9 days to go to Olympic Day: Peru Combines Cultural and Sporting Events to Mark Olympic Day
14 | 6 | 2015
Art and sport will come together in Peru as part of the country’s Olympic Day celebrations as it looks to mark the 121st anniversary of the... Read More
10 days to go to Olympic Day: Tajikistan Plans Week-Long Olympic Day Celebration
13 | 6 | 2015
Tajikistan is planning a week-long celebration of sport to mark this year’s Olympic Day thanks to the WOA development grant which has allowed... Read More
AISTS invites applications for Athlete Scholarship programme
8 | 6 | 2015
An exciting opportunity has arisen through the International Academy for Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) in the Olympic capital of Lausanne.... Read More
WOA Awarded Place on IOC Commission for Sport and Active Society
4 | 6 | 2015
The WOA’s work on behalf of Olympians and its ongoing promotion of Olympism around the world has been rewarded with a place on the IOC’s... Read More
Masanga Hospital Thanks WOA for #TargetEbola Support
3 | 6 | 2015
The Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone has expressed gratitude to the World Olympians Association for providing support via the #TargetEbola campaign... Read More
Peter Tallberg’s Olympian Legacy Lives On
2 | 6 | 2015
The legacy of Finnish Olympic legend and long-serving IOC member Peter Tallberg will live on through a fund in his name, which will raise money for... Read More
Olympians Standout Amongst World’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes
1 | 6 | 2015
Olympians have cemented their status as powerful global stars according to SportsPro’s elite list of the World’s 50 Most Marketable... Read More
Belgian Olympians gear up for Olympic Day with One Month to Go
23 | 5 | 2015
Belgium’s Olympians are the first to feature in our 2015 Olympic Day countdown as we build towards the 67th edition of the global celebration... Read More
WOA Launches Olympic Day Countdown
22 | 5 | 2015
With one month to go until Olympic Day Olympians everywhere are busy planning activities to mark the 67th edition of the global event and the WOA... Read More
GB Olympians to run Westminster Mile
20 | 5 | 2015
More than 100 Olympians will run their own special race as part of the Bupa Westminster Mile this Sunday. The event, the biggest festival... Read More
WOA says get active on Olympic Day
18 | 5 | 2015
As the Olympic Movement gears up for Olympic Day 2015, the WOA is encouraging NOAs and their Olympian members to get involved in activities for... Read More
WOA mourns Olympic great Peter Tallberg
16 | 5 | 2015
The WOA is saddened to learn of the death of Peter Tallberg, former WOA Board Member and IOC Member in Finland, at the age of 77. A five-time... Read More
Olympians support Peace & Sport Watch
24 | 4 | 2015
Peace & Sport’s Champions for Peace, a group of ambassadors many of whom are Olympians, are supporting the Peace and Sport... Read More
Czech Olympians Club first to apply for 2015 Development Grant
21 | 4 | 2015
The Czech Olympians Club, the member organisation for Olympians in the Czech Republic, are the first NOA to apply for the 2015 WOA NOA... Read More
IDSDP 2015 gets royal backing in Monaco
15 | 4 | 2015
HSH Prince Albert II and HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco led fellow Olympians and more than 400 children in a series of activities to support the... Read More
iSR Academy to Provide Free Higher Education to Olympians
11 | 4 | 2015
In a major boost to Olympians everywhere the International Sports Relations Foundation (iSR) has announced the launch of the iSR Academy, a new... Read More
Four-time Olympian and IOC Member Angela Ruggiero joins WOA Executive Board
9 | 4 | 2015
American Ice Hockey great Angela Ruggiero has joined the World Olympians Association (WOA) Executive Board as the IOC Athletes’ Commission... Read More
US Olympic Rowers Reunite and Promote #IDSDP2015
8 | 4 | 2015
Dozens of former members of the US Olympic Rowing team reunited in San Diego recently to kick-start US Rowing’s Rio 2016 campaign. The rowers... Read More