EUSA Magazine 2019-20

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EUROPEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEES


As an official partner of the European Olympic Committees, EUSA was present


in Warsaw, Poland as one of the invited guests at the 48th General Assembly of


the European Olympic Committees, which took place on October 25-26, 2019.


Present at the annual event on
behalf of EUSA was President
Mr Adam Roczek and Secretary
General Mr Matjaz Pecovnik.


International Olympic
Committee (IOC) President
Mr Thomas Bach provided the
welcome address for the two-
day meeting, highlighting the
efficiency and dynamism of the
50 European National Olympic
Committees while discussing
the need for unity, political
neutrality and solidarity in order
to achieve the Olympic mission
of building a better world
through sport.


EOC President Mr Janez
Kocijancic reiterated the
importance of universality,
good governance and ethics
in all organisations of Olympic


Movement in his address,
and called for the continent’s
premier multi-sports events to
be better integrated into the
Olympic fold.

Reports on the activities of the
EOC head office as well as the
Minsk European Games were
then given, before addresses
by Polish NOC President and
host of the event Mr Andrzej
Krasnicki, and Minister of Sport
and Tourism of Poland Mr
Witold Banka.

Former EOC Executive
Committee Member and
President of the Slovak Olympic
Committee Mr Frantisek
Chmelar (SVK) was awarded
the EOC Order of Merit for his
lifelong service to sport and the
Olympic Movement in Europe

ahead of the conclusion of
the General Assembly which
was followed by the 100th
Anniversary Gala for the
National Olympic Committee of
Poland.

At the occasion, EUSA was
able to meet with a number
of other partner organisations
including the Federation of
International University Sport
(FISU), the European Handball
Federation (EHF), European
Fair Play Movement (EFPM),
the European Table Tennis
Union (ETTU) and the European
Non-Governmental Sports
Organisation (ENGSO).

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