“Olympic Education in the System of Intercultural Interaction” is the name of a Conference to be held on 21 April 2021 in Minsk, Belarus. The event will take place within the framework of the University Science Festival of the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture and is aimed at scientists and specialists working in the […]
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The EOA recently started to collaborate in a research project entitled “Understanding, Evaluating, and Improving Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Athletes in Olympic Sports in Europe” (EMPLOYS). The project aims to improve good governance in athlete working relationships in Olympic sport through the provision, evaluation and sharing of evidence-based information, practice and recommendations
ERASMUS+ research project EMPLOYS launched with participation of EOA Read More »
The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, or simply Tokyo 1964, entered history as the first Olympic Games with intercontinental television broadcast. Incredible moments were witnessed by millions of people across the world, such as the ignition of the Olympic flame by Yoshinori Sakadi, who was born on the day the atomic bomb destroying Hiroshima. The
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From 29 to 30 January 2021, the Third General Assembly of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) successfully took place in a virtual format. The participation of all 28 National Olympic Academies was seen by EOA President Prof. Dr. Manfred Laemmer as a sign of the increasing importance of the association on a European level. Another
For the NOA of Portugal, 2020 ended with two of the most important events that take place every year: the Annual Session and the Anniversary Celebration, both usually considered as moments of public affirmation of the Academy. The 31st Annual Session was held under the central theme of “Education through Olympism” on 25 and 26
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“Five Rings One World. Olympic Games and Values” is a new book published by the Hellenic Olympic Committee and the Hellenic Olympic Academy of Greece.The book is written in Greek and addresses children and young people. It takes a modern approach to Olympic education and aims to introduce its readers to the exciting world of
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The Olympic Committee of Israel launched a strategic plan and gender standardization as a compass for instilling gender equality. In the introductory message, Igal Carmi, the President of the Olympic Committee of Israel, and Gilad Lustig, its CEO, write that “We are at an important milestone when the International Olympic Committee has launched a strategic
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The project is to be launched on December 25th, 2020 by the Belarusian Olympic Academy with support of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. International Art-project Olympic Online Gallery is not only a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the Olympic movement through art and creativity, but also to express oneself and
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The Lithuanian Olympic Academy conducted a study on the Olympic values of pupils in Lithuania. The research team lead by Prof. Dr. Asta Sarkauskiene, who is a member of the EOA Olympic Education Commission, examined the knowledge, skills and attitudes of pupils in grades 5 and 6 regarding Olympic values. Based on the analysis of
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Following a proposal put forth by the Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia passed an amendment to the Public Holidays and Work-free Days Act on 17 June 2020, declaring 23 September a new public holiday – SLOVENIAN SPORTS DAY. On 23 September 2000, during
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