International Fair Play Committee
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The International Fair Play Committee , abbreviated as the CIFP, is a not for profit international non-governmental organisation which serves to foster sportsmanship
in international competition. It presents awards annually at the World Fair Play Awards to recognise acts of fair play
carried out by sportspeople or teams. The awards ceremony is held in France
and has been broadcast on television in Europe.
The CIFP was established in France
in 1963 by members of UNESCO
, International Sports Press Association (AIPS), ICSSPE
, FIFA
, FIBA, FILA
and the International Rugby Board
. The committee presented its first award two years later: Eugenio Monti
, an Italian bobsleigh
er, was the recipient. The spare part Monti had given to rival Tony Nash at the 1964 Winter Olympics
had enabled the Briton to go on to win the gold medal.
Since 1965, three types of trophy have been given at the World Fair Play Awards in recognition of different achievements.
Further to these annual trophies, the CIFP gives out Diplomas and Letter of Congratulations to other sportspeople and organisations who have shown exceptional good sportsmanship.
has served as the CIFP president.
Honorary Presidents
Sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors...
in international competition. It presents awards annually at the World Fair Play Awards to recognise acts of fair play
Fair Play
Fair Play or Fairplay usually refers to Sportsmanship.It may also refer to:* Fair and unfair play, in cricket* The Fair Play for Cuba Committee, an activist group in the United States early in 1960...
carried out by sportspeople or teams. The awards ceremony is held in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and has been broadcast on television in Europe.
History
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1963 by members of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, International Sports Press Association (AIPS), ICSSPE
International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education
The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education is an organization based in Berlin, Germany which originated in Paris, France in 1958....
, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
, FIBA, FILA
International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
and the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
. The committee presented its first award two years later: Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first...
, an Italian bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
er, was the recipient. The spare part Monti had given to rival Tony Nash at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
had enabled the Briton to go on to win the gold medal.
Awards
- Pierre de CoubertinPierre de CoubertinPierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games...
World Fair Play Trophy – awarded for gestures of fair play in which an athlete impedes their own performance to aid a fellow competitor. - Jean BorotraJean BorotraJean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
World Fair Play Trophy – awarded to recognise athletes who have displayed fair play throughout their careers - Willi Daume World Fair Play Trophy – awarded to a person or organisation that has promoted the spirit of fair play
Further to these annual trophies, the CIFP gives out Diplomas and Letter of Congratulations to other sportspeople and organisations who have shown exceptional good sportsmanship.
Presidents
Since 2000, Jenő KamutiJenö Kamuti
Dr. Jenő Kamuti is a former Hungarian foil fencer.-Fencing career:Kamut was a member of the Hungarian foil team for 20 years, from 1956 to 1976.He was World Team Champion in foil in 1957....
has served as the CIFP president.
Honorary Presidents
- Jean BorotraJean BorotraJean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
, CIFP founder - Koïchiro MatsuuraKoichiro Matsuurais a Japanese diplomat. He is the former Director-General of UNESCO. He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years, following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference...
, Director-General of UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations... - Michael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee...
, past president of the IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president... - Juan Antonio SamaranchJuan Antonio SamaranchDon Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...
, past president of the IOC - Jacques RoggeJacques RoggeJacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
, president of the IOC