EOC’s European Young Olympic Ambassador Programme leaves its mark at EYOF Maribor 2023

/ EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

The European Young Olympic Ambassador (EYOA) programme in Maribor took place in its 7th edition during the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) from 23rd – 29th July 2023. Organised under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Culture and Education Commission, the EYOA programme aims to promote and strengthen the Olympic Values of excellence, […]

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Safeguarding measures: BESST initiates pan-European survey, launches new website

/ BESST Project

Press Release A large-scale study by project BESST is currently underway, in which European NOCs, National Federations and other sports organisations are being surveyed about their safeguarding practices. The BESST project aims to make a positive difference in the safety of European sports at all levels. Within its second goal to develop a turn-key solution

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Celebrating Unity in Maribor at the 17th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival

/ EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

In the Slovenian city of Maribor, young athletes aged 14 to 18 came together for the 17th edition of the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) from July 23rd to 29th, 2023. About the festival The EYOF has been held every two years since 1991, with the winter and summer festivals taking place in the

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EOA at FISU World Conference 2023: “University Sports: Embracing a Colorful World”

/ EOA news

On July 29-31, 2023, leading experts of the EOA took an active part in the FISU World Conference in Chengdu, China. The conference was a strong beacon, attended by over 3,500 participants, both online and on-site. At the conference, EOA Vice-President Prof. Dr. Mariia Bulatova hosted the Plenary and Parallel Sessions “Culture in a More

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Preparatory talks in Vilnius: Congress theme and first speakers are now confirmed

/ EOA Congress

At the beginning of August 2023, EOA President Manfred Laemmer met with Asta Sarkauskiene, President of the Lithuanian Olympic Academy (LOA) and EOA Board Member, for preparatory talks on the EOA Congress, set to take place in Vilnius from November 8th to 11th, 2023. In the last few years, society has faced several challenges and

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Uniting Youth for Peace through Olympic Values in Ukraine

/ Olympic Academy of Ukraine

Despite the ongoing Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Academy remains an active participant in the international Olympic Movement. As in previous years, the Olympic Day was successfully held in all 26 regions of Ukraine under the motto “Ukraine among friends. Let’s move together to victory for the sake of peace!”.  

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Olympic Day in Israel

/ Olympic Committee of Israel

The Olympic Committee of Israel celebrated the International Olympic Day by organizing an Olympic Festival at Meir Medical Center with the participation of Olympians and Paralympians along with dozens of children and teenagers. In the spirit of the initiative established by the International Olympic Committee to mark Olympic Day in 2023 – “Let’s Move”, the

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Zuglói Hajós Alfréd Hungarian-German Bilingual Elementary School ignites Olympic Spirit

/ Hungarian Olympic Academy

Zuglói Hajós Alfréd Hungarian-German Bilingual Elementary School, located in Hungary, is actively engaging its students in Olympic education and training through the Olympic Values Education and Training (OVEP) Pilot programme. The school aims to carry on the spirit of the Olympics and integrate the OVEP materials into various subjects, including physical education.  To achieve this

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Bright sun and beaming faces at the Olympic Museum in Cologne, Germany

/ German Olympic Academy

With the regional summer holidays in mind, the German Olympic Academy (DOA) hosted Olympic Day on Tuesday – three days before the founding day of the International Olympic Committee, which was founded 129 years ago on 23 June 1894. For the eighth time, the German Sports & Olympic Museum (DSOM), located directly at the Rhine

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Spanish National Olympic Committee Joins the Olympic World Library Network

/ Royal Spanish Olympic Academy

The Spanish National Olympic Committee has become the first international partner of the Olympic World Library (OWL) network, an extension of the IOC Olympic Studies Centre’s (OSC) online library.   The OWL Network, established in 2016 by the OSC, serves as a library catalogue, information portal, and search engine specifically focused on literature related to the

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