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Generation of Champions
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RNOSC & Rwanda CGA Quarterly Newsletter of the first quarter of 2022
The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC)/Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (Rwanda CGA) has released the Quarterly Newsletter of the January to March 2022.
“Over the last three months, we managed to organize a technical course for coaches – level 1 with 29 participants including 8 women and 3 Para Table Tennis coaches, celebrating the Commonwealth Day 2022 by focusing on promoting inclusion in sport, supporting the Martial Arts Sports Festival 1st Edition and hosting the Ordinary General Assembly 2022.” – RNOSC & RCGA President Mr. Theo UWAYO
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This platform is a source of information for you covering every activity of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee/Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association.
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Twenty-eight sports included in youth-focused LA28 Initial Sports Programme
The Initial Sports Programme of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 will be composed of 28 sports, including skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, with a strong focus on youth. It was approved today by the 139th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Beijing.
The 28 sports included in the Initial Sports Programme are governed by the following International Federations (IFs):
- World Athletics
- World Rowing (FISA)
- Badminton World Federation (BWF)
- International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
- International Canoe Federation (ICF)
- Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
- International Equestrian Federation (FEI)
- International Fencing Federation (FIE)
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- International Golf Federation (IGF)
- International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
- International Handball Federation (IHF)
- International Hockey Federation (FIH)
- International Judo Federation (IJF)
- United World Wrestling (UWW)
- International Swimming Federation (FINA)
- World Rugby
- World Taekwondo (WT)
- International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
- World Archery Federation (WA)
- World Triathlon (TRI)
- World Sailing (WS)
- International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
- International Surfing Association (ISA)
- World Skate (WSK)
- International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, all youth-focused sports, made their Olympic debut successfully at Tokyo 2020 and all of them have deep roots in California.
The IOC Session also acknowledged additional proposals from the IOC Executive Board (EB), recommended by the Olympic Programme Commission (OPC), which considered sport-specific issues, as well as the impact on the overall cost and complexity of the Games:
- Pathways for boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon to be potentially included in the LA28 Initial Sports Programme at the IOC Session in 2023
- The possibility for LA28 to propose additional sports in 2023
- A process for finalising the disciplines in each sport to provide early certainty to athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOCs), IFs and the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG).
The IOC and the LA28 Organising Committee renewed their joint commitment to prioritising a reduction in the cost and complexity of hosting the Games, including a review of each sport’s disciplines, which will be finalised prior to the IOC Session in 2023, in consultation with LA28 and the IFs.
Football
With regard to football, the IOC will continue to monitor the evolution of the international match calendar.
Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon
Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon may potentially be included in the LA28 Initial Sports Programme by the IOC Session in 2023 if by then the respective IFs have demonstrated to the IOC’s satisfaction that they have satisfactorily addressed the areas specified by the EB on 9 December 2021.
This timeline will provide the IBA , the IWF and the UIPM with the additional time needed to effectively implement the critical reforms that have been announced by the respective IFs, and allow further consideration by the IOC EB.
The new discipline review timeline to offer various advantages
A new intermediate step, focused on determining the disciplines for each sport, will be added in 2023, as recommended by the OPC and approved by the IOC EB.
This new timeline will offer various advantages, such as early certainty to athletes, NOCs, IFs and the OCOG. Additionally, the discipline review for existing Olympic disciplines, plus any potential new discipline to be proposed by the Olympic IFs, will take place at the same time as the evaluation of potential new sports proposed by the OCOG, allowing for venue synergies and optimisations.
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Table Tennis: 28 participants awarded level 1 coaching certificates
The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) in partnership with the Rwanda Table Tennis Federation, on January 17 to 26, successfully organized a technical course for coaches – level 1 and 29 participants including 8 women and 3 Para Table Tennis coaches.
After a 10-day workshop at Centre Christus – Remera, 28 out of 29 participants were awarded completion certificates. This course consisted of theoretical and practical knowledge and was conducted by Mr. Cédric ROULEAU who is an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Expert. The participants also had an opportunity to internally compete to deeply understand what they have learned through actions.
Beside the knowledge, with support of the Mauritius Table Tennis Federation, Ping Sans Frontières and Go Sport Company, Mr. Cédric ROULEAU donated Table Tennis balls, nets, paddles and books to the Rwanda Table Tennis Federation.
On January 18, the Secretary General of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee Mr. Joseph Kajangwe together with the President of Rwanda Table Tennis Federation Mr. John Bosco Birungi officiated the opening ceremony of the training while the closing ceremony was attended by the President of Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee Mr. Theo UWAYO and the representative of Ministry of Sports Mr. Gervais MUNYANZIZA.
