"WAVE" No.11
September 2007

Editorial


Topic of the Issue

Sports' Summer 2007

Youth and Professional Competitions
European Youth Olympic festival in Belgrade, Universiade in Bangkok, World Championship in Athletics in Japan. The last grand slam tennis tournament in this season - US Open in New York is finishing right now and European championships in basketball in Spain and volleyball in Russia have just started. So many events and excitements... we are giving you a short summary... >>




11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Osaka, Japan
Top Class Competition
"The continued progress made by our sport on the road to universality, can also be judged by the spread of medals. After Japan's bronze medal this morning in the women's marathon, we now have 42 countries who have won medals here in Osaka with 60 countries placing in the finals. Although the domination of nations with powerful resources is still significant, the beauty of our sport means that a talented athlete can emerge from anywhere", said IAAF President Lamine Diack


European Youth Olympic Festival, EYOF 2007 - Belgrade, Serbia
Impressive Event
"I have to say that I am very impressed by the quality of the competition organization", said Mr. Rogge during the tour of the Olympic village in Belgrade. Rogge also emphasised the importance of EYOF for education of talented athletes, and the benefits it offers as a preparation for future Olympic achievements

Society

Interview: Katharina Moser
Profession Globetrotter
When we put together the words "youth" and "international", immediately young people start wondering about big international events. In EU, we know for sure that travel and free of movement are on the top of their wishes. So we did some questions to Katharina Moser, an Austrian girl that, after being involved in the youthweek event in Brussels and the 18th International Youth Forum in Korea, ready to go to Portugal for the Youth event... >>

Culture & Arts 

Sightseeing in Bucharest
A Taste of History
These are just a few of many possibilities to spend a few hours out and about, or in a museum, discovering more about local treasures, whether they are historical, traditional or natural. Putting them all together will give you an image of Romania's rich spirituality and cultural heritage... >>

Science & Tech

Petnica Research Center, Serbia
Friends of Science
As a traveler, participant, teacher, sponsor or just a friend of science you will always be welcome to feel Petnica way of life. Build on the infrastructure of an old school, close to the church, Petnica Research Center was created by people mad about science that were considered to be too demanding for the normal education system. This is not a trip or a visit, it is an experience about life, dedication, passion and hard work and the most important about wishes come true to child... >>

Sport

One Career: Novak Djokovic
"Serb and Volley"
"This is my first big speech. I am very excited for standing next to legends like Boris Becker. My mother was still feeding me when he was the one of the greatest players. I am happy to enter the Top 10", said Novak Djokovic after Boric Becker gave him the second prize check of 250,000 dollars, after being defeated in Indian Wells final match against Rafael Nadal... >>


Eurobasket 2007 - Spain
Spanish Bulls against the rest of Europe
The team of Pepe Hernandez is ready and strong to win again. They have team spirit and play together, so one person can not decide. Especially the opponents should pay attention to youngsters Sergy Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez. It smells this will be their time... >>

Entertainment

Diversity, the synonym for Amsterdam
The City of Opportunities
Amsterdam is a city of 750,000 people and an iconic centre of Dutch national culture, with its canals, its distinct architecture, and its museums full of work of the great Dutch artists such as Vermeer, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. For all its distinctiveness, however, Amsterdam is also a remarkably cosmopolitan city. Maybe the synonym for this city could be diversity... >>


Belgrade Beer Fest 2007
Party time
The expansion of festival space became an imperative after the last Beer Fest, which demonstrated a significant boost in the number of visitors with the tendency of further growth. This year, the festival was expanded towards Vidin Kapija, intended for the construction of another music stage - Beck'sperience. This had a double effect: improvement of the music programme and helping expand the capacity for additional number of guests from the country and abroad... >>

and much more in all sections... explore!