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Ukrainian
Diaspora Olympiad and Youth Rally - 2008
The event organizing
committee met on June 2, 2007 at the Ukrainian American Sport Center (“Tryzubiwka”),
located in Horsham, PA. Tryzub president, Ihor Chyzowych, called the meeting
to order. Mr. Chyzowych also chaired the committees that organized and
executed the last three Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiads, held in the
Philadelphia area in 1988, 1995, and 2000.
Representatives of the
Ukrainian American Sport Center “Tryzub”, the Ukrainian Sports Club
“Chornomorska Sitch” (Whippany, New Jersey), the Ukrainian Sports Commission
of America and Canada “USCAK”, and the newly organized Ukrainian Sports Club
“Ukraina” from Syracuse, New York attended the meeting.
Ihor Chyzowych proposed a call
to all Ukrainian athletes to gather for the next diaspora Olympiad. The
attendees voted to hold the next Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad and Youth Rally
during the 4th of July, 2008 U.S. Independence holiday weekend.
Competition will begin on Friday, July 4, 2008, and will progress through
the rest of the weekend. Opening ceremonies will be held, on Saturday July
5, 2008.
The committee agreed to hold
competitions in the following sports:
·
Soccer ( Men’s,
Over 35, Boys, and Girls )
·
Volleyball (
Men’s, Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
·
Tennis( Men’s,
Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
·
Golf ( Men’s and
Women’s)- 2 round individual and team formats
·
Swimming ( Men’s,
Boys’, Women’s, and Girls’)
·
Chess ( Open
Competition)
·
Track and Field(
Boys’ and Girls’)
·
Table Tennis(
Men’s and Women’s)
The committee also resolved
that the current USCAK individual sport directors in tandem with local
Philadelphia area counterparts would chair the various sporting events. The
committee appointed the following people:
·
Soccer
- Gene Chyzowych, Danylo Nysch, and Mike Jurchak
·
Volleyball
- Myron Bytz and Halia DeVasalle
·
Golf - Joe Homick and the Tryzub golf committee
·
Tennis
- George Sawchak and the Tryzub tennis committee
·
Swimming -
Maria Bokalo and Christina Tershakovec
·
Track and Field
- open
·
Table Tennis
- open
The competition will be held at
the Ukrainian American Sport Center” Tryzub”’s fields in Horsham, Pa., and
at other venues in the surrounding area.
Moreover, the Olympic Committee
resolved to hold various cultural, artistic and recreational events during
the weekend: opening and closing ceremonies, outdoor concerts, Zabava dances
and a banquet. The weekend will be dedicated not only to sports but to a
rally of Ukrainian youth.
The organizing committee also
appointed a steering committee to develop and to implement the event. The
participants elected the following 2008 Olympiad Committee:
·
Chairman- Ihor
Chyzowych
·
Vice Chairman of
Operations- Orest Lesiuk
·
Director of
Finance- Adrian Hawryliw
·
Director of
Marketing- Ihor Chenstuch
·
Marketing
Manager- Halyna Dubil
·
Director of
Competition- open
·
Press Secretaries
(Ukrainian media) – Metodyj Boretskyj and Omelan Twardowsky
·
Press Secretary
(American media)- Tamara Cornelison
·
The above-named
Sports Directors
·
Artistic
Coordinator- Taras Lewitsky
Based on the discussions, the
steering committee decided to write an article to inform the Ukrainian
communities in the United States and Canada about the planned 2008
Olympiad.. Myron Stebelsky informed the new steering committee that an
impressive number of new sports clubs have emerged in the U.S. and Canada.
They have all expressed a desire to participate in their first Olympiad. A
questionnaire will be sent to all Ukrainian Sports Clubs and Youth
Organizations, requesting cogent information and input.
Orest Lesiuk
July 18 2007
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