2020 decision of the jury of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation International Art on Paper Award
The jury assembled formed by: Juli Pernas, director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation; Romà Arranz, ex-professor of Fine Arts; Raquel Medina, a critic of the Catalan association of critics ACCA and international AICA; and Anna Comellas, a doctor of Fine Arts with a great artistic career, has decided, after a close final, that the winners […]
Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló (17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010)
On July 17, 2020, commemorative events will be held to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the most international sports leader our country has ever had: Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló (17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010). Samaranch was a businessman, politician and, above all, a sports leader who became president of […]
I International Congress of Sports Science, Olympism and the Olympic Movement
The 1st International Congress of Sports Science, Olympism and the Olympic Movement: ‘Challenges to the Olympic Movement and Sport Post Covid-19’ was held on 22, 23 and 24 June. In order to identify the future challenges of the Olympic Movement, members of study centres from different —mostly Spanish-speaking— countries have come together to share their […]
The admission of the FBO International Art on Paper Award is opened
The Barcelona Olympic Foundation has launched the 10th edition of the FBO International Art on Paper Award. This biannual Award aims to foster the artistic expression of sport through the painting. Transmitting values is one of the objectives of the Olympic movement and the main instrument is sport. Nevertheless, it is not the only element […]
“En Acción” wins the 2020 SpotSport
The ninth edition of the SpotSport contest, organized by Fundació Barcelona Olímpica in collaboration with the newspaper Sport, has a winner. The spot “En Acción”, produced by Alexander Giménez from Venezuela, based in Catalonia, has won this edition of SpotSport 2020. Alexander Giménez, freelance of the audiovisuals, since 2017 is developing his project […]
Sports journalist Enric Bañeres’ personal book collection is now part of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation’s Documentary Fund.
Irene Bañeres, on behalf of her family, donated the sports-related library of her father, sportswriter and journalist Enric Bañeres, to the Joan Antoni Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies. Enric Bañeres, deceased in 2017, was the sports director of La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo. After retiring from journalism in 2015, he dedicated his last […]
The Joan Antoni Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies receives a donation from Isidre Rigau, planning and organisation consultant for major sports events.
The donated collection contains over 5000 volumes (documentation, books, magazines, reports, projects, etc.), which include the documents related to the organisation of the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona (2003 and 2013), Madrid’s candidature for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, as well as the Davis Cup final in 2009, the World Handball Championship in 2013 […]
Esteban Serrano – AKAWonder, a professional gamer, has launched the second day of the Olympic Forum 2019.
The e-Sports were the topic of debate on this second day. To define what e-Sports are we counted on the presence of the gamer Esteban Serrano, a professional SK Gaming player. AKAWonder has introduced us to the world of e-Sports: structure, players, leagues, publishers —video games owners and developers— organisation, promoters, etc. Esteban explained […]
Olympic Forum: Giacomo Modolo, Head of eSport Projects at the IOC
The official welcome was given by David Escudé, Sports Councillor of Barcelona City Council and Provincial Deputy of Barcelona, and by Gerard Esteva, President of the Catalan Sports Federation Union (UFEC). Giacomo Modolo, head of eSport projects at the IOC, has opened today’s session of the XIII Olympic Forum focused on ‘The impact of emerging […]
Sports journalist and writer Núria Pastor donates her golf collection to the Joan Antoni Samaranch Centre for Olympic and Sports Studies
This way, the Centre continues increasing its documentary collection, becoming a reference centre in sports. Núria Pastor started her career in journalism back in 1974, working in the newspaper Diuen and later in 4-2-4. In the early eighties, she started working for La Vanguardia, where she stayed until 2013. Throughout her career as a journalist, […]
