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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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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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EOC held 52nd General Assembly in Istanbul: Everything at a glance

October 23, 2023 / European Olympic Committees

The European Olympic Committees recently held their 52nd General Assembly in Istanbul, from October 6th to 7th 2023. President Manfred Laemmer attended the event on behalf of the European Olympic Academies. Here is everything you need to know: The General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees was held in Istanbul on October 6-7. The main

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Austria wins EYOF Maribor photo contest

September 13, 2023 / EYOF

At that moment on 26 July 2023, everything was just falling into place – for the pole vaulter Magdalena Rauter (AUT) as well as for photographer Patrick Steiner, who both secured first place, in the pole vault final and in the EYOF Maribor Photo Contest respectively. On the third day of the European Youth Olympic

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EOC’s European Young Olympic Ambassador Programme leaves its mark at EYOF Maribor 2023

September 5, 2023 / EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

The European Young Olympic Ambassador (EYOA) programme in Maribor took place in its 7th edition during the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) from 23rd – 29th July 2023. Organised under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Culture and Education Commission, the EYOA programme aims to promote and strengthen the Olympic Values of excellence,

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Celebrating Unity in Maribor at the 17th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival

August 25, 2023 / EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

In the Slovenian city of Maribor, young athletes aged 14 to 18 came together for the 17th edition of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) from July 23rd to 29th, 2023. About the festival The EYOF has been held every two years since 1991, with the winter and summer festivals taking place in the

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EYOF posters now on display in the city centre of Maribor, Slovenia

June 26, 2023 / EOA events, EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

On Olympic Day, 23 June 2023, the European Olympic Academies, together with the Slovenian Olympic Academy and the EYOF Maribor Organising Committee, officially unveiled the EYOF country posters at the Market Square in Maribor. The posters feature information on tourism, culture and Olympic events and achievements of the 48 participating nations. The data was compiled

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Become a volunteer at the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023! Recruitment has started!

October 13, 2022 / European Olympic Committees

Recruitment is underway for the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 volunteer programme. On 11 October 2022, the Organising Committee began the process of recruiting volunteers who will play an integral part in coordinating next year’s premier multisport event in Europe. The European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 is right around the corner, with only eight months until the

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EOC’s Young Olympic Ambassadors Programme set for March 2022

September 24, 2021 / European Olympic Committees

An innovative programme that promotes young Olympic ambassadors will take place next year promoting values of respect, friendship and excellence. The fourth edition of the European Young Olympic Ambassadors (EYOA) Programme will now merge with the 2022 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival, which will be hosted in Vuokatti in March 2022. The mission of the

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Spyros Capralos elected as new EOC President

June 14, 2021 / European Olympic Committees

On 10 June 2021, the General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) elected Spyros Capralos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as the new President for the term 2021-2025. Capralos competed as a Greek water polo team player in the Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow

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