From July 4 to 8, 2025, the MAKKABI-JA event (Maccabi-Yes) brought together more than 150 young Jewish athletes from across Germany in Berlin’s Olympic Park for a week of sport, learning, community, and remembrance. The event was launched by MAKKABI Germany as a response to the postponement of the Maccabiah 2025 due to the security […]
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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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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been awarded the prestigious ‘Fair Play for Peace’ award by our partner, the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM), honouring its significant contribution to promoting the positive values of peace and solidarity through sport. This annual award is given to institutions or associations that have had a
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In the run-up to the European Maccabi Youth Games (EMYG) 2024 in London, the juniors of the Maccabi Germany delegation completed an intensive pre-camp in Frankfurt. It was characterised by challenging training sessions, informative educational seminars, a joint Shabbat celebration and a moving memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1972 Olympic attacks. EOA President
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In the last days of May, EOA Vice-President Prof. Mariia Bulatova visited Vilnius and congratulated the Lithuanian Olympic family on the 100th anniversary of the recognition of the Lithuanian NOC by the International Olympic Committee. A magnificent gala event was held as part of the celebrations on 29 May, 2024. At this event, the President
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On January 23/24, just under 200 days before the start of the Olympic Games, the EOA Executive Board met in the French capital at the invitation of the National Olympic Academy of France (ANOF). In the Maison du Sport Français, they discussed and set the schedule of activities for the next two years. Among other
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The ability of sport to build bridges is one of its most astonishing elements, which EOA President Manfred Laemmer, at the age of 80, has embodied like few others. In his honour, the EOA, together with four national sports institutions, the German Olympic Academy, the German Sports & Olympic Museum, Maccabi Germany and the Forum
February 13, 2023, saw the 80th birthday of the President of the European Olympic Academies, Manfred Laemmer. On this occasion, the EOA, together with Maccabi Germany, the German Olympic Academy and the German Sports & Olympic Museum, is preparing a symposium at the end of April in honour of its highly esteemed colleague. At the
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At its meeting on 30-31 January 2023, the EOA Executive Board evaluated the EOA Congress Frankfurt and appointed a working group to create a guiding framework for the EOA Commissions. The Board further launched the planning process for the EOA Flame Awards and addressed the continuing suspension of the NOA of Russia and Belarus, as
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The EOA Executive Board acts as the executive and steering body and is elected every four years by the General Assembly. According to the statutes of the EOA, the Executive Board’s main task is to make decisions on the strategic direction of the EOA and its content. The current EOA Executive Board was elected for
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