A busy start to the year for Olympism in Israel

As the supreme body of Israeli Sport, the Olympic Committee of Israel plays a vital role in advancing gender equality, promoting performance excellence for women in Israeli sport, and the adaptation of programs and processes aimed at narrowing the gender gap in Israeli sports. To achieve this goal, we have worked tirelessly to pro-actively build a multi-year strategic program for 2020-2024.

NOAs of Russia and Belarus temporarily suspended from EOA activities

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

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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National Olympic Session for Students and Young Researchers held in 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

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

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

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

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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