Evangelos Marinakis And Co

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A purist and idealist?

sorry 'purist' doesn't mean what i thought it meant, to be honest the reason for the original olympics also wasn't how i pictured it either.

Sport Charter, we agree to promote, support and implement the following 12 Principles:

1. This Declaration is a common standard of achievement for all clubs, teams, players and sports associations of all sports, to the end that every individual and company should strive, through education and example, to promote respect for these rights and to progressively secure their effective recognition and observance.
2. Every human being has a fundamental right to participate in sport without discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, or national or social origin. Furthermore, no distinction should be made on the basis of the political or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs. Clubs and sport associations should actively campaign against and refuse to engage in any such discrimination at both youth and professional levels.
3. Participation in sport should be based on the principles of healthy and honest competition and respect for all competitors.
4. Initiatives that encourage the participation of displaced people, whatever their civil status, in sporting activities should be supported.
5. Sport for young people should be first and foremost about participation, physical activity and having fun.
6. Girls should have as much access to sport and sport teams as boys, particularly in school and in youth games and leagues.
7. Everyone should have equal access without discrimination to sport training, resources and services, as well as the opportunity to participate in all supervision and decision-making at all levels of sport.
8. Clubs and sport associations agree to encourage greater participation in sport in conflict ridden or economically depressed areas and, when possible, to contribute financial resources, including providing used but appropriate equipment for the use of those people who lack adequate resources to participate in sport.
9. Adequate and safe places, facilities, equipment and dress-options should be provided to meet the needs of all participants in sport, bearing in mind the different needs associated with people of different cultures, genders, ages and abilities.
10. Sport facilities should be made more accessible to a greater percentage of the global population.
11. An International Day of the Right to Play should be declared to affirm the right to participate in sport as a universal and fundamental right and to promote the principles set out in this Declaration.
12. Initiatives should be developed to create partnerships with researchers and NGOs whose work will be helpful to implementing these principles.
Evangelos M. Marinakis
President, Olympiacos F.C”

It is worth mentioning that said Principles have been signed first by Olympiacos FC President, Mr Evangelos Marinakis, and then the Harvard University took on to forward the text to all European clubs, and beyond, for them to sign it as well!


the above is the sort of thing that might qualify our owner as a purist, i meant adhering to deep underlying principles rather than rules, maybe adhering or promoting the core reasons for doing something, reminding self and others as to the real reasons and benefits for all, i think it's a bit of a Greek thing going back to their ancient culture, philosophers and Gods

*i didn't mean purist as being a stickler for rules, which is maybe the meaning to most people

...  it comes from the Latin purus, "clean, clear, or unmixed." ... adherence to a pure set of values