EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

EUROPEAN WEEK OF SPORT (EWOS)

The European Week of Sport (EWOS) and #BeActive

campaign, initiated by the European Commission, promote

sport and physical activity across Europe. EUSA, along with

national coordinators and partners, aims to improve health

and strengthen the continent based on shared values.

The emphasis of the European

Week of Sport is that sport,

recreation, and physical

activity are for everyone,

regardless of age, background,

or fitness level. With a focus

on grassroots initiatives the

European Commission, national

coordinators and partners strive

to inspire Europeans to #BeActive

on a regular basis and to

create opportunities in peoples’

everyday lives to be more active.

Every year from 23 to 30

September, the European Week

of Sport promotes more active,

healthier lifestyles to millions of

people in Europe and beyond.

This year the International Day

of University Sports joined

the global Olympic initiative

#LetsMove.

The official opening of the

European Week of Sport was

carried out on in Budapest, in

cooperation of the Hungarian

Presidency of the Council of

the European Union and the

European Commission.

Hungarian capital hosted the

opening ceremony of the

European Week of Sport at the

occasion of the LED run, taking

place on September 23 at the

National Athletics Centre, where

a newly built community sporting

facility opened its doors for the

general public.

The event was opened by

Adam Schmidt, Hungarian State

Secretary for Sport; Georg

Hausler, Director of Culture,

Creativity and Sport at the

European Commission; and

Gabor Balogh, President of the

National School, University

and Leisure Sport Federation,

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