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AIPS Europe and EOA intensify cooperation to promote the Olympic Idea across European sports journalism

Representatives of the International Sports Press Association Europe (AIPS Europe) and the European Olympic Academies (EOA) met in mid-October 2023 to discuss further ways of partnership. Both associations had jointly organised the Photo Contest at the EYOF Maribor earlier this year. A seminar for sports journalists during the Games of the Small States of Europe […]

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In the wake of global uncertainties: the EOA Congress Vilnius in review

“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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Conclusions of the EOA General Assembly in Vilnius

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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EOA Flame Award winners received trophies

At the EOA Congress Vilnius on November 8, 2023, the delegates of the Olympic Academy of Ukraine and the Czech Olympic Academy were presented with the EOA Flame Awards trophies. The distinction was given for the first time in 2023. With its project “The All-Ukrainian Network of Olympic Education Schools”, the Olympic Academy of Ukraine

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Winner of the EOA Flame Award Olympic Heritage Project: Retrospective Monographs (1896-1936) from the Czech Olympic Academy

A precise look back into the past – this is precisely what the Czech Olympic Academy is doing with its new book series “Retrospective Monographs”. It takes an in-depth look at the Olympic Games in the period from 1896 to 1936 and subsequently publishes a book on each of these Games in Czech. The Jury

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Winner of the EOA Flame Award Olympic Education Project: The All-Ukrainian Network of Olympic Education Schools

The Olympic Academy of Ukraine shows us how it’s done: the dissemination and integration of Olympic values in the national education system. With the project “The All-Ukrainian Network of Olympic Education Schools”, they have committed for many years and the initiative acts as a blueprint for other National Olympic Academies. The Jury of the EOA

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Insufficient coverage for athletes in Olympic sports? Focus on social protection

On 23 and 24 October, the third project meeting of the EU project SOPROS took place in Cascais, Portugal, where the current status and further steps of the project on athletes’ social protection in Olympic sports were discussed. The fact that social protection for athletes in Olympic sports is a topic of immense importance was

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EOA is a growing community: Luxembourg, Andorra, Moldova, Ireland to join for 2024

Since its establishment in 2018 with 24 founding members, the EOA has grown steadily. With each new year, at least one new academy joined us. In the last two years, the number of members rose to 30 with the latest addition of the NOAs of Kosovo and Malta. Now, the EOA is preparing for the

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