In a welcome speech addressed to the 3rd General Assembly of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) today, Acting President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Niels Nygaard expressed his confidence that a “great” Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would be held this summer and underscored the important role sport plays in fostering peace, solidarity and respect. … Czytaj dalej
The EOC has officially opened the candidatures for the 6th Winter Piotr Nurowski “Best Young European Athlete” Prize. … Czytaj dalej
The Polish Olympic Committee’s Chapter of the Grand Honorary Sports Award of Piotr Nurowski selected the winners for 2020. These are: Iga Świątek, Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Sierzputowski, the coach of our tennis player. … Czytaj dalej
Three-time Olympic champion Kamil Stoch won his third ski jumping Four Hills Tournament in style after clinching an emphatic win at Bischofshofen in Austria, scoring 300.7 points. … Czytaj dalej
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) unveiled today a new trophy for the Piotr Nurowski Prize (PNP), awarded to the best young European athlete of the year in both summer and winter sports. … Czytaj dalej
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the event programme and athlete quotas for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which are centred on gender equality and youth. … Czytaj dalej
In a consultative meeting held today by videoconference, the IOC Executive Board (EB), took the decision to reallocate medals, diplomas and medallist pins from the Olympic Games London 2012 based on decisions made by the IOC Disciplinary Commission. … Czytaj dalej
Robert Lewandowski, the Bayern Munich striker and the captain of the Polish national football team, won this year’s ranking of the 50 Most Influential People in Polish Sport run by the “Forbes Magazine” and “Pentagon Research”. The President of the Polish Olympic Committee Andrzej Kraśnicki (14th) also were ranked high. … Czytaj dalej
The world’s leaders assembled at the virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit, hosted by the G20 presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have expressed their strong support for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. … Czytaj dalej
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Beijing 2022 Organising Committee concluded a virtual Joint Project Review today, during which achievements, future milestones and COVID-19 countermeasures were discussed. … Czytaj dalej