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NOAs of Russia and Belarus temporarily suspended from EOA activities

March 23, 2022 / EOA news

On Monday, 21 March 2022, the EOA Executive Board decided to suspend the Central Olympic Academy of Russia and the Belarusian Olympic Academy from all EOA activities with immediate effect until further notice. The decision is the EOA’s response to the belligerent behaviour of the Russian and Belarusian governments. The official letter says “We do […]

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New date set for Fourth EOA General Assembly

March 22, 2022 / EOA Congress

The EOA Executive Board convened earlier this week and decided on a new date for the Fourth EOA General Assembly, which is now set for Thursday 21 April 2022. The online event originally planned for the end of February had to be cancelled at short notice due to the outbreak of war. More information will

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Liverpool conference yielded valuable learnings for EMPLOYS, ushered in the second phase of the project

March 21, 2022 / EMPLOYS

On March 16, 2022, the EMPLOYS team held its third conference at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk/Liverpool, UK to discuss the interim results of governing athlete employment relationships with a focus on Northern Europe. The EOA acts as a practice-oriented partner in this Erasmus+ supported programme. After completing the first stage of the project, which

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General Assembly postponed due to war in Ukraine

March 1, 2022 / EOA Congress

Due to the current developments in Ukraine, the EOA Executive Board, after careful consideration, has decided to postpone the Fourth EOA General Assembly, which was scheduled for Friday 25 February 2022, for a temporary delay. Members and Observers were informed by email on Thursday. The Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are in the service

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IOC strongly condemns the breach of the Olympic Truce

February 24, 2022 / EOA news

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) strongly condemns the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government. The respective UN resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic Games, on 4

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National Olympic Session for Students and Young Researchers held in Russia

February 11, 2022 / Central Olympic Academy of Russia

On 2-3 February, the Central Olympic Academy of Russia (COA), the Russian Olympic Committee, and the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism jointly organised the XXXIII Olympic Session for Students and Young Researchers in Moscow. The session held online due to Covid-19 restrictions was split into two sections: one for the

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Slovak Olympic Academy shares Activity Report for 2021

January 28, 2022 / Slovak Olympic Academy

A comprehensive report on its activities in 2021 was provided by the Slovak Olympic Academy (SOA) in English language. Over the past year, the SOA has been working on sharpening its focus, culminating in a 10-year strategic plan that the EOA had reported on previously. Further, the current annual report features reports from the working

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Save the Date /// Fourth EOA General Assembly

January 13, 2022 / EOA Congress

Save the date for our upcoming Fourth EOA General Assembly that will take place virtually on Friday 25th February 2022. More information will be shared soon via www.eoaolympic.org and the EOA LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter page at @eoaolympic

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Olympic education during the Covid-19 pandemic: Russian sports institutions share best practice

January 10, 2022 / Central Olympic Academy of Russia

On 15th December 2021 the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Commission on Olympic Education hosted an online forum to discuss the adaptation of Olympic education to virtual learning environments in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Central Olympic Academy of Russia (COA) was represented at the Commission meeting by President Natalia Melnikova, Vice-President Vitaly Melnikov and Executive Director Alexandra Nikiforova. The Commission meeting featured a number of presentations on Olympic

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EOA renews Memorandum of Understanding with European Olympic Committees

January 6, 2022 / EOA news

An updated Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed by the European Olympic Academies (EOA) and European Olympic Committees (EOC). The renewed Memorandum, which formalises the existing cooperation between the two organisations, was signed by EOA President Prof. Dr. Manfred Laemmer and EOC President Spyros Capralos in December 2021. The EOC played an instrumental role in

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