Traženje besprijekornih uvjeta športaševa treniranja, natjecanja, školovanja, zdravlja, zaštite od dopinga, zaštite od svih oblika zlostavljanja i nezakonitosti u športu, ciljeva koji trebaju biti civilizacijski doseg športa, obrazovanja, prava, kulture i odgoja kao javnih servisa društva – bio je glavni dio rasprava na Forumu. Sudionici porečkog skupa izabrali su i novi sastav Europske komisije koju će do 2017. voditi stolnotenisač Jean Michel Saive iz Belgije uz članove: Natalija Dobrinska (Ukrajina/petoboj), Kate Walsh (Velika Britanija/hokej), Daniel Gyurta (Mađarska/plivanje), Alessandra Sensini (Italija/jedrenje na dasci), Tatjana Lebedeva (Rusija/skok u dalj), Mikko Ronkainen (Finska/skijanje slobodnim stilom) te Luiza Zlotkowska (Poljska/brzo klizanje).
Nove četiri godine Zoranu Primorcu Olimpijac Zoran Primorac bit će i sljedeće četiri godine predsjednik Hrvatskog kluba olimpijaca (HKO). Povjerenje za drugi mandat, nakon 2009. kada je izabran prvi put, dala mu je jednoglasno skupština Kluba održana 18. prosinca u sjedištu u Domu športova u Zagrebu. Zoran Primorac, nositelj je srebrnog olimpijskog odličja u stolnom tenisu sa OI u Seoulu 1988. sedmerostruki je sudionik Igara, od Seula, Barcelone, Atlante, Sydneya, Atene i Pekinga, pa do Londona 2012. Osvajač je brojnih odličja sa svjetskih i europskih prvenstava, međunarodnih turnira, mediteranskih igara te domaćih natjecanja. Bio je prvi najuspješniji športaš u izboru Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora 1994. godine, kasnije i 1997., kao i stjegonoša hrvatske zastave na svečanosti otvaranja OI u Sydneyu 2000. Za doprinos hrvatskome sportu Zoran Primorac nagrađen je Državnom nagradom za šport Franjo Bučar i odlikovan je Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Franje Bučara. Prvi suradnici Zoranu Primorcu bit će članovi Izvršnog odbora u koji su jednoglasno izabrani za dopredsjednike Danira Bilić, Tomislav Paškvalin, Željko Jerkov i Samir Barač, dok su članovi Perica Bukić, Gordan Kožulj, Igor Boraska, Joško Reić, Martina Zubčić, Milivoj Bebić, Dubravko Šimenc, Irfan Smajlagić, Nika Fleiss i Aramis Naglić. U Nadzorni odbor izabrani su Mladen Fogec, Boško Čavka i Vjekoslav Šafranić. Inače, Hrvatski klub olimpijaca broji oko 800 članova športaša sudionika olimpijskih igara, a 2013. godine slavi svojih 20 godina. Osnivačka skupština Kluba održana je na Kineziološkom fakultetu u Zagrebu 1993. godine, a za prvog predsjednika izabran je Zlatko Šimenc. U rujnu 1995. godine Klub postaje punopravni član HOO-a i od tada ima tri predstavnika u skupštini Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora. Od 2001. do 2005. vodio ga jedan od najtrofejnijih hrvatskih olimpijaca, osvajač dviju zlatnih i jedne srebrne vaterpolske olimpijske medalje Perica Bukić. Od 2005. do 2009. predsjednik je bio Stojko Vranković, vrhunski hrvatski košarkaš, osvajač dviju srebrnih medalja na OI u Seulu (1988.) i Barceloni (1992.).
Against match fixing and illegal betting In co-organization of the Croatian Lottery and French Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), supported by the European Commission and European Lottery, in headquarters of the host, the Croatian Olympic Committee, on October 29th an international seminary on the battle against match fixing and illegal betting was held. The participants of the seminary, mostly the representatives of national sports federations, had the opportunity to hear the international experience concerning this relatively covert form of organized crime the International Olympic Committee, protecting the integrity of sports and Olympism, has strongly alerted to, giving priority to undertaking of all the necessary measures against the same. Pim Verschuuren, IRIS’s expert and Christian Kalb, IRIS’s consultant from the company CK Consulting, talked about the match fixing and illegal betting problems, presenting the results of research carried out at the global level, which have proven that match fixing and illegal betting represent an extremely important issue that threatens the integrity of sports. The Institute’s experts Verschuuren and Kalb specifically pointed out the danger the athletes are exposed to - from manipulative methods to physical threats and blackmail. The possibilities for destroying this plague in sports, in addition to the legislation, are increased and targeted research, strict punishments and international cooperation, information and education of all participants in sports. Following the footprints of this task, the Croatian Olympic Committee is preparing the necessary guidelines for its members. Josip Pavic new head of the Athletes’ Commission and member of the COC Council Josip Pavic, the golden water polo player at the London Olympics 2012 and with experience from the Beijing Olympics 2008, FINA’s (International Swimming Federation) 2012 male water polo athlete of the year, the winner of the world’s gold and three bronze, European gold and gold at the Mediterranean Games in Mersin 2013, is the new member of the Council and President of the Athletes’ Commission of the COC. His predecessor in this position since 2009 was Gordan Kozulj, an excellent swimmer and four-time Olympian (Atlanta Olympics 1996, Sydney Olympics 2000, Athens Olympics 2004 and Beijing Olympics 2008), also a member of European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athletes’ Commission. During the recently ended Kozulj’s mandate the Athletes’ Forum - sponsored by the Croatian Olympic Committee - was held on October 4th and 5th in Porec. Along with athletes from 35 European Olympic Committees attending the Forum, many top names of Olympic sports participated in its work as well. Search for perfect conditions of athlete’s training, competing, education, health, protection against doping, protection from all the forms of abuse and illegality in the sport, the goals that should be the civilization’s range of sports, education, law, health, culture and education as public services of the society – represented the major part of debate in the Forum. The participants of the Forum in Porec elected together the new European Commission, which will be led up to 2017 by table tennis player Jean Michel Saive from Belgium along with the members: Natalia Dobrynska (Ukraine/ pentathlon), Kate Walsh (UK/hockey), Daniel Gyurta (Hungary/swimming), Alessandra Sensini (Italy/windsurfing), Tatiana Lebedeva (Russia/long jump), Mikko Ronkainen (Finland/freestyle skiing) and Luiza Zlotkowska (Poland/ speed skating). Renewed partnership with Procter&Gamble Croatian Olympic Committee and more than 170 years old multinational company Procter&Gamble (P&G), renewed in November 2013 their partnership, what will bring the greatest gains to younger athletes, the beneficiaries of the COC’s fund for development programs. è
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