Archery and Muaythai Added to European Games 2023 02/25/21
The European Games Kraków-MaÅ‚opolska 2023 will showcase the continent’s top athletes in a range of Olympic and non-Olympic sports, including archery and muaythai, the latest additions to the programme of the third edition of Europe’s leading multisport event.
Archery will be making its third straight appearance at the European Games, while muaythai, also known as Thai Boxing, will make its European Games debut in 2023.
“The European Games give our continent’s elite athletes in popular non-Olympic sports the chance to compete at the highest level and showcase their exceptional talents to a wider audience, said Acting President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Niels Nygaard. We are excited to offer a strong mix of both with the inclusion of archery and muaythai on the 2023 programme today.”
EOC evaluating possibility of holding in-person General Assembly in Athens Friday, 12 February 2021
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has said it is continuing to evaluate the feasibility of holding its General Assembly in person in Athens during April.
The 50th EOC General Assembly is scheduled for April 18 and 19.
The meeting will see the election of the new EOC President, Executive Committee and an Ethics Committee.
EOC Acting President Niels Nygaard of Denmark and Greece’s Spyros Capralos are seeking to be elected President.
Nygaard has led the organisation on a temporary basis since the death of Janez Kocijančič last June.
EOC WELCOMES BOXING, SHOOTING TO EUROPEAN GAMES KRAKOW-MALOPOLSKA 2023 02/01/21
The sports programme for the 3rd European Games in Kraków-MaÅ‚opolska is taking shape rapidly, with boxing and shooting becoming the latest Olympic sports to sign on for Europe’s leading multi-sports event for elite athletes in 2023.
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) reached agreements with the European Shooting Confederation (ESC) and European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) this week, making boxing and shooting the seventh and eighth sports included on the programme since December 2020.
“Our goal is to provide a springboard for our best European athletes from our European Games to the Olympic Games, which follow a year later,” said EOC Acting President Niels Nygaard. “We are pleased that so many Olympic sports also see the value in our continental event, which gives their athletes the opportunity to compete at the very highest level while also getting an authentic taste of the Olympic
EOC approves election procedure after amendment to boost gender balance Wednesday, 27 January 2021
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has approved its election procedure following amendments to the organisation’s statutes approved last month, which are aimed at boosting gender balance.
A motion was put forward by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) last month to ensure that a minimum of five of the 16 Executive Committee members be of each gender.
The statute amendment was passed at a virtual EOC General Assembly.
A total of 49 valid votes were cast, with 43 approving the motion and six against.
The EOC said the Legal Affairs Commission has drawn up the election procedure, following the amendment.
The European Olympic Committees has announced that badminton is the
latest sport to be added to the programme for the Kraków-Małopolska
2023 European Games.