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Beyond Competition: Values, Safeguarding and Friendship at EYOF Skopje 2025

August 20, 2025 / BESST Project, EOA news, EYOF, German Olympic Academy

From July 20 to 26, the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2025 in Skopje brought together nearly 4,000 athletes from 48 countries for a celebration of sport and culture that went far beyond competition. Alongside thrilling performances in 15 disciplines, the Festival offered a vibrant stage for Olympic values, innovative safeguarding measures and international friendship. […]

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Headquarters of the Czech Olympic Academy and Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, host of the Seventh EOA Congress 2025.

Preparations for the 7th EOA Congress Prague 2025 in Full Swing

August 14, 2025 / Czech Olympic Academy, EOA Congress, EOA news

The countdown is on: in less than two months, the European Olympic Academies will gather in Prague for a week that promises to be as thought-provoking as it is unifying. With the Czech Olympic Academy as our host, the final preparations are now in full swing. Together, we are shaping a programme designed to create

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The EOA Flame Awards 2025 jury members, representing the EOA Board, IOA, EOC and EOA Heritage and Education Commissions

EOA Flame Awards Jury 2025 – Collaboration Across the Olympic Movement

August 12, 2025 / EOA Flame Awards, EOA news

The EOA Flame Awards have quickly become a highlight of our annual calendar, celebrating the most inspiring projects in Olympic Education and Olympic Heritage across Europe. In the first two editions, the EOA Board had the honour of evaluating all submissions, recognising outstanding initiatives such as the Slovenian Olympic Academy and Olympic Academy of Ukraine

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SOPROS Evaluation Report Published

August 4, 2025 / EOA news, Research, SOPROS

The SOPROS Project Consortium is pleased to announce the publication of its Evaluation Report, marking a major milestone in the Erasmus+ project SOPROS – Social Protection in Olympic Sports. The comprehensive report assesses the current state of social protection for elite athletes across Europe and provides concrete recommendations for improving fairness, transparency and long-term welfare

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Delegates of the 32nd ICSSPE General Assembly at the German Sport University Cologne on 20 July 2025, including EOA representative Dr Bernhard Hilgers, Board Member and Treasurer, pictured among international members of the newly elected ICSSPE Executive Board and Development Committee.

ICSSPE elects New President and Executive Board

July 31, 2025 / EOA news, ICSSPE

The European Olympic Academies were pleased to attend the 32nd General Assembly of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), held on July 20, 2025 ,at the German Sport University Cologne. The EOA was represented by Board Member and Treasurer Dr Bernhard Hilgers. ICSSPE has been a long-standing and valued partner of

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EOA President Attends MAKKABI-JA in Berlin

July 11, 2025 / EOA news, Executive Board

From July 4 to 8, 2025, the MAKKABI-JA event (Maccabi-Yes) brought together more than 150 young Jewish athletes from across Germany in Berlin’s Olympic Park for a week of sport, learning, community, and remembrance. The event was launched by MAKKABI Germany as a response to the postponement of the Maccabiah 2025 due to the security

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Ukrainian Resort Truskavets welcomes young olympic athletes

July 4, 2025 / NOA news, Olympic Academy of Ukraine

Despite the ongoing challenges faced by Ukraine, the Olympic spirit continues to unite and inspire the country’s youth. In a remarkable demonstration of resilience and hope, the All-Ukrainian educational, sports and cultural event “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together!” took place in the balneological resort of Truskavets in the foothills of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The event

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Standing Strong Through Sport – Israel’s Olympic Community Keeps the Olympic Spirit Alive in Challenging Times

July 4, 2025 / NOA news, Olympic Committee of Israel

The past months have been marked by deep uncertainty and pain in Israel and across the Middle East. The ongoing violent conflict has not only taken a heavy toll on countless families but also presents major challenges for the daily work of our colleagues at the Olympic Committee of Israel (NOC Israel) surrounding Yarden Har

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Olympic Day 2025 in Cologne, Germany: A Lively Celebration of Olympic Values

July 1, 2025 / German Olympic Academy, NOA news

Anyone who believes that museums are quiet oases of contemplation has never experienced the Olympic Day at the German Sport & Olympic Museum (DSOM) in Cologne. On June 18, 2025, the museum was once again transformed into a lively venue for sport, movement and Olympic values, as 500 enthusiastic schoolchildren from across North Rhine-Westphalia celebrated

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“I learnt that you can’t be against the social protection of athletes.”

July 1, 2025 / EOA news, SOPROS

SOPROS EU-Level Multi-Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels On June 26, 2025, the SOPROS project brought together over 20 high-level stakeholders from European institutions, national governments, sport organisations and athlete associations for its EU-Level Multi-Stakeholder Workshop in Brussels. One remark from the discussions captured the atmosphere of broad consensus: “I learnt that you can’t be against the

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