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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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A Look Back: EOA at the EOC General Assembly 2025 and a Special Honour for Azerbaijan
Strengthening Ties and Olympic Values at the EOC General Assembly From 28 February to 1 March 2025, the 54th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) took place in Frankfurt, Germany, gathering Europe’s National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and key figures from across the Olympic Movement. Now, with some distance, we reflect on the event…
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OLYMPIC HISTORY YOUTH COMPETITION – ISOH 2025
The European Olympic Academies invite all National Olympic Academies and their networks to support the ISOH 2025 Olympic History Youth Competition! Organised by the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) with the support of the International Olympic Academy (IOA), this exciting competition encourages young participants of the 65th Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors (June 7–19,…
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From Policy to Practice: How BESST 2.0 is going to Digitalise Safeguarding in Sport
The European Olympic Academies (EOA) recently launched BESST 2.0 – Building European Safe Sport Together, an ambitious Erasmus+ project co-funded by the European Union. This project builds on the extensive research and developed tools and frameworks of the predecessor project, BESST 1.0, and aims to enhance safeguarding measures in European sports, ensuring a safer and…
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Learning from Lithuania – OVEP in Practice
A look back that serves as an outlook: In November 2024, representatives from 17 European countries gathered in Birštonas, Lithuania, for an intensive seven-day training seminar. Entitled “Training of Trainers – Working with the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP)”, it was a unique opportunity that allowed participants to delve into the role of sport and…
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SOPROS Paris 2025: Advancing Athletes’ Social Protection
On 13 and 14 January 2025, the latest project meeting of the Erasmus+ project SOPROS was held in Paris, France. The meeting focused on discussing the project’s current status and planning the next steps for enhancing athletes’ social protection in Olympic sports. Building on the foundations laid during the conference in Cologne in April 2024…
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Spotlight on the Albanian Olympic Academy: Championing Mental Health and Women’s Wellbeing Through Sport
The European Olympic Academies proudly highlights the recent impactful initiatives led by the Albanian Olympic Academy in collaboration with the Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH). These efforts underscore the Academy’s dedication to fostering a healthier, more inclusive sporting environment while addressing critical issues that resonate within and beyond the realm of sports. Conference on Mental…
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Invitation to join BESST Online Forum: Athletes’ Perspectives on Safe Sport – 10.12.2024
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Lithuanian Olympic Academy celebrates 35th anniversary
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From Insight to Impact: Help Shaping the Future of Social Protection in Sports with SOPROS!
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Key Findings Reveal European Sports Organisations Are in Early Development Stage in Safeguarding Readiness
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Planting Hope and Protecting the Environment
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EFPM 30th Anniversary Congress in Mardin
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