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From Policy to Practice: How BESST 2.0 is going to Digitalise Safeguarding in Sport

February 10, 2025 / BESST 2.0 Project, BESST Project, Research

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

January 17, 2025 / EOA news, German Olympic Academy, NOA news

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

January 16, 2025 / EOA news, SOPROS

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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Invitation to join BESST Online Forum: Athletes’ Perspectives on Safe Sport – 10.12.2024

November 29, 2024 / BESST Project, EOA news

On behalf of the Building European Safe Sport Together (BESST) project partners, we are pleased to invite you to join the BESST Online Forum: Athletes’ Perspectives on Safe Sport. This forum aims to deepen the shared experiences from previous webinars by shifting the focus to athletes’ perspectives. Esteemed Olympians and sports professionals will share their insights and ideas

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From Insight to Impact: Help Shaping the Future of Social Protection in Sports with SOPROS!

November 21, 2024 / Research, SOPROS

Social protection is a fundamental human right, as recognised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the European Union (EU). Our EU-funded Erasmus+ project, Assessing, Evaluating and Implementing Athletes’ Social Protection in Olympic Sports (SOPROS), is dedicated to addressing this critical issue, with a specific focus on improving the social protection of athletes. The project

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Key Findings Reveal European Sports Organisations Are in Early Development Stage in Safeguarding Readiness

November 4, 2024 / BESST Project, EOA news, Research

Research conducted by the Building European Safe Sport Together (BESST) project indicates that the majority of European sports organisations are still in the infancy stage of safeguarding readiness. These findings highlight the essential need for prioritisation and resources to strengthen awareness and capacity for effective safeguarding measures and, most importantly, to drive a culture change

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EFPM 30th Anniversary Congress in Mardin

October 25, 2024 / EOA news, Executive Board

The European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) marked its 30th anniversary in Mardin, Türkiye, from October 21-24, 2024, with the theme “Fair Play Education to Overcome Violence, Bullying, and Cheating in Sport.” Ivans Klementjevs, Vice-President of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) and an Olympic medalist in sprint canoeing, attended this landmark congress. His visit underlined the

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BESST Project Showcased at Days of NOC Slovenia 2024

October 23, 2024 / BESST Project

Driving Safe Sport Forward Key findings from the Building European Safe Sport Together (BESST) project were showcased during the Olympic Committee of Slovenia (OKS) Days on October 15-16, 2024, in Portorož, Slovenia. Co-funded by the European Union, the BESST project focuses on fostering a sports environment in Europe that is free from misconduct and transgressive

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EOA Congress in Olympia: Perspectives on the Olympic Movement after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

October 15, 2024 / EOA Congress, EOA news

The Sixth EOA Congress, held from September 24-28, 2024, in the historical setting of Olympia, Greece, brought together Olympic experts, academics, and National Olympic Academies (NOA) from across Europe. With the theme “Perspectives on the Olympic Movement after the Paris Games”, this year’s Congress was among the first international forums to explore the evolving role

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EOA Flame Award winners 2024 received trophies

October 1, 2024 / EOA Flame Awards, EOA news, German Olympic Academy, Hellenic Olympic Academy, National Olympic Academy of France

At the EOA Congress in Olympia on September 27, 2024, we proudly celebrated the winners of the EOA Flame Awards during a special ceremony. This year’s awards recognised outstanding projects that have significantly contributed to preserving Olympic Heritage and advancing Olympic Education. The trophies were presented to the delegates of the National Olympic Academy of

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