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THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC MOVEMENT DIRECTORY SEPTEMBER 2021
THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTES The European Olympic Committees (EOC) are a non-profit Association that gathers the 50 National Olympic Committees of the European continent. Born in 1968, the Association pursues its main goals. Dissemination of the Olympic ideals, education of youth through Sport, promotion of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) development in close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Olympic Associations of other continents. The EOC Headquarters are in Rome, Italy.
DIRECTORY 2021 ORGANISATION 50 EUROPEAN NOCs EUROPEAN GAMES EYOF GSSE
DIRECTORY 2021
ORGANISATION
50 EUROPEAN NOCs
EUROPEAN GAMES
EYOF
GSSE
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2021-2025
President Vice President
Mr Spyros Ms Daina
CAPRALOS GUDZINEVICIUTE
(GRE) (LTU)
Secretary General Treasurer
Mr Raffaele Mr Peter
PAGNOZZI MENNEL
(ITA) (AUT)
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Members
Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member
Mr Hasan Mr Josè Manuel Mr Jean-Michel Ms Victoria Ms Annamarie Ms Uschi Ms Cristina Mr Djordje
ARAT ARAUJO BRUN CABEZAS PHELPS SCHMITZ VASILIANOV VISACKI
(TUR) (POR) (FRA) (ESP) (GBR) (GER) (MDA) (SRB)
Member Member Ex-Officio Member Ex-Officio Member
Chair Athletes’ CEO
nd
Commission 2 EG Minsk 2019
Mr Mihai Ms Liney Rut Mr Gerd Mr George
COVALIU HALLDORSDOTTIR KANTER KATULIN Audit Committee
(ROU) (ISL) (EST) (BLR)
Member Ex-Officio Member Member Honorary President Chairman Member Member
Ex-Officio Member
rd
3 EG Krakow ANOC
& Malopolska 2023 Secretary General
Ms Berit Mr Andrzej Ms Gunilla Mr Zlatko Mr Mario Mr Lino Mr Djordje Mr Aldons
KJOLL KRASNICKI LINDBERG MATESA PESCANTE FARRUGIA SACCO PERISIC VRUBLEVSKIS
(NOR) (POL) (SWE) (CRO) (ITA) (MLT) (SRB) (LAT)
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ATHLETES’ COMMISSION 2017-2021
ATHLETES
Chair
Mr Gerd KANTER (EST)
Vice Chair
Mr Balazs BAJI (HUN)
Secretary
Mr David HARTE (IRL)
Members
Ms Tania CAGNOTTO (ITA)
Ms Jana DAUBNEROVA (SVK)
Ms Gunta VAICULE (LAT)
Mr Eldar RONNING (NOR)
Ms Nevriye YILMAZ (TUR)
Co-opted Members
Ms Olga KHARLAN (UKR)
Mr Joao Pedro LOPES DA SILVA (POR)
Mr Mikko RONKAINEN (FIN)
Ms Luiza ZLOTKOWSKA (POL)
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1994 ** 13 December Atlanta (USA) 47
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 1995
1996
11/12 November
25/26 October
Athens (GRE)
Copenhagen (DEN)
48
47
YEAR DATE CITY NOCs 1997 14/15 November Stockholm (SWE) 48
1969 25/27 October Dubrovnik (CRO) 27 1998 ** 1 June Seville (ESP) 48
1970 14/15 February Münich (GER) 25 1998 13/14 November Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 48
1971 7/8 May Baden (GER) 26 1999 12/13 November Prague (CZE) 48
1972* 2000 17/18 November Warsaw (POL) 48
1973 4/5 May Monte-Carlo (MON) 28 2001 30 Nov/1 December Monte-Carlo (MON) 48
1974 23/25 June Paris (FRA) 28 2002 ** 21 May Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 43
1975 16/17 October Lisbon (POR) 22 2002 6/7 December Reykjavik (ISL) 46
1976 21/22 October Istanbul (TUR) 25 2003 12/13 December Rome (ITA) 48
1977 28/29 October Vaduz (LIE) 31 2004 3/4 December Dubrovnik (CRO) 46
1978 17/18 June Sofia (BUL) 30 2005 2/3 December Dublin (IRL) 48
1979 20/21 April Brussels (BEL) 30 2006 ** 1 April Seoul (KOR) 39
1980 21/23 November London (GBR) 31 2006 ** 29 July Rome (ITA) 47
