INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

won the praise of all participants that the CTOC keeps on staging the
musical concert by providing opportunities for young student players
to learn the essence of Olympism when performing the concert. The
purpose of the musical concert is to spread the aesthetic and cultural
parts of Olympism and give the general public an overview that the
Olympic Games is not only a multi-sport games, but the cultural
connotation and implications of the Games as well.
Participation in International Events
Recognizing the significance of sport engendering living art and
cultural implications, the CTOC undertakes from time to time the
lectures of diffusing Olympism and Olympic spirit at township level
on the one hand and actively participates in the art and sport contests,
or for children, or literature competition organized by the International
Olympic Committee on the other hand. Over the past four years, the
CTOC has partaken in the following competitions in art and sport
under aegis of Olympic Education and Culture Commission, IOC:
1. Sport and Art Contest in 2000
After receiving the information regarding the IOC 2000 Sport and
Art Contest, the Culture Commission of CTOC has elaborated the
guidelines for the IOC 2000 Sport and Art Contest at national
level and distributed the information to national sports
associations, schools/academies of arts and universities/colleges of
physical education, and formed a jury by inviting reputed artists
and representatives of academic sectors, government authorities.
Following the rigid selection, the top three of artworks in graphic
design and sculpture were delivered to the Olympic Museum for
contest. In early 2000, the CTOC was informed that one of the
paintings “Clinging” won the second prize at international level,
which was very encouraging to our young painter. The secondprized
artwork “Clinging” was exhibited during the 27 th Sydney
Olympic Games in 2000 and now is included in the collection of
Olympic Museum.
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