The competition attracted 50 entries from the participants at the IOA Young Participants Session. [Photo: Mariia Bulatova]
ISOH Poster competition creates new generation of Olympic Historians
by Philip Barker
Romania’s Mihaela Mity & Alex Iscru have won the overall award in the inaugural Poster competition held at the International Olympic Academy (IOA) Young Ambassadors Session in Ancient Olympia.
The competition organised by ISOH in conjunction with the IOA, attracted 50 entries drawn from across the continents and was judged by an international panel including ISOH Executive Board Member Mariia Bulatova.
IOA Dean Kostas Georgiadis believes the contest is helping create a new generation of Olympic historians.
“The excellent idea of organizing a competition on the history of the Olympic Committees during the session of the New Ambassadors of Olympism was a great success,” said IOA Dean Professor Kostas Georgiadis. “ In this way, we are creating a new generation of historians of the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement.”
Additional awards were made to the leading entry from each continent. Oleksandra Boliak of Ukraine took the European award, Pattaranai Magerd of Thailand was judged the best entry from Asia.
Chilean Benjamin Delmon Krauss took the honours for the Americas and Uganda’s Muhammad Raima was judged the best of the entries from Africa.
In the special categories, Muhammed Adsaz of Turkey received the prize for “Best Historical Accuracy,” awarded for the most thorough and authentic depiction of Olympic history in the participant’s country.
Slovakia’s Emma Libova’s entry was recognised “for outstanding visual appeal, professional composition, and overall graphic quality.”
The design by Nolwenn Tytlova of the Czech Republic was honoured as the Most Original Concept for bringing innovation, creativity, and a fresh perspective on Olympic heritage.
Norwegians Joachim Margido Laumann Bolli & Else Marie Fjeld combined to win the award for “Informative Value and Visual Clarity”effectively combining educational content with accessible visual communication.
The entry from Hala Amro of Palestine was judged the “strongest representation of national culture within the Olympic theme,” and took home the prize for National Cultural Identity and Character.
IOA special advisor Dionyssis Gangas hopes the contest will be repeated in future years.
IOA Senior advisor Dr Dionyssis Gangas is hopeful that similar competitions can be organised in future years.
“The outcomes of this initiative were remarkable! The beautiful posters depicted the past, present, and future of each country’s history within the Olympic Movement. By compiling all these posters, one can truly appreciate how Olympic Values and the evolution of sports in each country have influenced entire societies.”
The competition had been devised by Professor Bulatova in association with fellow ISOH Board member Tolga Sinoforoglu.
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