On 24 September 2026, ENGSO project coordinator Ophelie Delobel attended an in-person consultation on the revision of the Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps Inclusion and Diversity Strategy, held in Brussels and organized by DG EAC - Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture...
The Equality Within Sport - Mentoring Programme, organised by ENGSO’s EWS Committee, kicked off virtually on 21 September 2026. Running from September 2026 to May 2027, this programme is supported by the adidas Foundation and builds on the GEIN programme's experience. The programme brings together 20...
The 2026 European Week of Sport officially kicked off on Wednesday, 23 September, with the official opening taking place in Dublin, Ireland, under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The opening followed the Presidency Conference on Traditional Sports and Games, organised...
From 17–18 September 2026, the ENGSO Executive Committee (ExCom) met in Bratislava, Slovakia, for its regular meeting. The meeting was hosted by ENGSO member the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee....
Tarja Krum, Chair of ENGSO’s Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee, has received the Fredrika Runeberg Award 2026 for her work on equality, non-discrimination and LGBTQIA+ rights in sport. As an award beyond sport, the recognition also highlights the wider societal impact of equality and human...
Many sport and physical activity programmes continue to be designed without adequately considering women’s bodies, life stages and health needs. As a result, programmes may inadvertently create barriers to participation, undermine wellbeing or fail to support women’s long-term engagement in sport and physical activity. Creating...
The 9th IWG Women & Sport Global Summit was held from 9–11 July 2026 in Birmingham, UK, organised by Sport+ Recreation Alliance (ENGSO member) and IWG UK Secretariat. The ENGSO Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee led the European Continental Session, highlighting how commitments can be...
The ENGSO Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee officially commenced its new 2026-2028 mandate in May 2026. The committee members gathered for their first in-person meeting in Budapest during the ENGSO General Assembly, marking the beginning of a new term and providing an opportunity to set...
The Implementation Dialogue on the European Week of Sport with the European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, took place on 23 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium....
On 23 June, celebrated worldwide as Olympic Day, the European sport community gathered in Brussels for the #BeActive EU Sport Awards Ceremony. The event was hosted by the Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, and officially opened by Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen,...