OLYMPIC REVIEW19Two of the world'sgreatest judokas,Japan's YasuhiroYamashita (triple worldchampion and Olympicchampion in 1984) and Kosei Inoue (tripleworld champion andOlympic champion in2000) have been hosted by the NOC ofIsrael. During theirstay, they visited theOlympic Experiencemuseum and met NOCSecretary GeneralEfraim Zinger.The Georgian NOC,with the support ofOlympic Solidarity,held an advancednational coachingcourse for tenniscoaches from 16 to 24July in Tbilisi. Two qualified expertsselected by theInternational TennisFederation (ITF),Croatia's Hrvoje Zmajicand Poland's PiotrUnierzski, hosted 24coaches from Tbilisiand other cities in the country.The Mongolian NOCPresident, DemchigjavZagdsuren, honouredseveral talented youngsports writers in recog-nition of their commit-ment to sport andOlympism in a ceremonyat Olympic House. From 11 to 16 July, the town of Pies??any hostedthe International Olympic Youth Camp entitled "We Are All One Team". The camp was organisedjointly by the Slovak NOC, the Slovak OlympicAcademy and the Fair Play Club. The participants,aged 15 and 16, came from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. They had the chance to talk to Olympians such as Sydney 2000 swimming medallist Martina Moravcova and Beijing 2008 shooting medallists DavidKostelecky, from the Czech Republic, and ToreBrovold, from Norway. The programme of activitiesincluded presentations, workshops and sportsactivities. Also present were Katarina Ráczová,Slovak Ambassador for Sport, Tolerance and FairPlay at the Council of Europe and three-timeOlympic fencing participant, and DankaBarteková, Slovak YOG ambassador.BelowThe group who attended the Youth CampIn early July with the support of OlympicSolidarity, the Peruvian NOC organised the 4thsports administration course and the 2nd "Sportand Environment" course at the facilities of the ICA Regional Sports Council. Improving sports management at all levelswas one of the themes addressed by therepresentatives of the sports organisations,coaches, PE teachers, sports journalists, refereesand judges, sports agents and therepresentatives of public institutions in charge of sport. As to the "Sport and Environment"seminar, this brought together a large group of representatives from sports organisations.YOUTHCAMP INSLOVAKIAPERUVIANNOCHOSTSCOURSESOLYMPICVALUESINRIOSOMALINOCPRESENTSTROPHYThe Cultural Department of the Brazilian NOC hastaken part in an educational action in the ChapéuMangueira Community, in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro. For around three hours, 50 childrencould learn about the history and values of theOlympic Movement through various activities andby talking to beach volleyball Olympic medallistAdriana Behar (above), and Brazil's leadingbadminton player Renata Faustino. Theprogramme included videos, a puppet show, adistribution of gifts, forming the Olympic ringswith hula hoops and a badminton demonstrationby two students from the Community.AboveOlympic beach volleyball medallistAdriana Behar spoke to youngsters in RioThe Somali NOC presented the 2010 IOC Trophy"Sport - inspiring young people" to the Youthlinkorganisation at a ceremony held at the Youthlink Centre in Mogadishu. This organisationreceived the Trophy in recognition of its efforts forsports development and enhancing young people'saccess to sport, education and healthcare, andparticipation in decision-making and development.Officials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports,national federations, the media, NOC PresidentAden Hagi Yeberow and the Mayor of Mogadishuattended the ceremony.NEWS INBRIEF