ICG President Torsten Rasch, Rima Batalova, and ICG General Secretary Richard Smith with Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev, former two-time WBA heavyweight champion, during the 6th International Children’s Winter Games in Ufa, Russia.
By invitation of Elvis Joseph, the Director of Bangalore Schools Sports Foundation (Bangalore City India) Metod Klemenc, founder of the International Children's Games, inaugurated the 2nd edition of Bangalore School Games 2012 with thousands of children participating in multi-discipline of competitive sports and games.
The ICG Founding President was also present at the "Champion in me" 4th annual sports meet, conceptualized and organized by Bangalore Schools Sports Foundation for children living with HIV/AIDS. This sports meet is exclusively for Children living with HIV/AIDS and was initiated in 2009. Various support and care centres from Bangalore, and across Karnataka participate in a one day fun filled competitive sports event breaking down barriers, building self esteem, confidence and healthy behaviour.
Metod Klemenc hands over the Olympic Torch to one of the student ambassadors of the Games and inaugurates the Bangalore School Games 2012.
The 2012 Daegu ICG DVD contains precious memories of the wonderful Games in South Korea. It can now be viewed online via Daegu International Children's Games official website.
London 2012 Gold Medal Winner in 100m women's breaststroke Ruta Meilutyte comes from Kaunas, Lithuania, and was already very successful in the 2010 International Children's Games in Manama, Bahrain.
Ruta won two Gold Medals in 50m (time of 32.81) and 100m breaststroke (time of 1.11.43) and a Silver Medal in 50m freestyle in Manama on the 30th of June 2010.
It is with great pride that the Committee of the International Children's Games congratulates Ruta on this important and wonderful Olympic triumph that also provides excellent evidence for the importance of our Games on the way to the Olympics.
80 photos from the International Children's Games 2012 in Daegu are now to be found here on webicg.org!
Marco Koch, medal winner in Coventry ICG 2005 in swimming is member of the German swimming team in the London 2012 Olympics.
In the picture you see Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, talking to Marco Koch and ICG President Torsten Rasch in the ICG Member City of Darmstadt, end of June this year.
The following athletes have been participants in ICG and are now member of their national team for the London 2012 Olympic Games:
Kick off for the ICG Winter Games in Ufa February 2013.
The Mayor of Ufa – see the picture above – during the signing ceremony with ICG President Torsten Rasch on March 9th invites children and youth to participate in the Games.
Ufa, capital of Bashkortostan, is located in a wonderful landscape and offers outstanding winter sports facilities. The participants will experience great Russian hospitality.
