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Cherry blossom and friendship: Slovak-Japanese impressions in Piestany
Connecting the world of art and sport is a current activity of the Slovak Olympic Academy (SOA). After all, sport and art go together, and the Sakura Challenge photo competition organised in cooperation with the Gymnázium Pierra de Coubertina in Piestany was one of the SOA’s pilot activities in the field of culture and sports …
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War in Ukraine: Has the Olympic Movement reached its limit?
Lessons learned from the EOA Seminar Klaipeda It is possible to promote peace through sport, but such efforts will only be effective in a wider context of political interventions beyond sport. It is becoming apparent that the Olympic Movement, as a political actor in the current Ukrainian war, faces a dilemma of excluding two NOCs …
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Listen in at the EOA Seminar Klaipeda on Aug 25
Registration for online participation in the EOA Seminar Klaipeda is still open and the EOA cordially invites all sports administrators, athletes, students, journalists and fans of the Olympic Games to learn more about “Opportunities and limits of the Olympic Movement for international understanding and peace in the context of current time”. Promising lectures by a …
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The Olympic Week in Schools in Greece
The Olympic Week in Schools in 2022 was the so far largest edition in Greece, with the participation of 2,882 schools and 92,829 thousand students. The goal of the week was to highlight the educational and training value of the Olympic Games through different activities. Students and pupils discovered and celebrated as one the Olympic …
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International understanding and peace will be focus of EOA Seminar Klaipeda
The EOA and the Lithuanian Olympic Academy have officially announced the topic of the EOA Seminar Klaipeda, which is called “Opportunities and limits of the Olympic Movement for international understanding and peace in the context of current time”. The seminar thus addresses a prevalent subject with regard to the Russian war in Ukraine. “Recent times …
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NOC of Israel strives to realize the vision of full gender equality in sports
The 2nd International Conference on Gender Equality in Sport, initiated and led by the Olympic Committee of Israel in partnership with key stakeholders such as Ministry of Culture and Sports, the USA embassy in Israel, the Israel Paralympic Committee, the Israel Women’s Lobby and leading universities, took place on July 10, 2022. The conference shone …
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Thomas Bach visits Albanian Olympic values festivities
On June 6, 2022, the Albanian Olympic Academy and National Olympic Committee organised “Festa e Vlerave Olimpike” event, which IOC President, Thomas Bach, attended. Furthermore, he inaugurated the new office of the Albanian National Olympic Committee. A greeting speech was given by the President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, Fidel Ylli, IOC President Thomas …
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