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 […]
Anticipation is building for this year’s EOA Congress, which will take place from 24 to 28 September at the premises of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) in Ancient Olympia. The hosts, the Hellenic Olympic Academy (HOA) and the co-host IOA, are eagerly preparing for the event. In April, EOA President Manfred Laemmer met with HOA
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The next EOA Congress will take place in Olympia, Greece, from 24-28 September 2024. The decision on the location was already made in dialogue with the Hellenic Olympic Academy (HOA) and the International Olympic Academy (IOA) during the last Congress. At its meeting in Paris, the EOA Executive Board has fixed the date and send
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By Anita Sterea The Romanian Olympic Academy (ROA) has a unique structure that has always attracted the attention of specialists in Olympic education. Founded in 1991, the Romanian Olympic Academy is organised in branches, more precisely 48 branches – one branch per county and one for each sector of Bucharest. Each branch has a director
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On 10 November 2023, the Roundtable Debate “Building European Safe Sport Together” took place during the EOA Congress Vilnius 2023. Under the motto “The Olympic Movement in a Changing World” the Congress of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) addressed challenges that the organised sport and the Olympic Movement are currently facing, with the topic of
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“The Olympic Movement in a Changing World”, the topic of this year’s EOA Congress held in Vilnius from 8-11 November 2023, was reflected in extensive debates and lectures on topics from human rights, and autonomy of sport to safeguarding. In addition to the discussions and a unique cultural programme, the members of the European Olympic
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The members of the European Olympic Academies gathered for their annual General Assembly on 10 November 2023 which brought new members, an amendment to the Statutes and new guidelines for the EOA Commissions. Four organisations were confirmed as new members this year. The Andorran Olympic Committee, the Olympic Federation of Ireland, the Luxembourg Olympic and
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Three weeks from now the EOA Congress will take place in Vilnius from 8th to 11th November 2023! This year’s congress, entitled “The Olympic Movement in a Changing World” will be about the challenges, whether political, social, health, climatic or economic, that society is facing. These challenges also run through sport and its events, for
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At the beginning of August 2023, EOA President Manfred Laemmer met with Asta Sarkauskiene, President of the Lithuanian Olympic Academy (LOA) and EOA Board Member, for preparatory talks on the EOA Congress, set to take place in Vilnius from November 8th to 11th, 2023. In the last few years, society has faced several challenges and
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The sixth EOA Congress will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 8 to 10 November 2023, as decided by the EOA Executive Board earlier this month. As always, the Congress will include the annual General Assembly meeting as well as a conference and opportunities for exchange between NOA members. Further details on the schedule and
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