OSC Newsletter

Olympic Agenda reforms highlights

Ahead of the 144th IOC Session in Greece that happened earlier this month, the IOC has released the highlights of the Olympic Agenda reforms, summarised in 10 topics.

More information on each of the topics can be found here.

Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World

An Olympism365 Summit will take place from 3 to 5 June in Lausanne, Switzerland, to showcase the collective impact of over 550 sports and community initiatives supported by the IOC and delivered by global and local partners. The event can be followed through virtual participation and a public livestream. More information here.

New ZOOM IN page on artificial intelligence in sport

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in sport has become transformative, creating numerous opportunities to enhance talent identification, performance and tactics, health and fitness, education, broadcasting and ticketing, among many other areas. As AI continues to evolve, rigorous consideration and research on the opportunities presented, but also its risks and ethical challenges in areas of data privacy, security, accountability, fairness, job displacement and environmental impact, to name just a few, are essential.

Our new ZOOM IN page on “Artificial intelligence in sport” on the Olympic World Library brings together a wide range of selected resources and reference pages on this rapidly evolving topic to facilitate your task. We hope you find it useful. Discover it here.

International Olympic Case Study Competition

Congratulations to all 375 students from almost 30 universities from across the globe, who participated in the 2024/2025 edition of the International Olympic Case Study Competition (CSC) on the topic “Growing an Olympic sport towards new participants and audiences” for taking on the challenge. The finals (undergraduate and masters’ categories) were held on 19 March in front of international juries, representing the Olympic Movement and the academic community. Information on the winning teams is available here.

We now announce the launch of the 2025/2026 edition of the programme, on the topic "Accompanying and Supporting Young Elite Athletes". The details and link for registration will be published on this page.

If you are teaching bachelor classes or master’s level students in sports management, sports economics, sports governance, sociology, media and communications or political sciences, check it out. We hope that this programme meets your interest and invite you to share it with your peers. Don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions.

2025 research grants awarded

With the support of our Grant Selection Committee, we have awarded four projects with a research grant for the 2025 edition of the PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme.

The grant holders were selected from among 35 candidates from 20 countries. The details of their projects are available here.

Since 1999, the OSC has awarded over 320 research projects awarded grants (see list here).

The 2026 edition of the programme will be launched in June. Stay tuned!

IOA Sessions

Registration is open for the following sessions of the International Olympic Academy (deadlines in parentheses):

- Master’s Degree Programme in Olympic Studies, Olympic Education and Management of Olympic Events (30 April 2025)
- 15th International Session for Educators of Higher Institutes of Physical Education (30 April 2025)
- 32nd International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students (15 May 2025)

You can find all the information on the IOA’s website. If you have any questions, please contact the IOA at ioa@ioa.org.gr.

International Olympic Research Conference

The Bharat Centre of Olympic Research and Education‘s Drishti shares excerpts and key takeaways from their four-day conference held in January. More information here.