At the opening ceremony of the workshop, Mr. John Bosco Birungi, President of the Rwanda Table Tennis Federation, said: “Our coaches were not at the required level and needed to be trained in order to make the game more professional. I also take this opportunity to thank the RNOSC and the Ministry of Sports for their partnership to make this happen.”
In his opening remarks: “Our responsibilities include assisting our members (National Sports Federations) in technical or management training. The 10-day course is for 29 coaches so we hope that at least each district will have a trained table tennis coach,” said Joseph KAJANGWE, the Secretary General of the RNOSC.
The expert Cédric ROULEAU praised the inclusiveness when it came to the representation of participants.
“There are active and former players in the national team. The Rwanda Schools Sports Federation is also represented and for the sustainable development of the game, it is always good to promote it in schools. People with disabilities and women have also taken part of in the course.”
Révérien Nsabimana, a trainee from Ruhango District, said they are going to start implementing what they have been taught in their clubs, which are located in different parts of the country and the federation pledged to keep assisting them.
During his closing remarks, the representative of the Ministry of Sports Gervais Munyanziza, said: “I congratulate the RNOSC and Table Tennis Federation for the initiative. The Ministry will continue to closely work with various stakeholders such as the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee to further accelerate the development of sports sector.”
At its conclusion, the RNOSC President Theo UWAYO, urged the participants to go back in their respective clubs and share the skills they have learned during this 10-day training with their members.
“This is a high-level training course, which was provided by the International Table Tennis Federation Expert Mr. Cédric ROULEAU. I hope it will help produce more table tennis players in country under the Federation’s lead in the near future,” He said.
The event was concluded on January 26 with a certificate award ceremony, exchange of gifts and a group photo.
Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee continues to empower and strengthen capacity-skills for both elite sports and Sports For All as well as to uplift sports disciplines which are lagging behind by training the sports administrators, coaches and supporting talented athletes.
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End of the Year 2021 Newsletter
We are delighted to release the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee end of the year 2021 newsletter;
This platform is a source of information for you covering every activity of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee.
“Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the world is still facing, the RNOSC managed to implement a bunch of sports projects in a virtual way and in person where it was possible such as the Olympic Day 2021 celebrations, meetings, Genocide Memorial Tournaments 2021, participating at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Queen’s Baton Relay 2022 just to name few.” – RNOSC President Theo UWAYO
Read the full newsletter here: End of the Year 2021 Newsletter.
IOC President thanks NOCs for their overwhelming support for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, extended a big thank-you for the support for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to all the representatives of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), who are currently taking part in person and virtually in the General Assembly of the Association of NOCs (ANOC) in Crete.
“We did it. We did it for the athletes and we did it together. And I would like to thank everyone of you for your contribution to the overwhelming success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Without your determination, these Olympic Games would not have happened. Or at least, they would not have happened in such a successful and safe way,” President Bach said at the first in-person meeting of the ANOC General Assembly since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Some 148 NOCs have sent representatives to the Greek island, while the others are participating virtually.
President Bach admitted: “We also had our doubts, we also had sleepless nights, we also had to adapt our strategy and actions day by day. And it weighed on all of us, and it weighed on me. But we could not share all the doubts and the questions, we could not share them with you or the other stakeholders. Because the times were so uncertain. The uncertainty you could grasp in every conversation you had with someone from the Olympic Movement. We could not add fuel to this fire. This would have become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This may have led the to the collapse of the Games.”
The IOC President stressed the invaluable input and the solidarity of the NOCs for the Games and said: “But in the end we were rewarded for all our efforts for overcoming all this uncertainty, because these Olympic Games were an overwhelming success in many respects.” Thomas Bach explained that the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 have shown “that we can give hope, we can give solidarity to the people. And this is what obviously the world was longing for.”
Tokyo 2020 were the most followed Olympic Games in history, preliminary figures show. Also, 93 NOCs, more than ever, won Olympic medals. “This was only possible, because of the solidarity we enjoy in the Olympic Movement,” said Thomas Bach. More than 1,800 athletes were supported by the IOC Olympic Solidarity programme in their preparation for the Games in Tokyo. Not all made it to the Games, but all got a chance to participate in a fair way. Thirty of them won a gold medal, 36 a silver medal and 47 a bronze medal. In addition, they won 185 diplomas. Thomas Bach said: “What a success story of this Olympic Solidarity. I want to thank everyone involved.”
