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Beyond Competition: Values, Safeguarding and Friendship at EYOF Skopje 2025

August 20, 2025 / BESST Project, EOA news, EYOF, German Olympic Academy

From July 20 to 26, the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2025 in Skopje brought together nearly 4,000 athletes from 48 countries for a celebration of sport and culture that went far beyond competition. Alongside thrilling performances in 15 disciplines, the Festival offered a vibrant stage for Olympic values, innovative safeguarding measures and international friendship. […]

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Headquarters of the Czech Olympic Academy and Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, host of the Seventh EOA Congress 2025.

Preparations for the 7th EOA Congress Prague 2025 in Full Swing

August 14, 2025 / Czech Olympic Academy, EOA Congress, EOA news

The countdown is on: in less than two months, the European Olympic Academies will gather in Prague for a week that promises to be as thought-provoking as it is unifying. With the Czech Olympic Academy as our host, the final preparations are now in full swing. Together, we are shaping a programme designed to create

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The EOA Flame Awards 2025 jury members, representing the EOA Board, IOA, EOC and EOA Heritage and Education Commissions

EOA Flame Awards Jury 2025 – Collaboration Across the Olympic Movement

August 12, 2025 / EOA Flame Awards, EOA news

The EOA Flame Awards have quickly become a highlight of our annual calendar, celebrating the most inspiring projects in Olympic Education and Olympic Heritage across Europe. In the first two editions, the EOA Board had the honour of evaluating all submissions, recognising outstanding initiatives such as the Slovenian Olympic Academy and Olympic Academy of Ukraine

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SOPROS Evaluation Report Published

August 4, 2025 / EOA news, Research, SOPROS

The SOPROS Project Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of its Evaluation Report, marking a major milestone in the Erasmus+ project SOPROS – Social Protection in Olympic Sports. The comprehensive report assesses the current state of social protection for elite athletes across Europe and provides concrete recommendations for improving fairness, transparency and long-term welfare

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Delegates of the 32nd ICSSPE General Assembly at the German Sport University Cologne on 20 July 2025, including EOA representative Dr Bernhard Hilgers, Board Member and Treasurer, pictured among international members of the newly elected ICSSPE Executive Board and Development Committee.

ICSSPE elects New President and Executive Board

July 31, 2025 / EOA news, ICSSPE

The European Olympic Academies were pleased to attend the 32nd General Assembly of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), held on July 20, 2025 ,at the German Sport University Cologne. The EOA was represented by Board Member and Treasurer Dr Bernhard Hilgers. ICSSPE has been a long-standing and valued partner of

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EOA President Attends MAKKABI-JA in Berlin

July 11, 2025 / EOA news, Executive Board

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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“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, International Olympic Academy

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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