SPORT 1913 - 2013

Vienna 2013 preface

No one can be sure of what really happens in the world and in which direction the develop- ment of the society will be running. This statement fits with the past as well as with the future of the International Workers and Ama- teurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT). The or- ganization has faced and experienced huge changes of society during its hundred year history. However, the core principles of con- tributing to physical activity and sports have stayed in its action policy: it is a right of man and woman to practice sport by his/her own conditions. The key concept of the CSIT’s sport poli- cy has always been sport for all. Its contribu- tion has been engraved on the cornerstone of the organization, along with peace, democra- cy, equality and solidarity as guiding values. This is the legacy from the early predecessors to their successors. The CSIT leadership considered several ways to celebrate the centennial history of the organization. These included sport events, seminars and anniversary meetings. In addi- tion, a decision was made to get a process go- ing to produce a Festschrift Book in honour of the world organization and the work of its pre- decessors. In the modern world, family roots play a role. By studying them it is possible to get new and sometimes even astonishing in- formation about our past. This is certainly true for the CSIT, too. The proverb says: the

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