Factsheet
Country | Cyprus |
Name of Academy | NOC of Cyprus Εθνική Ολυμπιακή Ακαδημία Κύπρου |
cypnoc@olympic.org.cy | |
Website | https://www.olympic.org.cy/index.php/gr/olympic-academy |
Name of President | Georgios CHRYSOSTOMOU |
Contact Person | Clea PAPAELLINA |
Foundation date | 30 March 1987 |
Year of accession to EOA | 2018 (founding member) |
Social media links | N/A |
Projects of the Academy
The Cyprus NOA hosts every year a Synod, which in basis follows the topic of the IOA’s annual Synod in Olympia. The NOA also hosts the Student’s Conference for High School children and the Conference for Elementary School Kids. The NOA also publishes various publications, regarding Olympic Education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cyprus.
History of the Academy
The National Olympic Academy of Cyprus was founded on 30 March 1987 in Nicosia, in the presence of the President of the Republic Spyros Kyprianou and the president of the IOA Nikos Filaretos. The first Synod of the Cyprus NOA took place on 27-28 May 1987.
Latest News of the Academy
- In memoriam: Dinos MichaelidesDinos 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 –… Read more: In memoriam: Dinos Michaelides
- Cyprus: The foundation and the historical development by the NOA of CyprusThe first important step for the dissemination of the values of Olympism in Cyprus was taken on 2 September 1986 when the board of the Cyprus National Olympic Committee decided… Read more: Cyprus: The foundation and the historical development by the NOA of Cyprus