The IOC President also reminded the NOC representatives that, for the first time, the IOC had made the anti-doping testing and sanctioning completely independent from the IOC. Testing was in the hands of the International Testing Agency (ITA) and sanctioning in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “This proved to be a great success,” said Thomas Bach, who asked the NOCs, Continental Associations of NOCs and other event organisers to follow this example.
President Bach’s full speech can be watched here.
Looking ahead to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC President said: “The preparations are going very well. The venues are ready. The test events are underway, and the responses we have got so far from the athletes taking part and from the NOCs are good. Everyone is excited about the quality of the venues, about the quality of the organisation. And they are also impressed by how serious our Chinese partners and friends are taking the fight against the coronavirus.”
Thomas Bach also thanked the NOCs for their support to help the evacuation of 300 members of the Olympic Community of Afghanistan, which is coordinated by the International Olympic Committee. “With the assistance of many of the International Federations and you, the NOCs, a number of humanitarian visas could be provided to members of the Olympic Community.” But the effort must continue, emphasised the IOC President: “There are still many members of the Olympic Community in Afghanistan at risk. We have to and we will continue to help them.” In order to do so, the support of governments is needed. The NOCs should continue working on obtaining such support from their governments for members of the Olympic Community from Afghanistan. There are two tasks: to get the members of the Olympic Community out of the country and to obtain humanitarian visas for them.
In addition, the IOC President addressed the post-coronavirus world in his speech. “We must strengthen our efforts to contribute as an important enabler to the United Nation’s sustainable development goals.” He introduced to the ANOC General Assembly the Olympism 365 strategy, which was adopted by the IOC Executive Board last week.
Thomas Bach also asked for the political neutrality of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement to be respected and to defend this position: “We can only be in solidarity, if we do not only respect each other or just not sanction each other, but if we help each other. And we can only bring everybody together in this world, we can only accomplish the unifying mission of the Olympic Games, if we are not taking a political stand, for which we have no mandate. Instead, we are leading by example: we demonstrate that at the Olympic Games we are all equal, we are all living in solidarity and we want to give an example to the world, how life could look like, if we all would live together in solidarity.”
Closing his speech, Thomas Bach announced that the IOC will cut its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, as part of its commitment to tackling climate change. See the full press release here. With this decision, the IOC increases its level of ambition from a previous commitment that set a 45 per cent reduction over the same time period, in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He urged all other sports organisations to follow suit.
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International Olympic Academy reopens in ancient Olympia after full renovation financed by IOC
A new era for Olympic education has started on last Sunday: the International Olympic Academy (IOA) in ancient Olympia has been officially reopened after a two-year renovation.
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The revamped facilities of the interdisciplinary centre for Olympic education and studies were inaugurated during a ceremony attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The modernisation work was made possible by a EUR 12.5 million investment from the IOC.
“Here at the renovated International Olympic Academy next to the birthplace of the Olympic Games in ancient Olympia, the Olympic values will be brought to a new generation of young people who are athletes, students, teachers or people active in sport,” said the IOC President.
Spyros Capralos, IOC Member and President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC), added: “The 60th birthday of the International Olympic Academy is marked by the completion of the renovation works carried out over the last one-and-a-half years, with the valuable financial support of the International Olympic Committee. Without this support, it would have been impossible to carry out a restoration project of this scale. I would like to express my sincere thanks to IOC President Thomas Bach, as well as to all the teams involved in the renovation project, for this great result. The International Olympic Academy, with its new, renewed profile, will continue its educational work unhindered, aimed at spreading Olympism.”
“The official opening of the renovated premises is now a reality, fulfilling a longstanding vision,” said IOA President Isidoros Kouvelos. “The IOA’s reform opens a new chapter. I feel very grateful that, from the very first moment, the IOC President, Thomas Bach, trusted this vision and expressed his willingness to walk with us and, in close alignment, make an important contribution to the Olympic Movement; to pave the way in order to strengthen the IOA’s role at the service of humanity.”
The renovation
The decision to undertake the renovation of the IOA premises was taken by the HOC, as the owner of the site, with the approval of the tripartite agreement between the HOC, the IOA and the IOC, in order to modernise the facilities of the international centre for Olympic education and open up new possibilities for the IOA to host groups from within and beyond the Olympic Movement.
The project began in March 2020 following the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 at ancient Olympia, with work including the total renovation of the accommodation facilities, conference rooms, dining hall and kitchen, library, and sports facilities. The installation of cutting-edge technology and networks, an upgrade of the external lighting, water filtering and sewerage system, plus improved accessibility for wheelchairs were also significant aspects of the modernisation.
