IOC는 IOC집행위원회 첫날인 6월 8일 Tokyo2020올림픽에 출전할 29명의 난민올림픽팀의 선수명단을 발표하였다.
(Tokyo2020올림픽 출전 예정 난민올림픽팀 선수 사진/출처: IOC)
IOC 집행위원회는 6월8일 개최된 회의에서 IOC 난민선수장학금프로그램의 수혜를 받은 55명 중(IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders)최종 11개국으로부터 29명의 선수를 선발했다고 발표하였다.
Thomas Bach IOC위원장은 스위스 Lausanne에서 온라인으로 진행된 IOC집행위원회에서 “난민선수들은 올림픽공동체 전체 우리 모두에게 있어서 함축적 의미를 보여준다”(The refugee athletes are an enrichment for all of us in the entire Olympic community) “여전히 전 세계의 많은 사람이 강제로 이주하고 있고, 그것이 Tokyo 2020에서 IOC 난민올림픽팀을 만들고자 했던 이유다.”(The reasons we created this team still exist. We have more forcibly displaced people in the world right now, and therefore it went without saying that we wanted to create an IOC Refugee Olympic Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics)라고 피력하였다
난민올림픽팀은 오는 7월 23일(현지시간) 열리는 Tokyo 2020 개회식에서 그리스 다음 순서로 오륜기를 들고 올림픽 스타디움에 입장할 예정이며, 메달 수여식을 포함한 팀의 모든 공식 대표 깃발은 오륜기가 사용되고, 국가 대신으로는 올림픽 찬가가 연주될 계획이다.
Hashimoto Seiko Tokyo2020 조직위원장은 “Tokyo 2020 조직위원회는 Rio 2016에 이어 Tokyo2020올림픽에 IOC의 난민올림픽팀이 참가하는 것을 매우 환영한다(The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee welcomes the participation of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, following its debut at the Olympic Games Rio 2016) 스포츠 축제이자 평화의 축전이 될 IOC 난민올림픽팀의 Tokyo 2020 참가는 난민 문제에 관해 세계의 관심을 모으고, 사람들의 강제 이주의 배경이 된 전쟁과 갈등에 대한 해소, 세계 평화를 이루기 위한 노력에 한 발짝 더 다가가게 될 것이다.”(The participation of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in the Tokyo 2020 Games, which will be both a festival of sport and a celebration of peace, will draw the world's attention to the issue of refugees and further advance efforts to achieve world peace through the elimination of the wars and conflicts that cause people to flee their homeland)라며 난민올림픽팀의 Tokyo 2020 참가에 대한 소감을 피력하였다
한편, IOC 난민올림픽팀은 Tokyo 2020에서 프랑스어 “Equipe Olympique des Réfugiés”(Olympic Team of Refugees)의 약어인 ‘EOR’을 공식 팀 명칭으로 사용할 예정이다.
다음은 IOC website에 소개된 내용이다:
IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games announced
8 JUN 2021
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Lausanne | Switzerland IOC President, Thomas Bach announces the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo2020. IOC/Greg Martin
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Meet the 29 athletes that have been chosen to compete in Japan in 2021, and deliver a message of solidarity to millions of refugees around the world.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have revealed the names of the athletes who will represent the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
The final 29 athletes announced on Tuesday (8th June) come from 11 countries, and were selected by the IOC’s Executive Board from an initial group of 55 IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders.
"The refugee athletes are an enrichment for all of us in the entire Olympic community," IOC President Thomas Bach said at the virtual ceremony from Lausanne. "The reasons we created this team still exist. We have more forcibly displaced people in the world right now, and therefore it went without saying that we wanted to create an IOC Refugee Olympic Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
"The athletes represent not only themselves, not only the IOC, but also all refugees in the world," IOC Refugee Olympic Team Chef de Mission Tegla Loroupe added. "Let's bring solidarity, as we are solidarity people.
"Our universal language is sport, let's go and bring joy."
During the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Games on 23 July 2021, the team will enter the brand new Japan National Stadium with the Olympic flag in second position, immediately after Greece.
