EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR GRASSROOTS
SPORT (ENGSO) & ENGSO YOUTH
ENGSO, the leading voice for voluntary grassroots sport in Europe, is a non-profit
organization representing National Sport Confederations and National Olympic
Committees from 34 European countries. Its youth arm, ENGSO Youth, focuses on
the sport-for-all sector for young Europeans under 35 in over 30 countries.
In 2024, EUSA was represented at
a few events organised by ENGSO
and ENGSO Youth, supporting,
learning, and affirming the already
great, established, and fruitful
collaboration between the two
organisations.
Back in April, the European
Summit on Gender Equality
and Diversity in Sport was
held in Brussels, organised
by the ENGSO member
Opes International within the
framework of the project Sport
and Equality, which is co-funded
by the European Union.
The meeting gathered all major
European sport stakeholders
committed to improving equality
in sport: the Sport Unit of the
European Commission, Council
of Europe EPAS, European
Olympic Committees – EOC and
European Olympic Committees
EU Office – EOC EU Office,
Global Observatory for Gender
Equality & Sport, EUSA –
European University Sports
Association, EGLSF, Leap Sports
Scotland, and International
Working Group of Women in
Sport (IWG). All of the present
representatives shared a scoop
of their most important actions
taken as well as future plans and
actions to be implemented in the
future.Later on in the year, ENGSO
held its 32nd General Assembly,
hosted by ENGSO member
Sport Austria, in Vienna from
14-16 June 2024. On the same
occasion, the 21st ENGSO Youth
Assembly, EU seminar, and
ENGSO seminars on Equality and
Sport were held.ENGSO welcomed five new
member organisations,
increasing its membership to
38 National Sport Federations,
National Olympic Committees
and European Sport
Organisations. The General
Assembly also approved updates
to the ENGSO statutes, making
ENGSO more inclusive andopen to new memberships and
opportunities.At the events, EUSA was
represented by EUSA Student
Commission Member Franciska
Coko.In November, under the theme
of “Values of sport: building
bridges in a united Europe”, the
2024 European Sport Platform
was an opportunity to shape the
future of European grassroots
sport while discussing and
exchanging experiences on how
to equip organisations and clubs
in analyzing how our society
can advance thanks to values
such as integrity, equality, and
good governance in sport. It
was also the occasion to unite
and strengthen the European
grassroots sport movement and
discuss the role and impact
of sport in building stronger
communities and more peaceful
societies also through the
promotion of EU values.The event started with the
Sports as Value final conference
built around the Erasmus+
funded project Sports as Value,
which offered research and
insightful discussions about
Balkan grassroots sport and
the importance of integrating
European values within it with a
goal of building more peaceful
societies in a historically
fragmented region.The workshops that followed
discussed trending issues,
including integrity in sports,
the prevention of match-fixing
within European sports, and the
safeguarding of young people’s
mental health, the lasting legacy
of major sporting events, human
rights and equality, and the role
of cities in inspiring healthier and
active communities.MORE INFO:
http://www.engso.euEUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2024-2025^149