. Barcelona officially declares its candidacy to stage the first World Roller Games in 2017
Maite Fandos, Deputy Mayor for Quality of Life, Equality and Sport on Barcelona City Council, together with Carmelo Paniagua and Ramón Basiana, the Presidents of the Spanish and Catalan Skating Federations, had the task of performing the official presentation of Barcelona’s bid to Sabatino Aruca, the President of the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS).
Marc Márquez leaves his handprint at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum
Márquez’s handprint is now at the Museum. The Catalan motorbike racer visited the Museum in April to launch his book, and also left his handprint on the Wall of Champions.
The Olympic and Sport Museum, Distrito GP set for a day
Movistar TV recorded a part of its Christmas schedule at the facilities of the Olympic and Sport Museum.
A delegation from Barranquilla, host of the 2018 Central American Caribbean Games, visits the Olympic Museum
Elsa Margarita Noguera, Mayor of Barranquilla in Colombia, headed the delegation which visited the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum and the Olympic facilities on Montjuïc.
Areadaptada celebrates 10 years
The 10th anniversary of Areadaptada was marked with an introduction to diving for people with disability and a birthday party at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum.
China’s Beijing Municipal Archive visits the facilities at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum and Study Centre.
The delegation comprised Mr. Lyu Heshun, Director General of the Beijing Municipal Archive and members of his team: Ms. Lixin Chen, Ms. Yuee Liu, Mr Kewei Zhang and Mr. Kai Wang.
‘Open Camp’ finalises terms with investors for what will be the most innovative sporting project in the world
Paco Medina, CEO of Open Camp, has presented to future local investors the scale of the Open Camp project. One of the fundamental aims of this venture is to build ties between large and small enterprises. An innovative concept continuing the overall approach of the project, which will become the leading sporting theme park in the world.
Presentation of the ISU Grand Prix Ice Skating Final, Barcelona 2014, attended by the skater Javier Fernández, who has already qualified for the final.
Presentation of the 91st edition of the Jean Bouin race
The event will be introduced by Maite Fandos, Deputy Mayor for Quality of Life, Wquality and Sport; Santi Siquier, regional representative for Barcelona of the General Secretariat of Sport of the Catalan Government; Josep Salom, Sports Representative on the Barcelona Provincial Authority; David Llorens, Deputy Editor of Món Esportiu and José Luís Ferrer, Managing Director of Allianz, the main sponsor of the event.
The FEWC (Federation of Hiking Clubs of Catalonia), with the collaboration of the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, marked at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum the 40th anniversary of the first Catalan expedition to climb Annapurna.
Mountaineers Jordi Pons, Josep Manuel Anglada and Emili Civis scaled on 29 April 1974 the virgin summit of Annapurna East (8,026 m – Nepal) to become the first Catalan climbers, and indeed the first from anywhere in Spain, together with Xavi Pérez, Antoni Villena, Marià Anglada, Manuel Martín, Enric Benavent and Eduard Blanchard, to climb a peak of more than eight thousand metres.
