POLISPORTIVE GIOVANILI

SALESIANE INTERNATIONAL

History

Foundation of „PGS Italia“ in 1967

-------- „PGS Europa“ founded in 1989 by

Don Gino Borgogno SDB (1922 – 2002)

History

April 29, 1994 (Malta):

Statutes of „PGS Europa“

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April 23, 2002 (Brussels): Statutes of „PGS International“

Members

• Austria • Belgium • Czech Republic • Croatia • France • Germany • Italy • Malta • Poland

• Portugal • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Ukraine Guests: • Bosnia-Herzegovina • Egypt • Palestine

Aims

(1) Contributing to the promotion and organisation of international initiatives within social, cultural, pastoral and Salesian framework.

(2) Carrying out international meetings between associations and young Salesian and non- Salesian groups operational within the frame-work of juvenile sport.

(3) Developing educative, cultural, social, political and voluntary dimensions in juvenile sport.

Aims

(4) Developing coordinated training actions und updating of sports trainers operational in the field of juvenile sport promotion.

(5) To be included in the international world of sport, the ecclesiastical and Salesian world, as a sport institution that takes an active role in the socialisation and development process of youngsters‘ characters.

International Games

• 1990 Gozo (Malta) • 1991 Barcelona (Spain) • 1992 Genua (Italy) • 1993 Ljubljana (Slovenia) • 1994 Malta • 1995 Estoril (Portugal) • 1996 Catania (Italy) • 1997 Warschau (Poland) • 1998 Turin (Italy) • 1999 Valencia (Spain) • 2000 Madrid (Spain) • 2001 Warschau (Poland) • 2002 Catania (Italy)

• 2003 Zagreb (Croatia) • 2004 Rimini (Italy) • 2005 Warschau (Poland) • 2006 Zagreb (Croatia) • 2007 Duisburg (Germany) • 2008 Ljubljana (Slovenia) • 2009 Lignano (Italy) and Zagreb (Croatia) • 2010 Lignano (Italy) • 2011 ---- • 2012 Krakow (Poland) • 2013 Zagreb (Croatia) • 2014 Bratislava (Slovakia) • 2015 Turin (Italy)

International Games

International Games of Salesian Youth: • every year since 1990 • 6 days • end of April / beginning of May Participants: • 1200 – 1800 young people from Europe

International Games

Fields of Salesian sport:

• Playing together

• Celebrating together • Believing together

Playing together

Sports: • Basketball • Volleyball • Table tennis • Football • Futsal

Age: • Cat. A: 18 and younger • Cat. B: 16 and younger

Playing together

Playing together

Celebrating together

Celebrating together

Believing together

Believing together

International Games 2014

Bratislava / Slovakia

April 30 - May 5, 2014

www.pgsi2014.sk