Revamp of the educational programmes and services offering
To coincide with the re-opening, the IOA has also launched a newstrategic plan, which is accompanied by organisational developments and plans to further build on its 60 years of experience and enlarge its offering for the broader Olympic Movement, as well as widening its reach by offering online programmes.
The International Olympic Academy
Located in ancient Olympia, next to the archaeological site, and supported by the IOC and the HOC, the International Olympic Academy is devoted to delivering unique Olympic educational programmes and experiences.
The IOA was established in 1961 with the mission to preserve and spread the principles of the Olympic spirit; to study and implement the educational and social principles of Olympism; and to consolidate the scientific basis of the Olympic ideal.
The IOA welcomes young people, college students, educators and Olympic athletes, as well as administrators and institutions that wish to understand, connect, study and learn about Olympism and its philosophy in a meaningful way.
Collaboration between the IOA and the IOC
The reopening of the IOA also marks the beginning of strengthened collaboration between the IOA and the IOC, namely the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage (OFCH) and its Olympic Studies Centre (OSC), with the common objective of strengthening Olympic education and studies.
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Letter by IOC President Thomas Bach to the Olympic Movement
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Dear Presidents and Friends,
Dear Athletes,
With just over a month since the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits.
We could only make the first-ever postponed Olympic Games a reality because of the unified and powerful support of everyone in our Olympic community. This is all the more remarkable given the many challenges we had to face in last months of the pandemic.
Therefore, please accept my heartfelt thanks and gratitude for your valuable contribution and dedication to the success of these Olympic Games. These were unprecedented Olympic Games and it took an equally unprecedented effort from all of us to make them happen in a safe and secure manner for everyone.
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 were the Olympic Games of hope, solidarity and peace. The athletes across all 33 Olympic sports, from 205 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, sent this resounding message from Tokyo to the world.
The world’s best athletes inspired us with unforgettable performances. For the first time since the pandemic began, the world came together through the power of sport and the achievements of the athletes. In this way, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 gave the world much-needed hope in these difficult times. This is what the Olympic Games are all about: bringing the world together in peace and solidarity and giving humankind faith in the future.
We now have the unique opportunity to reinforce this Olympic message once again in just a few months’ time. With winter approaching, our focus is now fully on the preparations for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
While the pandemic is far from over, I would like to reassure you that together with our Chinese partners and friends, we are sparing no effort to make these Olympic Winter Games safe and secure for everyone. As we did in Tokyo, we are putting in place rigorous COVID-19 countermeasures to ensure the health and safety of all Olympic participants in Beijing. We continue to be guided in this by the scientific advice of the World Health Organization and international experts. The first edition of the Playbooks for Beijing, which outline all the countermeasures for each stakeholder group, is scheduled to be published in October.
In this context, I am happy to announce that also for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 we will have a vaccination programme, which worked so effectively for Tokyo. This means that we will once again support our stakeholders by making vaccines available to all Olympic participants ahead of Beijing, in line of course with national regulations.
Already now, I would like to encourage those National Olympic Committees who require additional vaccine doses for their delegations, their National Paralympic Committees and other Olympic stakeholders in their territory, to inform our NOC Relations Department as soon as possible so that we can put the necessary arrangements in place.
The excellent cooperation that we are enjoying with our Chinese partners and friends, as well as the relevant Chinese health authorities, gives us all great confidence that we will again have safe and secure Olympic Games.
In these difficult times we are living through, we see how relevant the overarching mission of the Olympic Games is to unite the world through peaceful competition. The Olympic Games send this message of peace, unity and solidarity, regardless of where they take place. The power of the Olympic Games is their universality. This is why the Olympic Games belong to all humankind. Therefore, the rules of our Olympic Charter guarantee equal rights for everyone at any edition of the Olympic Games. Only in this way can the Olympic Games become the world’s most powerful symbol of unity in all our diversity.
In the weeks and months ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, I very much hope that we can continue to count on your support for the sake of all the athletes who are preparing so hard to make their Olympic dream come true. The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 come at an important moment to bring the world together in the Olympic spirit of peace, solidarity and unity. It will once again be the athletes of these Olympic Games that will send this message of the unifying power of sport to the world. This is why the athletes deserve our utmost support to ensure that they can prepare in full concentration on their sport and compete in the best possible conditions in every respect.
In this Olympic spirit, I am looking forward to continue with our stakeholder consultation calls, which have proven to be a fruitful format to exchange our views and chart the course ahead for our Olympic community.
Looking forward to this great pleasure of speaking with you very soon again, I remain,
Sincerely Yours,
Thomas Bach
Source: IOC Website