On 17-18 October, several members of the EOA Executive Board gathered after more than a year’s hiatus due to travel restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic. The occasion was the inauguration of the new IOA premises and the lighting of the Olympic Flame for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022, which will start in […]
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On 24 September 2021, the Presidents of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) and the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement sets a framework for a close partnership in the spirit of sport, tolerance and fair play and provides for cooperation in joint activities as well as regular exchange. The
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The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) has granted its patronage for the next EOA General Assembly. The event is to be held in Sochi under the organisation of the Central Olympic Academy of Russia. In September, the organisers had announced a postponement to spring 2022 in view of the current situation.
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The Belarusian Olympic Academy co-organized the festival Vytoki, which took place across Belarus with the final celebration in the capital Minsk. The festival covered an extensive cultural and educational programme with exhibitions, seminars, a singing competition and a children’s drawing competition, as well as a unique organ concert. The central event was the Olympic quest,
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An innovative programme that promotes young Olympic ambassadors will take place next year promoting values of respect, friendship and excellence. The fourth edition of the European Young Olympic Ambassadors (EYOA) Programme will now merge with the 2022 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival, which will be hosted in Vuokatti in March 2022. The mission of the
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The EOA Executive Board followed the proposal of the COA of Russia to postpone the EOA General Assembly and Conference, originally scheduled for October, to spring 2022. The expected situation concerning the Corona pandemic as well as the difficulties of many NOAs to send delegates to Sochi made this step necessary. As sport in particular
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The Hellenic Olympic Academy successfully oversaw a brand new online Olympic Education program in schools across Greece this summer, focussing on acquisition of knowledge, developing social skills and the promotion of Olympic values. Overseen in collaboration with the Hellenic Olympic Committee and IOC Olympic Solidarity, the new program saw Olympians and distinguished Greek athletes participate
The German Olympic Academy (DOA) celebrated this year’s Olympic Day with a successful run which saw participants from all over the country cover more than 2,700 kilometers. The date of the Olympic Day, June 23rd, provided the framework for the challenge. From June 21st to June 27th, athletes from all over Germany were encouraged to
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A unique exhibition that includes Japanese kimonos and original Olympic gold medals from the 1964 Summer Games are featured in a new display unveiled by the Czech Olympic Committee. Named ‘Olympic Tokyo,’ the exhibition celebrates the three Olympic Games that were awarded to the city of Tokyo, in 1940, 1964 and the Games of the
As the countdown to Tokyo 2020 continues, Belarus celebrated glorious sporting victories of its past with the grand opening of an exciting new Olympic exhibition. Named “On the way to Tokyo”, the exhibition was unveiled on International Olympic Day, June 23rd, marking another key milestone on the road to the 2020 Games, which kick off
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