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“I learnt that you can’t be against the social protection of athletes.”

July 1, 2025 / EOA news, SOPROS

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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Participants of the ISOH Competition at the International Olympic Academy in ancient OIympia. Strong contributions and success of the European Olympic Academies EOA

Strong European Presence at the ISOH 2025 Youth Olympic Movement Competition

June 25, 2025 / EOA news

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

June 11, 2025 / EFPM, EOA news

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

June 3, 2025 / EOA news, NOA news

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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Virtual reality to explore safeguarding in sport: BESST steps onto unseen grounds

May 19, 2025 / BESST 2.0 Project, EOA news, Research

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

May 2, 2025 / EOA news, SOPROS

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

April 29, 2025 / Azerbaijan National Olympic Academy, EOA news, European Olympic Committees

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

April 28, 2025 / EOA news

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

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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