After consulting its various partners, and in view of the global health and administrative situation in the world, the Organizing Committee of the WOCF Paris 2021 had to resolve to cancel this world cultural event which was to be held in June 2021. We...
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In her role as observer and chronicler of the Cultural Olympiad, Dr Beatriz GARCIA (Member, IOC Culture & Olympic Heritage Commission) has discussed the possibilities for a cultural narrative in a postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games edition. Her reflections...
Read MoreProfessor Ascani, the president of FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs), proudly announces the “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2020 – 38th Milano International FICTS Fest,” begins today in Milan, 7 November, and continues through 11...
Read MoreA special Olympic World Library (OWL) Search widget is now active on the AICO website, enabling any user to easily search the Olympic Studies Center collection of Olympic and sports publications. Click to access the widget page at https://aicolympic.org/resources/owl-olympic-world-library/ Or,...
Read MoreIn commemoration of the centenary of the 1920 Olympic Games of Antwerp, the Belgian Olympic Philately Club (BOPC) has issued two types of different personalized stamps: Type "A" shows the circular "Antwerp-Anvers" date stamp used during the Games. Type...
Read MoreThe authors of this publication are Jiří Kynos, who works for the Czech Olympic Committee and is a former successful Czechoslovak sprinter (and collector of Olympic memorabilia), and Václav Diviš, Secretary General of OLYMPSPORT and member of the Czech...
Read MoreThe Official Report of the 25th World Olympic Collectors Fair is now available for viewing. The 2019 WOCF was held from 24-26 May 2019. The organizer of the Fair was the Polish Olympic Committee which hosted all events at their headquarters building in...
Read MoreThe television program "Le Club Sport en France" dedicated to Olympic collections and collectors, on “The Sport en France” channel, CNOSF TV (French NOC) was broadcast on Thursday July 30, 2020. On the program: presentation of the AICO, AFCOS,...
Read MoreDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, and cancellation of this year's World Olympic Collectors' Fair which was scheduled to be held in Artena (Rome), Italy, AICO will be conducting its biennial election and annual General Assembly virtually using Zoom. Both events...
Read MorePhilatelic Newsletter Volleyball, a digital publication about the sport of volleyball as portrayed on stamps, postal stationery and other philatelic items, is now available on the AICO website. There are currently over 30 issues from 2011 through the present...
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