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IOAPA members gathered twice during the Winter Games. The reunions were held at the Starhotel Majestic in Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Torino on February 11 and 16. IOAPA was represented by Héctor Argüelles (website officer) and Carlo Farrugia (trasurer) respectively. In those reunions IOAPA members had the opportunity to exchange their experiences in the Games and to renew old friendship over some food and drinks.
The Winter-Session was established to educate young people in Olympic topics which are winter sport related and to teach people from so called “Non-Wintersport-countries” how to ski. The session stands for exchanging Olympic ideas, friendship and experiencing the element of snow. The original idea come from Axel Bammer (Austria), participant of the 42nd IOA Session for Young Participants in 2002, and IOAPA member, who wanted to combine the friendship atmosphere of Olympia, with the element of snow and winter sports….
It was a memorable reunion for everyone who attended! The event was held on Sunday 22 August from 14:00 to 17:00 at the Athens Tennis Club (The Visa Olympians Reunion Center), just a short walk from the 1896 Panathenaic Stadium. Members of IOAPA took turns welcoming the estimated 100+ guests to the reunion. It was exciting to see so many friends from around the world, some of whom we had not seen for years! Represented were Kostas Georgiadis (Dean of…