Olympic Academy of Ukraine

Despite the ongoing Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Academy remains an active participant in the international Olympic Movement. As in previous years, the Olympic Day was successfully held in all 26 regions of Ukraine under the motto “Ukraine among friends. Let’s move together to victory for the sake of peace!”.  

Despite the feats that Ukrainian citizens perform every day in the face of war, they still have the strength and energy to address the Olympic values and great heritage of the country.   The other day the Ukrainian Olympic Academy, together with the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, held a seminar titled “The Olympic Legacy of

The Olympic Academy of Ukraine (OAU) organised an international seminar called “Olympic Up-Tutorial” on October 18th, 2022. It was held online, aiming to support Ukrainian students during times of war. The seminar was initiated by the Olympic Studies Center acting on the base of the National University of Shipbuilding named after Admiral Makarov (city of Nikolayev)

On 18th November, the Chernivtsi branch of the Ukrainian Olympic Academy hosted an ecology workshop for preschoolers as part of the “OlympicLab” project. During the session, the children learned about the Olympic values and the importance of conserving the natural environment around them. The workshop also featured a game which helped the children to practise sorting rubbish into

In November 2021, the NOA of Ukraine celebrated the centennial anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian gymnast Viktor Chukarin. Born on 9th November 1921 in Krasnoarmeyskoye, Chukarin survived imprisonment as a prisoner of war in 17 Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War, before becoming an Olympic champion in 1952. At the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, he