The 31st International Congress on Physical Education and Sports of the School of Physical Education and Sports of the Democritus University of Thrace has taken place with the participation of 900 attendees from 17 countries. The event saw a large turnout of students, with over 340 research studies, 70 speakers, roundtable discussions covering a wide range of topics, and more than 250 participants in 10 theoretical and practical seminars. The keynote speaker of the conference was Andrew Jones, Professor of Applied Physiology at the Department of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. He discussed his role in the notable achievements of Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge.

During the Opening Ceremony, the National Basketball Team was honored for its contribution, with distinguished athletes/coaches and the president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation, Evangelos Liolios, in attendance. The “Nikos Samaras Award” was awarded to Ada Stamatatou, an athlete who competes with the ‘colors’ of autism, serving as a driving force for activation and awareness of this sensitive social issue within the broader community.

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Keynote Speecher

Professor Andrew Jones

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Title of the Keynote Speech: The Road to the 1:59 Marathon: How Sports Science helped Eliud Kipchoge make history

Andrew M. Jones is Professor of Applied Physiology in the Department of Sport and Health Sciences.

Prof Jones is internationally recognized for his research in the following areas: 1) Control of, and limitations to, skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism; 2) Causes of exercise intolerance in health and disease; 3) Respiratory physiology, particularly the kinetics of pulmonary gas exchange and ventilation during and following exercise; and 4) Sports performance physiology and nutrition, particularly in relation to endurance athletics.

Prof Jones has authored more than 350 original research and review articles (>35K citations) and is co-Editor of three books. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the European College of Sport Science and the Physiological Society.

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“Nikos Samaras” Award

The Organizing Committee of the 31st I.C.P.E.S.S. decided to change the routine this year and award a person who is neither an Olympic nor a Paralympic champion, but who promotes sports and the sports movement based on its value for people. Ada Stamatatou sets a great example for “Exercise is Medicine”!

Who is Ada Stamatatou

Ada Stamatatou was born in Athens and studied classical dance and gymnastics. Since 2017 she is an activist marathon runner (New York, Berlin, Chicago, London, Tokyo) fighting for autism with the aim of completing the Six World Marathon Majors spreading awareness about autism.

She is an open sea swimmer and does short distance triathlons in Greece and abroad always to raise awareness about autism. She recently published the children’s book “What’s up with John” from Metaichmio publications where she explains to children from the age of 4 years old what autism means.

She is the president of the Urban Non-Profit Society Race for Autism (https://raceforautism.gr) which was created to inform and raise public awareness about autism spectrum disorders and for the equal participation of people with neurodiversity in sports competitions in Greece. She has said about sports in her life: “At 42 when I decided to go to a 5km night race in Athens  for fun, I thought I was going to have a heart attack! I said to myself that I will never be like this again”.

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The Organizing Committee of the 31st I.C.P.E.S.S. decided to change the routine this year and award a person who is neither an Olympic nor a Paralympic champion, but who promotes sports and the sports movement based on its value for people. Ada Stamatatou sets a great example for “Exercise is Medicine”!

Who is Ada Stamatatou

Ada Stamatatou was born in Athens and studied classical dance and gymnastics. Since 2017 she is an activist marathon runner (New York, Berlin, Chicago, London, Tokyo) fighting for autism with the aim of completing the Six World Marathon Majors spreading awareness about autism.

She is an open sea swimmer and does short distance triathlons in Greece and abroad always to raise awareness about autism. She recently published the children’s book “What’s up with John” from Metaichmio publications where she explains to children from the age of 4 years old what autism means.

She is the president of the Urban Non-Profit Society Race for Autism (https://raceforautism.gr) which was created to inform and raise public awareness about autism spectrum disorders and for the equal participation of people with neurodiversity in sports competitions in Greece. She has said about sports in her life: “At 42 when I decided to go to a 5km night race in Athens  for fun, I thought I was going to have a heart attack! I said to myself that I will never be like this again”.

So, I started running. I got a coach and started taking part in running competitions. Four years later I finished my first Marathon in Berlin and the following year in New York, where I ran for the global autism awareness and acceptance organization OAR. Then open sea swimming came into my life and then the “sprint” distance triathlon. I like swimming very much, because since I don’t have time to think about any of my problems when I swim, it is very relaxing for my mind.

I am excited about thriathlon as well. I like all this craziness of  swimming, gettting out, putting on bike shoes and a helmet, biking, coming back, leaving the bike, changing shoes again and finally running!! A madness that fills you with joy! My next goal is to finish 6th  in the World Marathon Major in Boston in 2024 and win the six-star medal.”

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