Daniel Sánchez wins the final of the 14th edition of the International City of Barcelona Trophy
Catalonia’s Daniel Sánchez wins the final of the 14th edition of the International City of Barcelona Trophy held on the premises of the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) marked its centenary with the launch of the exhibition “100 Years of Athletics Excellence” at Barcelona’s Olympic Museum.
Maite Fandos, Deputy Mayor for Quality of Life, Equality and Sport at Barcelona City Council, had the task of hosting the event, accompanied by Lamine Diack, President of the IAAF. The ceremony was also attended by such sporting dignitaries as José María Odriozola, President of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, and Joan Villuendas, President of the Catalan Athletics Federation. Other notable guests included Fermíb Cacho, Valentín Massana and Javier Moracho.
The sports team at radio broadcaster CADENA SER in Catalonia presents its new sporting schedule to an exclusive client group
Javier Mérida, Director of CADENA SER Catalonia and Jaume Serra, Director of Content also for Catalonia, were given the task of overseeing the presentation at the Barcelona Olympic and Sport Museum, accompanied by all the broadcaster’s sports journalists
Rosa Valbuena, from Bilbao, receives the 3rd International Watercolour and Paper Techniques Award.
Josep Lluis Vilaseca, the former Secretary-General for Sport, and Raquel Medina, exhibition curator and jury member, were given the task of handing out the diplomas to the winners.
Maite Fandos, president of Fundació Barcelona Olímpica (Foundation), welcomed the executives to the 7th International Meeting of World Olympic Museums held at the Saló de Cent (meeting room) of the Barcelona City Hall.

The International Meeting of World Olympic Museums is organized annually by the Olympic Museum of Lausanne, in an effort to generate synergies among the various Olympic Museums throughout the world that are members of the Olympic Museum Network, under the sponsorship of the IOC.
“The Best Games in History”, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a memorable event which started in the Plaza Sant Jaume and finished in the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum.

Xavier Trias, the mayor of Barcelona, and Gervasio Deferr were in charge of lighting the commemorative cauldron for the 20th anniversary of Barcelona ‘92, under the watchful eye of Ivan Tibau, Secretary General for Sport; David Moner, president of the UFEC (Union of Catalan Sports Federations); Maite Fandos, president of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation and countless other luminaries from the worlds of politics, sport, business and culture who were keen not to miss this moment of nostalgia for Barcelona ‘92.
Barcelona Olímpica
Molt aviat disponible el lloc web del Centre d’Estudis Olímpics Joan Antoni Samaranch.
The Roca London Gallery hosts the photographic exhibition ‘The Transformation of an Olympic City – Barcelona ’92’
The Representative of the Catalan Government in the United Kingdom, the Ramon Llull Institute and the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, in conjunction with the Roca London Gallery, reached an agreement to exhibit a small part of the photographic archive of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation in the British capital.
FROM THE STREETS TO THE FIELDS WINNER OF THE THIRD EDITION OF THE BCN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Maite Fandos, president of the Fundació Barcelona Olímpica, was the person that gave the Ánfora Ciudad de Barcelona to the best film in the third edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival to FROM THE STREETS TO THE FIELDS by the Catalan production Cafetera Productions and directed by Carlos Sánchez-Llibre and Josep Badel.
The International Association of High Performance Sport (ASPC) visits the Museu Olímpic I de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch.
Because of the general Convention of the ASPC, held in Barcelona, the members of the executive Committee have visited the facilities of the Museu Olímpic. Pep Escoda, Technology responsible for the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat CAR and secretary of the ASPC has been in charge of showing to the delegates of Canada, Sudafrica and Germany the most emblematic places of the Olympic Barcelona.