1981 14/15 May Athens (GRE) 32 2006 8/9 December Brussels (BEL) 47
1982 5/6 November San Marino (SMR) 32 2007 30 November/1 December Valencia (ESP) 49
1983 4/5 November Granada (ESP) 29 2008 21/22 November Istanbul (TUR) 48
1984* 2009 27/28 November Lisbon (POR) 49
1985 11/12 May Rome (ITA) 33 2010 26/27 November Belgrade (SRB) 48
1986 25/26 September Budapest (HUN) 32 2011 25/24 November Sochi (RUS) 49
1987 8/9 October Sofia (BUL) 34 2012 7/8 December Rome (ITA) 49
1988 * 2013 22/23 November Rome (ITA) 49
1989 12/13 October Vouliagmeni (GRE) 34 2014 21/22 November Baku (AZE) 49
1990 ** 4 June Barcelona (ESP) 33 2015 21/22 November Prague (CZE) 50
1990 22/23 November Amsterdam (NED) 34 2016 21/22 October Minsk (BLR) 50
1991 22/23 November Istanbul (TUR) 36 2017 24/25 November Zagreb (CRO) 50
1992 2 November Acapulco (MEX) 44 2018 9/10 November Marbella (ESP) 50
1993 5/6 November Dublin (IRL) 45 2019 25/26 October Warsaw (POL) 50
1994 4/5 November Lisbon (POR) 47 2020 27 November Video Conference 50
2021 10/11 June Athens (GRE) Hybrid 50
* did not take place | ** Extraordinary General Assembly
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THE SEMINARS YEAR DATE CITY NOCs
2001 29/30 June Portoroz (SLO) 46
YEAR DATE CITY NOCs 2002 26/27 April Limassol (CYP) 45
1975 September Moscow (RUS) 20 2003 16/17 May Tallin (EST) 46
1976 * 2004 7/8 May Belgrade (SRB) 46
1977 * 2005 6/7 May Tirana (ALB) 46
1978 * 2006 16/17 June Bucharest (ROU) 47
1979 30/31 October Monte-Carlo (MON) 26 2007 25/26 May Riga (LAT) 45
1980 * 2008 22/24 May Sorrento (ITA) 49
1981 * 2009 15/16 May Dubrovnik (CRO) 48
1982 13/15 September Moscow (RUS) 29 2010 27/29 May La Valletta (MLT) 48
1983 29 Sept/2 Oct. Düsseldorf (GER) 30 2011 5/7 May Portoroz (SLO) 49
1984 6/9 October Rome (ITA) 29 2012 26/28 April Budapest (HUN) 47
1985 12/13 October Budapest (HUN) 31 2013 16/18 May San Marino 49
1986 12/13 June Athens (GRE) 32 2014 23/24 May Nicosia (CYP) 49
1987 25/26 June Nicosia (CYP) 31 2015 15/16 May Antalya (TUR) 50
1988 22/24 June La Valletta (MLT) 32 2016 20/21 May Tarragona (ESP) 50
1989 22/23 June Lisbon (POR) 32 2017 19/20 May Skopje (MKD) 50
1990 2/3 June Andorra (AND) 33 2018 11/12 May Belgrade (SRB) 50
1991 6/7 May Moscow (RUS) 32 2019 18/19 May Vienna (AUT) 48
1992 10/11 April Copenhagen (DEN) 41 2020** 25/26 November Samorin (SVK)
1993 14/15 May Oslo (NOR) 44
1994 13/15 May Reykjavik (ISL) 43
1995 21/22 September Prague (CZE) 47
1996 4 May Tel Aviv (ISR) 46
1997 9/10 May Vienna (AUT) 45
1998 3/4 April Bratislava (SVK) 48
1999 4/5 June Amsterdam (NED) 47
2000 7/8 April La Valletta (MLT) 47
* did not take place ** postponed to 2021
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PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES GENERAL
YEAR PRESIDENT SECRETARY GENERAL
1969/1975 Jean de BEAUMONT (FRA) Jean WEYMANN (SUI)
1976/1979 Bo BENGTSON (SWE) Jean WEYMANN (SUI)
1980/1987 Franco CARRARO (ITA) Adrien VANDEN EEDE (BEL)
1987/1988 Kurt HELLER (AUT) Adrien VANDEN EEDE (BEL)
1989/2001 Jacques ROGGE (BEL) Mario PESCANTE (ITA)
2001/2006 Mario PESCANTE (ITA) Patrick HICKEY (IRL)
2006/2016 Patrick HICKEY (IRL) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)
2016/2017 Janez KOCIJANČIČ*(SLO) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)
2017/2020 Janez KOCIJANČIČ (SLO) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)
2020/2021 Niels NYGAARD*(DEN) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)
2021 Spyros CAPRALOS (GRE) Raffaele PAGNOZZI (ITA)
* Acting President
