Course organiser:Neil Fleming
Presenter:Ian Culpan
6 Nov:
Ian Culpan on 'Does sport matter and what is the IOC’s (International Olympic Committee’s) best kept secret?': 'In NZ, and indeed across the globe, sport has become somewhat ubiquitous. What is interesting about this phenomenon is that in most cases the real purpose of sport is neglected and overlooked. This presentation will take a provocative look at sport and interrogate whether sport actually matters and suggest that, as leaders of sport across the globe, the IOC may be wilfully negligent in promoting what sport’s real mission could be.
Professor Culpan is the Associate Professor and Director of Research in the School of Sport and Physical Education at the University of Canterbury. Ian established and directs the New Zealand Centre for Olympic Studies. He is the immediate Past President of the New Zealand Olympic Academy and is the President (Oceania) for the Federation Internationale d'Education Physique (FIEP).