Inauguration of the Association of European National Olympic Academies

The establishment of the European National Olympic Academies Association was successfully concluded in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 24 representatives of National Olympic Academies met at the Slovenian capital during the 4th Congress of the European National Olympic Academies in order to discuss the cultivation and propagation of Olympic Education in Europe as well as the role that the National Olympic Academies should play in the Olympic and sports movement worldwide.

Consequently, the first Executive Board of the European National Olympic Academies Association was elected: Professor Manfred Lämmer (Germany) as President, Professor Marina Bulatova (Ukraine) as Vice-president, Dr Lozan Mitev (Bulgaria) as Vice-President, Αleš Šolan (Slovenia) as Treasurer, Dr Ivans Klementjevs (Latvia) and Assistant Professor Saša Ceraj (Croatia) as members.

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