The team will stay in the Olympic village, like all the other 206 National Olympic Committees taking part, and continue to receive IOC support after the Games.
For all official representations of the team (including possible medal ceremonies), the Olympic flag will be raised and the Olympic anthem will be played.
Tokyo 2020 President HASHIMOTO Seiko said: "The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee welcomes the participation of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, following its debut at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
"The participation of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in the Tokyo 2020 Games, which will be both a festival of sport and a celebration of peace, will draw the world's attention to the issue of refugees and further advance efforts to achieve world peace through the elimination of the wars and conflicts that cause people to flee their homeland."
IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 Announcement - Lausanne
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On 08 June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the names of the athletes who will be compete at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of the Refugee Olympic Team, sending a message of hope to the world this summer and bringing further awareness to the plight of over 80 million displaced people worldwide.
Athletes (Click on each name to read about their journey to the Olympics)
At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in October 2015, confronted with the global refugee crisis that has seen millions of people in the world displaced, IOC President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympic Team – the first of its kind – to take part in the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
The goal was to send a message of hope and solidarity to millions of refugees around the world, and inspire people from all walks of life with the strength of their spirit.
Ten months later, ten athletes representing four countries took part under the mentorship of Tegla Lorouple, including Tokyo 2020 returners Paulo Amotun Lokoro, People Misenga, Rose Nathike Lokonyen and Yusra Mardini.
In October 2018, the IOC Session decided that there would be a Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020, and entrusted Olympic Solidarity with the task of establishing the conditions for participation and defining the identification and selection process for a team in Tokyo. This process was carried out in close collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the National Olympic Committees, the International Sports Federations and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
Athletes who were awarded IOC Athlete Refugee Scholarships benefitted from funding and training support from local NOCs, which allowed them to concentrate on chasing their Olympic dream.
[유럽올림픽위원회(EOC-European Olympic Committees)신임위원장에 그리스 NOC위원장 겸 IOC위원 Spyros Capralos 선출]
제9대 유럽올림픽위원회(EOC: European Olympic Committees)회장 선출 선거가 6월10일 있었다.
그리스 NOC(HOC)위원장 겸 IOC위원인 Spyros Capralos가 경쟁후보인 덴마크 NOC위원장인 Niels Nygaard를 투표 결과 34:16 압도적 표차로 누르고 새로운 EOC회장(2021~2025)이 되었다.
(CAPRALOS NAMED 9TH PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEES)
EOC집행부 임원선출선거는 EOC창립50주년을 맞이하여 그리스 아테네에서 열렸는데 회원국 50개 NOC대표들이 모두 참석하였다. 이들 중 46명은 off-line(현장)참석이었고 나머지 4명은 on-line(virtually)으로 참여하였다.
이어서 부회장(Daina Gudzineviciute /LTU), -사무총장(Raffaele Pagnozzi /ITA) –재무(Peter Mennel /AUT)는 연임되었고 12명의 EOC집행위원들 역시 선출되었다
다음은 IOC Highlights에 게재된 EOC임원선거관련 내용이다:
10 June 2021
Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos was elected today as the 9th President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), beating Danish Olympic Committee President Niels Nygaard by 34 votes to 16.
The two EOC Executive Committee Members were the only two candidates running for the top role in the European Olympic Movement, with an initial term of four years (2021-2025).
The election took place during the EOC’s 50th General Assembly in Athens, attended by representatives of all 50 European National Olympic Committees (ENOCs) — 46 in person and 4 virtually.
“I have been very proud to serve the EOC as a member of the Executive Committee. To now have the opportunity to lead the Executive Committee on behalf of you, the National Olympic Committees of Europe, is a very great privilege indeed. Your support means so much to me. I am very grateful,” Capralos said. “I will be engaged, open minded, transparent, and a President for all nations.”
Capralos announced his intention to run for EOC President during last year’s General Assembly, which was held online due to the pandemic. He replaces Janez Kocijančič, who passed away on 1 June 2020 at the age of 78.
