moment, when the refugee crisis broke out, the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach took initiatives as the Olympic movement fully understands the significance of the role of sport in the relieving the refugee crisis. During the IOC Session in Lima, Peru, the IOC President announced the launch of the Olympic Refugee Foundation, which will cooperate with the UN, and will aim at creating sports structures and programmes in areas where there is a refugee population, said the HOC President, Spyros Capralos, on the occasion of a visit to Lesvos and added: "We are pleased that the IOC is represented in Lesvos by its former Vice-President, Mario Pescante, who today has the important role of IOC’s permanent observer at the United Nations. We are very lucky, because Mr. Pescante being Italian, is well aware of the refugee crisis, as Italy and Greece are being particularly affected. In cooperation with the Municipality of Lesvos and the Mayor Spyros Galinos, we will discuss the possibility for Greece and Italy to develop programmes with the participation of the IOC and the newly founded Olympic Refugee Foundation, which will contribute to the relief of the impact of the crisis on both refugees and local communities."

As a service to our readers, Around the Rings will provide verbatim texts of selected press releases issued by Olympic-related organizations, federations, businesses and sponsors.

These press releases appear as sent to Around the Rings and are not edited for spelling, grammar or punctuation.

25 Years at #1: Your best source of news about the Olympics is www.aroundtherings.com, for subscribers only

Temas Relacionados

ATRHOCIOClesvosrefugeesgreececapralosMario PescanteRio 2016Panagiotis MantisPavlos Kagialisunited nationsunbachlimaperu

Recent Articles

Runners of the suspected final of the Beijing Half Marathon were sanctioned

The Chinese He Jie, who won the race, and the Africans Dejene Hailu Bikila, Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, who would have let him win, must return the medals and prizes obtained in the competition.
Runners of the suspected final of the Beijing Half Marathon were sanctioned

If not the Seine River, where? : the alternatives for the opening ceremony that Macron revealed

For the first time, the President of France mentioned the other plans that the organization has for Paris 2024 in the event that, finally, the parade of delegations across the Seine River cannot take place on July 26. “We prepared them in parallel,” he said.
If not the Seine River, where? : the alternatives for the opening ceremony that Macron revealed

Shock in the world of gymnastics due to the death of María Herranz

The athlete, who represented Spain in the last World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships held in Birmingham, lost her life “suddenly”.
Shock in the world of gymnastics due to the death of María Herranz

The United States confirmed a basketball team that matches the 1992 Dream Team

With LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the North American national team will try to claim a 2023 World Cup in which they did not reach the podium. They will debut on July 28 against Serbia.
The United States confirmed a basketball team that matches the 1992 Dream Team

Handball drew the groups for Paris 2024: France will seek to defend its crowns

In both men and women, two groups of six were formed and the first four in each zone will go to the quarterfinals. The local teams will try to retain titles won in Tokyo.
Handball drew the groups for Paris 2024: France will seek to defend its crowns