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IOC releases revamped education toolkitIn its ongoing efforts to inspire young people to adopt healthy, active lifestyles built on the values of excellence, friendship and respect, the IOC has launched a revamped edition of its Olympic Values Education Programme Toolkit.The toolkit has been reshaped and enriched with ideas, stories, quizzes and activities featuring new material, a delivery guide, activity sheets and a resource library, which provides a rich selection of inspirational resources. To empower trainers and stimulate young people through play, this new edition also features an exclusive interactive platform – The Olympic Adventure – teaching life skills and values.IOC launches research grant programmeThe Olympic Studies Centre has launched the 2017/2018 edition of the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme. The main objective is to promote advanced research with a humanities or social sciences perspective by established researchers in topics identified annually by the IOC. A list of 18 priority fields of research has been identified dealing with key IOC activity areas. NEWS IN BRIEFCOUNCIL OF EUROPE ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SPORT FOR ALLLeft President Bach addresses parliamentarians and member states in StrasbourgIn Strasbourg (France) on 12 October, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution with the aim of promoting access to sport for all, supporting the message that sport is a bridge to equality, integration and social inclusion.Before the adoption of the resolution, IOC President Thomas Bach addressed parliamentarians and member states. In his speech, President Bach highlighted the fact that sport plays an important role for social cohesion by providing opportunities for people from different backgrounds to interact and exchange ideas. He said: “Sport has the unique power to bring people together, regardless of background, gender, culture or belief. The Olympic Games Rio 2016 reminded us all of this great unifying power of sport. The best example of this was the participation of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team.”President Bach assured the assembly of the IOC’s commitment to support the member states in their efforts to realise the important goals of promoting integration and making sport accessible for all.In her report to the assembly, rapporteur Carmen Quintanilla emphasised: “Sport is a human right.” She called on the parliamentarians “to lobby our governments and lobby our schools to promote sport”.In introducing the IOC President to the assembly, PACE President Pedro Agramunt stressed that sport plays an important role in promoting and consolidating democratic values and fundamental rights in society, and highlighted the leadership of the IOC in the reform process of sports organisations. Earlier, President Agramunt welcomed President Bach in a private meeting. In their conversation, both presidents agreed on the different roles of sport and politics in society. They underlined the shared values of the Council of Europe and the Olympic Movement as a strong foundation for cooperation on topics to which sport can contribute, as outlined in the resolution. The IOC President also signed the Golden Book of the Council of Europe.President Bach also met Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and his Deputy Secretary General, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni. They discussed questions of good governance and doping in sport. Both of them welcomed the recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020, which directly address these topics. They also discussed the need for stronger coordination of the engagement of the governments within the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Mr Jagland and Mrs Battaini-Dragoni agreed to follow up on the related proposals from the Olympic Summit in October.President Bach was accompanied by IOC Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Pâquerette Girard Zappelli, who participated in a session on the implementation of good governance principles in sports organisations held by the Parliamentary Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport. 14 OLYMPIC REVIEW