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INSPIRING
SPORT ORGANISATION
IN EUROPE 50 EUROPEAN NOCs
EUROPEAN GAMES
EYOF
GSSE
21ALB AND
Albania Andorra
National Olympic Committee of Albania Comitè Olimpic Andorrà
Sheshi Mustafa k. Ataturk ish 21 dhjetori Av. Tarragona 101 Ed. Principat A 1-2
Tirana AD500 Andorra la Vella
+355 42240602 +376 804210
secretariat@nocalbania.org.al coa@coa.ad
www.nocalbania.org.al www.coa.ad
President President
Mr Fidel YLLI Mr Jaume MARTI MANDICO
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Stavri BELLO Mr Josep Antoni GUERRA ALVAREZ
22 23ARM AUT
Armenia Austria
National Olympic Committee of Armenia Österreichisches Olympisches Comité
Abovian Street 9 Rennweg 46-50 / 2nd floor Top 7
Yerevan 1030 Vienna
+374 10529797 +43 17995511
armnoc.info@gmail.com office@olympia.at
www.armnoc.am www.olympia.at
President President
Mr Gagik TSARUKYAN Mr Karl STOSS
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Hrachya ROSTOMYAN Mr Peter MENNEL
24 25AZE BEL
Azerbaijan Belgium
National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge
Olympic Street / bl 5 Av. De Bouchout 9
370072 Baku 1020 Bruxelles
+994 12901323 +32 24745150
info@olympic.az info@olympic.be
www.olympic.az www.olympic.be
President President
Mr Ilham ALIYEV Baron Pierre-Olivier BECKERS-VIEUJANT
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Agadjan ABIYEV Mr Philippe VANDER PUTTEN
26 27BIH BLR
Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus
Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Olimpijska dvorana Zetra Alipasina bb Raduzhnaya str. 27
71000 Sarajevo 220020 Minsk
+387 33226414 +375 173092502
okbih@okbih.ba nocblr@gmail.com
www.okbih.ba www.noc.by
President
Mr Marijan KVESIC
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Said FAZLAGIC Ms Polina GOLOVINA
28 29BUL CYP
Bulgaria Cyprus
Bulgarian Olympic Committee The Cyprus National Olympic Committee
4 Angel Kanchev Street Olympic House, 21 Amfipoleos Street
1000 Sofia 1687 Nicosia
+359 29875695 +357 22449880
nocbulgaria@bgolympic.org cypnoc@cytanet.com.cy
www.bgolympic.org www.olympic.org.cy
President President
Ms Stefka KOSTADINOVA Mr Georgios CHRYSOSTOMOU
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Belcho GORANOV Mr Andreas GEORGIOU
30 31CRO CZE
Croatia Czech Republic
Croatian Olympic Committee Czech Olympic Committee
Trg Krešimira Cosica 11 Benesovska 6
10000 Zagreb 10100 Prague
+385 13659666 +420 271734734
hoo@hoo.hr info@olympic.cz
www.hoo.hr www.olympic.cz
President President
Mr Zlatko MATESA Mr Jiri KEJVAL
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Sinisa KRAJAC Mr Petr GRACLIK
32 33DEN ESP
Denmark Spain
National Olympic Committee Comité Olimpico Español
and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Idraettens Hus Brondby Stadion 20 Calle Arequipa 13
2605 Brondby 28043 Madrid
+45 43262626 +34 913815500
noc.denmark@dif.dk correo@coe.es
www.dif.dk www.coe.es
President President
Mr Hans NATORP Mr Alejandro BLANCO
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Morten MOELHOLM HANSEN Ms Victoria CABEZAS
34 35EST FIN
Estonia Finland
Estonian Olympic Committee Finnish Olympic Committee
Jalgpalli 1 Valimotie 10
11312 Tallinn 00380 Helsinki
+372 6031500 +358 406722220
eok@eok.ee office@noc.fi
www.eok.ee www.olympiakomitea.fi
President President
Mr Urmas SOORUMAA Mr Jan VAPAAVUORI
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Siim SUKLES Mr Mikko SALONEN
36 37FRA GBR
France Great Britain
Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français British Olympic Association
