Today marked our first full day in Lausanne. We started the day with a little bit of breakfast from the hotels restaurant before heading over to our first site. Our first stop was the FISU, or the international federation of sport university. We got here by taking the metro, and then walked through the universities campus. It was interesting to see this campus built in what looked like the middle of the woods. When we got there, we met up with a few FISU personnel and headed into our session. We got some history on what fisu was, and how they have helped develop many college athletes and prepare them for the olympic levels. FISU is a federation founded in 1948 that helps grow student athletes from the ages of 17-25 years old. FISU holds summer and winter games every two years for their athletes, and it consists of the same aspects that would be seen during an olympic game. It was very interesting hearing about how facts about hosting games and how FISU governs their organization.
After we met with the organization, a member of the fisu led us to lunch in the universities cafeteria. It was amazing food. After lunch, we took a quick walk towards lake Geneva, which was a beautiful site. We walked through the park and got to admire the beautiful scenery as we headed up the road to the buildings.
On the way, we walked passed the IOC, which is the main organization for the Olympic games. Then we got to the building where we meet with people from the World Taekwondo. We met with two members and we had a conversation about the history of the organization, the sport today, and a bit about the impact taekwondo has on refugees. It was mentioned the importance of the Olympics for taekwondo, since it is not a big enough sport to get many viewers daily. We also talked about mechanics in the sports, and also watched videos and discussed the impact the organization had on a refugee camp in Jordan. The videos showed the importance the sport and especially the olympics has on many different parts of the world, and how it can help bring communities together.
After this, we got some snacks and then headed over to the Korean Olympic Committee. This part of the trip was very interesting and we had a bunch dialogue between the two memberts of the commitee. It was interesting to listen and hear a bit about the culture and how the olympics is run for the Korean nation. We learned about what goes into the government side, planning, athlete care, and how the olympics relates to Korean government.
After this, we took a bus back to the hotel where we relaxed until dinner. Some of us got some Thai food, which it was a first for me. It was a very delicious dinner and I enjoyed this day very much.
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