Capralos, who became a Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2019, vowed to work on behalf of all 50 ENOCs in strengthening Europe’s place in the Olympic Movement, both on and off the field of play.
“Together for the next four years, we will aim to do better and we will support our members, the National Olympic Committees, (especially the ones with the bigger needs) and the organizers of our events even more,” he said. “Through unity, trust and solidarity we can raise the EOC to the next level.”
The Coordination Commission Chair for the first two editions of the European Games (Baku 2015 and Minsk 2019), Capralos will play an integral role in the organisation of the third edition of the Games scheduled for Krakow-Malopolska in 2023, working closely with Coordination Commission Chair for the European Games 2023 Hasan Arat.
An Olympic water polo player who represented Greece at the Olympic Games Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, Capralos has been HOC President since 2009 and a Member of the EOC ExCo from November of the same year.
2021-2025EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Elections for the 2021-2025 ExCo were also held today, with Vice President Daina Gudzineviciute (LTU), Secretary General Raffaele Pagnozzi (ITA) and Treasurer Peter Mennel (AUT) all getting the nod. Joining them as Members of the ExCo are:
·Hasan Arat (TUR)
·José Manuel Araújo (POR)
·Jean-Michel Brun (FRA)
·Victoria Cabezas (ESP)
·Mihai Covaliu (ROU)
·Líney Rut Halldorsdóttir (ISL)
·Berit Kjoll (NOR)
·Zlatko Matesa (CRO)
·Annamarie Phelps (GBR)
·Uschi Schmitz (GER)
·Cristina Vasilianov (MDA)
·Djordje Visacki (SRB)
Following a motion proposed by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) and approved by the EOC GA in November 2020, a minimum five of the 16 Executive Committee members must now be of each gender. For the first time in EOC history, seven women now sit on the Executive Committee, up from two during the previous 2017-2021 period.
EOC ETHICS COMMISSION
A new EOC Ethics Commission was also elected today, with Maja Smrdu (SLO), Martina Spreitzer-Kropiunik (AUT) and Juha Viertola (FIN) being voted as the three Members.
6월11일 일본 야당(일본입헌민주당/Constitutional democratic Party of Japan))지도자인 Yukio Edano는 Thomas Bach IOC위원장을 비롯하여 대회에 필수적이지 않은 기타 귀빈들을 비롯하여(along with others who are not ‘essential’ for the Games) Thomas Bach IOC위원장은 Tokyo2020올림픽 참석이 금지되어야(should be banned from attending Tokyo 2020)한다고 믿는다고 폭탄발언을 하여 귀추가 주목된다.
Yukio Edano(57세)일본야당지도자는 Bach IOC 등 다른 VIPs들과 세계지도자들은 (일본으로 오지 말고) 원격으로 올림픽에 참가할 수 있을 것(could take part in the Olympics remotely)이라고 언급하였다.
(Yukio Edano 일본입헌민주당 당수/대표)
그는 Tokyo2020올림픽이 신종코로나바이러스감염 폭발을 야기할 수 있다고 경고하는 한편(warning that Tokyo 2020 could cause an "explosion" of new coronavirus infections) 따라서 절대적으로 필수적인 각국선수들과 심판들 및 지원스태프들만 올림픽에 참가하여야 한다고 Bloomberg통신과의 인터뷰에서 언급하였다고 한다
Edano당수의 이러한 발언은 올림픽자체가 COIVD-19 수퍼확산매개체(super-spreader)대회가 될 수 있다는 두려움으로 인해 대회 개최에 앞서 대회반대수위가 높은 수준 와중에 나오고 있는 것이다
Edano당수는 오는 10월22일 이전에 치러질 일본 총선(Japanese General Election)에서 집권당인 자민당과 Yoshihide Suga총리와 대결을 앞두고 있다
따라서 Tokyo2020올림픽의 성패 여부가 총선 투표에서 정치인들이 앞 다투어 내걸고 있는 핵심캠페인주제가 될 것이 예상된다.