Maison du Sport Français, 1 avenue Pierre de Coubertin 60 Charlotte Street
75640 CEDEX 13 Paris W1T 2NU London
+33 140782800 +44 2078425700
cnosf@cnosf.org boa@boa.org.uk
www.franceolympique.com www.teamgb.com
President President
Ms Brigitte HENRIQUES Sir Hugh ROBERTSON
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Didier SEMINET Mr Andy ANSON
38 39GEO GER
Georgia Germany
Georgian National Olympic Committee Deutscher Olympischer SportBund
11 Machabeli Str. Otto-Fleck-Schneise 12
0105 Tbilisi 60528 Frankfurt am main
+995 322510057 +49 6967000
info@geonoc.org.ge office@dosb.de
www.geonoc.org.ge www.dosb.de
President President
Mr Leri KHABELOV Mr Alfons HOERMANN
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Emzar ZENAISHVILI Ms Veronika RUCKER
40 41GRE HUN
Greece Hungary
Comité Olympique Hellénique Hungarian Olympic Committee
52 Av. Dimitrios Vikelas Magyar Olimpiai bizottsag Csorsz u. 49-51
15233 Halandri Athens 1124 Budapest
+30 2106878888 +36 13868000
hoc@hoc.gr info@olimpia.hu
www.hoc.gr www.olimpia.hu
President President
Mr Spyros CAPRALOS Mr Krisztian KULCSAR
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Emmanuel KOLYMPADIS Mr Balint VEKASSY
42 43IRL ISL
Ireland Iceland
Olympic Federation of Ireland The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Olympic House, Harbour Road Howth Laugardalur Sports Center, Engjavegur 6
D13XK75 Dublin 104 Reykjavik
+353 18660555 +354 5144000
admin@olympicsport.ie isi@isi.is
www.olympics.ie www.isi.is
President President
Ms Sarah KEANE Mr Larus BLONDAL
Secretary General Secretary General
Ms Sarah O’SHEA Ms Liney Rut HALLDORSDOTTIR
44 45ISR ITA
Israel Italy
The Olympic Committee of Israel Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
6 Shitrit Street Largo Lauro de Bosis 15
6948206 Tel Aviv 00135 Roma
+972 36498385 +39 0636857814
nocil@nocil.co.il segretariogenerale@coni.it
www.olympicsil.co.il www.coni.it
President President
Mr Igal CARMI Mr Giovanni MALAGÒ
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Gilad LUSTIG Mr Carlo MORNATI
46 47KOS LAT
Kosovo Latvia
Kosovo Olympic Committee Latvian Olympic Committee
House of Sports, Agim Ramadani str. 43 / 1st floor 49 Elizabetes Street
10000 Pristina LV-1010 Riga
+381 38222223 +371 67282461
info@noc-kosovo.org lok@olimpiade.lv
www.noc-kosovo.org www.olimpiade.lv
President President
Mr Ismet KRASNIQI Mr Zorzs TIKMERS
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Besim ALITI Mr Karlis LEJNIEKS
48 49LIE LTU
Liechtenstein Lithuania
Liechtenstein Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
Landstrasse 81 15 Rue Olimpieciu
9494 Schaan 09237 Vilnius
+423 2323757 +370 52780640
office@olympic.li info@ltok.lt
www.olympic.li www.ltok.lt
President President
Mr Stefan MARXER Ms Daina GUDZINEVICIUTE
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Beat WACHTER Mr Valentinas PAKETURAS
50 51LUX MDA
Luxembourg Republic of Moldova
Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova
3 route d’Arlon Rue Puskin 11
L- 8009 Strassen 2012 Chisinau
+352 488048 +373 22223183
cosl@cosl.lu international@olympic.md
www.teamletzebuerg.lu www.olympic.md
President President
Mr Andre HOFFMANN Mr Nicolae JURAVSCHI
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Daniel DAX Ms Cristina VASILIANOV
52 53MKD MLT
North Macedonia Malta
Olympic Committee of North Macedonia Maltese Olympic Committee
P.O. Box 86 Bul. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu 17 National Swimming Pool Complex-M.T. Spinelli St
1000 Skopje GZR 1711 Gzira
+389 22462506 +356 21332801
