Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona, acknowledged Josep Lluís Vilaseca and Romà Cuyàs, members of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation Board with the Gold Medal for sports merit from the City of Barcelona for their contribution to the “collective success” of the 92 Olympic Games.
Nuestro más sentido pésame. Nelson Mandela muere a los 95 años.
Mandela fue un héroe en su país y un referente para el mundo. Supo ver el poder del deporte y cambió la competitividad por la unidad.
The European Parlamentarians with Africa (AWEPA) association of consuls and representatives in African countries has met to establish the cooperation initiatives and objectives for development in Africa
Senator Josep Maldonado, the President of the AWEPA, together with Juli Pernas, Director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, were given the task of welcoming them to the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum.
Olympic medal-winners Ona Carbonell and Joel González will be the ambassadors of the 4th Oxfam Intermón Trailwalker event
Athletes Joel Gonzalez and Ona Carbonell, alongside Francesc Mateu, the Oxfam Intermón Director in Catalonia, and Juli Pernas, Director of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, were at the Olympic and Sport Museum to present this 4th edition of Trailwalker, the charitable project promoted by Intermón Oxfam.
‘On 28 September the response to Alzheimer’s comes through music’. The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is staging a major concert to help in the fight against Alzheimer’s at the Palau Sant Jordi
Performers of the standing of Joan Manuel Serrat, Noa, Barbara Hendriks, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Miguel Poveda will be putting on a unique show with a symphonic backdrop courtesy of the El Vallès Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joan Albert Amargós, under the artistic direction of Manuel Huerga, with the essence of the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games playing a key role in commemorating some very special moments.
Exhibition: IV Barcelona Olympic Foundation International Award · Paper on art
The firm commitment made by the Fundació Barcelona Olímpica to illustrate the link between art and sport is more tangible that ever. It is demonstrated, once again, by the broadening of this fourth call for proposals, in both quantitative and qualitative terms.
The synchronised swimming team have presented their
The synchronised swimming team, accompanied by the coaching staff and the President of the Spanish Federation, Fernando Carpena, presented Maite Fandos, President of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, with the “Samsara” swimsuit used in the team’s free routine with which they claimed the silver medal at the 2013 Barcelona World Championships.
Maite Fandos together with the members of the synchronised swimming team – Ona Carbonell, Marga Crespí, Thais Enrique, Alba Cabello, Clara Basiana, Clara Camacho, Paula Klamburg, Sara Levi, Meritxell Mas, Irene Montrucchio, Laia Pons and Cristina Salvador accompanied by the coaching staff Esther Jaumá, Anna Vives, Mayuko Fujiki and Anna Montero, the President of the Spanish Federation, Fernando Carpena, and the President of the Catalan Federation, Enric Bertran, added this final piece to the exhibition which will be open free of charge at the Olympic and Sport Museum up until 9 September.
The Results of the International Barcelona Olympic Foundation Prize – Art on Paper. Granada native Leonor Solans won with her work entitled “Amazona”.
‘Boxeo’ by Ana Belén Hernández came in second and ‘La triatlò” by Barcelona native Daniel Fuster came in third place.
The three winning pieces in addition to the finalist entries will be on display as of 13 September in the temporary exhibit room of the Joan Antoni Samarach Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum). Access to the room will be free. If you’d like more information on our finalists, you can find it all on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/museuolimpicbcn
Just like every year, summer camp has arrived in Barcelona
One of the preferred activities at Montjuïc is to visit the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum). Visits from summer camps have significantly increased in recent years.
The 18th edition of the ‘Congress of the European College of Sport Science’ featured the collaboration of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation.
Approximately 400 guests turned up at the Joan Antoni Samarach Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport (Olympics and Sports Museum).
