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EOA President Attends MAKKABI-JA in Berlin
From July 4 to 8, 2025, the MAKKABI-JA event (Maccabi-Yes) brought together more than 150 young Jewish athletes from across Germany in Berlin’s Olympic Park for a week of sport, learning, community, and remembrance. The event was launched by MAKKABI Germany as a response to the postponement of the Maccabiah 2025 due to the security…
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Ukrainian Resort Truskavets welcomes young olympic athletes
Despite the ongoing challenges faced by Ukraine, the Olympic spirit continues to unite and inspire the country’s youth. In a remarkable demonstration of resilience and hope, the All-Ukrainian educational, sports and cultural event “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together!” took place in the balneological resort of Truskavets in the foothills of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The event…
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Standing Strong Through Sport – Israel’s Olympic Community Keeps the Olympic Spirit Alive in Challenging Times
The past months have been marked by deep uncertainty and pain in Israel and across the Middle East. The ongoing violent conflict has not only taken a heavy toll on countless families but also presents major challenges for the daily work of our colleagues at the Olympic Committee of Israel (NOC Israel) surrounding Yarden Har…
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Olympic Day 2025 in Cologne, Germany: A Lively Celebration of Olympic Values
Anyone who believes that museums are quiet oases of contemplation has never experienced the Olympic Day at the German Sport & Olympic Museum (DSOM) in Cologne. On June 18, 2025, the museum was once again transformed into a lively venue for sport, movement and Olympic values, as 500 enthusiastic schoolchildren from across North Rhine-Westphalia celebrated…
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“I learnt that you can’t be against the social protection of athletes.”
SOPROS EU-Level Multi-Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels On June 26, 2025, the SOPROS project brought together over 20 high-level stakeholders from European institutions, national governments, sport organisations and athlete associations for its EU-Level Multi-Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels. One remark from the discussions captured the atmosphere of broad consensus: “I learnt that you can’t be against the…
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Strong European Presence at the ISOH 2025 Youth Olympic Movement Competition
The inaugural ISOH Youth Olympic Movement Competition, “History of the Olympic Movement in Your Country”, has come to a successful conclusion. The competition took place during the 65th International Session for Young Ambassadors at the International Olympic Academy (IOA) in Ancient Olympia, Greece, from 7 to 19 June – and Europe was at the heart…
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Celebrating Fair Play: Award for Timo Boll and Insights from the EFPM Congress in Olympia
Our valued partner, the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM), has recently experienced a particularly eventful period – one marked by meaningful recognition, international dialogue, and a reaffirmed commitment to ethical sport. We are pleased to share two highlights, both of which were personally attended by EOA President Prof. Dr. Manfred Laemmer: the presentation of the…
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Olympic heritage promoted by National Olympic Academies in 2024
Report coordinated by Dr Anita Sterea, Chair of the Olympic Heritage Commission Six months after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the memory of this sporting celebration still resonates across Europe. The year held great significance for the Olympic Movement, as it marked 100 years since the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris — the final edition…
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Promoting Olympic Values through Journalism: Albanian Olympic Academy Empowers Young Media Talents
With the support of Olympic Solidarity and under the coordination of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, the Albanian Olympic Academy launched an inspiring initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of sports journalists. The two-day training course “New Talents in Sports Journalism in School” brought together around 20 young participants from across Albania who were…
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Virtual reality to explore safeguarding in sport: BESST steps onto unseen grounds
Virtual reality (VR) already found its way into sports decades ago, particularly in areas such as injury prevention, rehabilitation, skill refinement, mental health, cognitive functioning, and psychological skill development. However, a preliminary literature review conducted as part of the Erasmus+ project Building European Safe Sport Together 2.0 (BESST 2.0) reveals a significant gap: the use of VR…
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Strengthening Athletes’ Rights: EOA Participates in SOPROS Conference in Zagreb
On April 25, 2025, the second SOPROS Conference titled “Athletes’ Social Protection in Europe: From National Practice to European Coordination?” took place in Zagreb, Croatia. Hosted at Hotel Academia and organised by the Institute of European Sport Development in cooperation with the University of Rijeka, the event brought together experts, athletes, and stakeholders from across…
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