mok@mok.org.mk moc@nocmalta.org
www.mok.org.mk www.nocmalta.org
President President
Mr Daniel DIMESKI Mr Julian PACE BONELLO
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Sasho POPOVSKI Mr Joseph CASSAR
54 55MNE MON
Montenegro Monaco
Montenegrin Olympic Committee Comité Olympique Monégasque
19 Decembra 21 Stade Louis II - 7 av. des Castelans
81000 Podgorica 98000 Monaco
+382 20664275 +377 92057167
cok@t-com.me secretariat@comite-olympique.mc
www.cok.me www.comite-olympique.mc
President President
Mr Dusan SIMONOVIC HSH Prince Albert II of MONACO
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Igor VUSUROVIC HE Ms Yvette LAMBIN-BERTI
56 57NED NOR
The Netherlands Norway
Nederlands Olympisch Comité* Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Nederlandse Sport Federatie and Confederation of Sports
Papendallaan 60 Servicebox 1, Ulleval Stadion
6816 VD Arnhem 0840 Oslo
+31 264834400 +47 21029000
international.affairs@nocnsf.nl nif-post@idrettsforbundet.no
www.nocnsf.nl www.idrettsforbundet.no
President President
Ms Anneke van ZANEN-NIEBERG Mr Berit KJØLL
Secretary General Acting Secretary General
Mr Gerard DIELESSEN Mr Rune MIDTHAUG
58 59POL POR
Poland Portugal
Polish Olympic Committee Comité Olímpico de Portugal
Wybrzeze Gdynskie 4 Travessa da Memoria 36
01-531 Warsaw 1300-403 Lisboa
+48 225603700 +351 213617260
pkol@pkol.pl correio@comiteolimpicoportugal.pt
www.olimpijski.pl www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt
President President
Mr Andrzej KRASNICKI Mr José Manuel CONSTANTINO
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Adam KRZESINSKI Mr José Manuel ARAUJO
60 61ROU RUS
Romania Russian Federation
Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee Russian Olympic Committee
The Olympic House, Boulevard Marasti 20A 8 Luzhnetskaya nab.
0011468 Bucarest S1 119991 Moscow
+40 213191600 +7 49507254535
noc.romania@cosr.ro office@olympic.ru
www.cosr.ro www.olympic.ru
President President
Mr Mihai COVALIU Mr Stanislav POZDNYAKOV
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr George BOROI Ms Anastasia DAVYDOVA
62 63SLO SMR
Slovenia San Marino
Olympic Committee of Slovenia Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese
Association of Sports Federations
Šmartinska cesta 140 Via Rancaglia 30
1000 Ljubljana 47899 D2 Serravalle
+386 12306000 +378 (0549)8856005
info@olympic.si nocsmr@cons.sm
www.olympic.si www.cons.sm
President President
Mr Bogdan GABROVEC Mr Gian Primo GIARDI
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Blaz PERKO Mr Eros BOLOGNA
64 65SRB SUI
Serbia Switzerland
Olympic Committee of Serbia Swiss Olympic Association
Generala Vasica 5 Haus des Sports, Talgutzentrum 27
11040 Belgrade CH-3063 Ittigen b. Bern
+381 113671574 +41 313597111
office@oks.org.rs info@swissolympic.ch
www.oks.org.rs www.swissolympic.ch
President President
Mr Bozidar MALJKOVIC Mr Jurg STAHL
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Djordje VISACKI Mr Roger SCHNEGG
66 67SVK SWE
Slovakia Sweden
Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee Swedish Olympic Committee
House of Sports Sofiatornet Olympiastadion
Junacka 6, 838 08 Bratislava S-11433, Stockholm
+421 249256101 +46 84026800
office@olympic.sk info@sok.se
www.olympic.sk www.sok.se
President President
Mr Anton SIEKEL Mr Mats ARJES
Secretary General Secretary General
Mr Jozef LIBA Ms Gunilla LINDBERG
68 69TUR UKR
Turkey Ukraine
National Olympic Committee of Turkey National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
Olympic House, Kisim Sonu 4 39-41 Khoryva st.
