Latest news from National Olympic Academies about their projects and activities
Connecting the world of art and sport is a current activity of the Slovak Olympic Academy (SOA). After all, sport and art go together, and the Sakura Challenge photo competition organised in cooperation with the Gymnázium Pierra de Coubertina in Piestany was one of the SOA’s pilot activities in the field of culture and sports …
Cherry blossom and friendship: Slovak-Japanese impressions in Piestany Read More »
The Olympic Week in Schools in 2022 was the so far largest edition in Greece, with the participation of 2,882 schools and 92,829 thousand students. The goal of the week was to highlight the educational and training value of the Olympic Games through different activities. Students and pupils discovered and celebrated as one the Olympic …
The 2nd International Conference on Gender Equality in Sport, initiated and led by the Olympic Committee of Israel in partnership with key stakeholders such as Ministry of Culture and Sports, the USA embassy in Israel, the Israel Paralympic Committee, the Israel Women’s Lobby and leading universities, took place on July 10, 2022. The conference shone …
NOC of Israel strives to realize the vision of full gender equality in sports Read More »
On June 6, 2022, the Albanian Olympic Academy and National Olympic Committee organised “Festa e Vlerave Olimpike” event, which IOC President, Thomas Bach, attended. Furthermore, he inaugurated the new office of the Albanian National Olympic Committee. A greeting speech was given by the President of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, Fidel Ylli, IOC President Thomas …
Thomas Bach visits Albanian Olympic values festivities Read More »
Dinos Michaelides, the former President of the Cyprus National Olympic Committee, passed away at age 79 in June 2022. Michaelides was a respected and long-time sport-lover of Cypriot sport – first, as an athlete, then as a coach and sports administrator. Through his many decades of service, he greatly influenced the Cypriot and European sport. …
Three months after the end of the Winter Olympics, the participants of the German Olympic Youth Camps (DOJL) Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 met in Munich. Together with the leadership teams, 48 participants looked back on their time together in Frankfurt (DOJL Tokyo) and Bischofsgruen (DOJL Beijing), met Dajana Eitberger, silver medallist in luge at …
Reunion in Munich: Wrap-up meeting of the German Olympic Youth Camps Read More »
SAVE THE DATE! The European Olympic Academies is very pleased to announce a new event series called “EOA Seminars”. The first edition will be hosted by the Lithuanian Olympic Academy at the University of Klaipeda on 24-26 August 2022. In this series of regional workshops, experts and NOA delegates explore current issues in the Olympic …
EOA Seminar Klaipeda on 24-26 August: EOA launches a new event series Read More »
Mid-May saw the project team of the Erasmus+ funded project “Financial and Business Literacy in Sport for Athletes and Coaches” meeting physically for the first time to coordinate and align its tasks. FB-LS is led by NOA of Slovenia, and the EOA collaborates in the project as a partner, especially in the promotion and dissemination …
NOC of Slovenia hosted FB-LS project meeting in Ljubljana Read More »
The 8th Biebricher Schlossgespräch (Biebrich Castle Conference) of the German Olympic Academy (DOA) took place in Wiesbaden on 5 May, 2022. 100 invited guests from sports, politics, business and the media attended the annual event. This year, the focus was placed on the challenges and perspectives of Olympic and Paralympic sports. In addition to the …
Following the election held on May 5th, 2022, Mr Tiago Viegas was re-elected President of the Portuguese Olympic Academy (AOP), for the term corresponding to the 32nd Olympiad (until 2025). In this context, the composition of the NOA’s Board of Directors is now as follows: President: Tiago ViegasVice-Presidents: José Esteves and Gustavo MarcosMembers: Marta Lopes …