34158 Atakoy Istanbul 04071 Kiev
+90 2125600707 +380 443791277
info@olimpiyat.org.tr office@noc-ukr.org
www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr www.noc-ukr.org
President President
Prof. Dr. Ugur ERDENER Mr Sergey BUBKA
Secretary General Secretary General
Ms Nese GUNDOGAN Ms Natalia KOVALENKO
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73THE EUROPEAN GAMES
The European Games are a multisport event for the elite athletes of Europe, which
takes place every four years.
The idea to organise European Games has been launched even before the creation
of the Association, but then abandoned. It was resumed by the EOC, whose
project was initiated at the 2007 General Assembly in Valencia (ESP), where it was
agreed to conduct a feasibility study.
After five years, during which the matter was analysed and discussed with other
major stakeholders, at their 2012 General Assembly in Rome the majority of
the European NOCs voted to go ahead with the European Games. Azerbaijan’s
invitation to host in Baku the 2015 inaugural European Games was accepted.
The sports programme for the Baku 2015 included 20 sports and welcomed some
Krakow & Malopolska region 7’000 athletes.
2023 The 2nd European Games took place in Minsk from 21 to 30 June 2019.
About 4,000 athletes participated at the multisport event.
3rd EUROPEAN
GAMES
Krakow and Malopolska region (POL) will host the 3rd edition in 2023.
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77THE EYOF
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is the top multisport event for young
European athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. There are both a winter and
summer edition, which take place in two-year cycles, in odd years.
In 1990, on the initiative of their President Dr. Jacques Rogge, the EOC launched the
event under the name “European Youth Olympic Days” (EYOD), now EYOF.
Approximately 3,600 participants take part in the summer Festivals, and around
1,600 at the winter events.
The EYOF have become one of the best gateway for young promising athletes to
Olympic Games.
Since they were launched with the summer edition in 1991 in Brussels (BEL), the
EYOFs were staged successively in 1993 in Aosta (ITA) and in Valkenswaard (NED);
1995 in Andorra-la Vella (AND) and in Bath (GBR); 1997 in Sundsvall (SWE) and in
Lisbon (POR); 1999 in Poprad Tatry (SVK), Esbjerg (DEN), 2001 in Vuokatti (FIN) and
Murcia (ESP). In 2003 the EYOF were hosted in Bled (SLO) and Paris (FRA). Monthey
(SUI) and Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) organised the 2005 editions. The 2007 edition
took place in Jaca (ESP) and Belgrade (SRB), whilst those for 2009 were held in
Slask-Beskidy (POL) and Tampere (FIN). In 2011 they were held in Liberec (CZE) and
Trabzon (TUR). In 2013 Brasov (ROU) and Utrecht (NED). In 2015 Vorarlberg (AUT)/
Liechtenstein and Tbilisi (GEO). In 2017 Erzurum (TUR) and Györ (HUN). In 2019
Sarajevo & East Sarajevo (BIH) and Baku (AZE).
The 2021 organisers will be: Vuokatti (FIN) for the winter event. To avoid a clash
of dates with the rescheduled Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the summer edition in
Banska Bystrica (SVK) will be held in 2022.
The 2023 organizers will be: Friuli Venezia Giulia (ITA) winter. Maribor (SLO) summer.
In 2025, Georgia will host the winter edition in Borjomi & Bakuriani while Brno (CZE)
will hold the summer event.
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81THE GSSE
The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) are a multi sports event reserved
for the athletes from the countries of the European continent with less than one
million inhabitants.
Upon initiative by the NOC of Malta, in 1985 the Association launched the first edition
of GSSE which was organised in San Marino with the participation of teams from
8 countries: Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco
and San Marino.
Since then, they have taken place regularly every two years, with growing success.
In 2009, Montenegro became the 9th member country.
The second cycle games were organised in Monaco (1987), then in Cyprus (1989),
Andorra (1991), Malta (1993), Luxembourg (1995), Iceland (1997), Liechtenstein (1999),
San Marino (2001), then again Malta (2003), Andorra (2005), Monte Carlo (2007),
Cyprus (2009), Liechtenstein (2011), Luxembourg (2013), Iceland (2015), San Marino
(2017) and Montenegro (2019).
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the next edition will be in Malta in 2023.
83EOC HEAD OFFICE
Villino Giulio Onesti
Via della Pallacanestro 19
00135 Rome, Italy
+39 06 36857828
eoc@eurolympic.org
www.eurolympic.org
85EOC EU-OFFICE
71 Avenue de Cortenbergh
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
+32 2 7380320
info@euoffice.eurolympic.org
www.euoffice.eurolympic.org
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