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This year EMCA will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. This special celebration will take place in Piraeus, Greece on the 29th and 30th of September 2023 by organising a conference.

This unique conference will take place over 2 days and will consist of several events, including an assembly, project planning meetings and a gala dinner. The absolute highlight of our gathering will be the international conference dedicated to the European definition of multisport and the relevance that multisport clubs have played in key European municipalities and cities. Multiple (International) speakers and experts will speak at this international conference and will shed their light upon this subject. In short, an event not to be missed.

Full details and agenda will be sent out shortly.

We look forward to seeing you there!

EMCA members participated in the General Assembly of EPSI, held in July in Azores, Portugal, which provided a platform for convening and discussing important matters related to sport innovation. The assembly facilitated the exchange of ideas, sharing of insights, and addressing key issues to advance the sports industry.

After the General Assembly, a two-day conference followed, during which EPSI participants and members actively engaged in detailed discussions concerning new project ideas and potential funding opportunities. This conference proved to be an invaluable opportunity for collaboration, encouraging the exploration of innovative approaches and strategies to enhance the sports sector.

Yesterday the project partner HAŠK Mladost from Zagreb, Croatia held their local sport event.

30 athletes (7 – 19 years old) living with diabetes type 1 participated in the event. They were doing all kinds of sport activities like kids atheltics, sport polygon, small football and similar.

This training was made as part of the focus groups that have been testing the handbook that has been made for all target groups: kids and youth with diabetes, their parents and most important coaches and teachers.

Thanks to DiaEuro Team Croatia junior team that come to be a part of this joint training.

Also, thanks to Zagrebacko dijabeticko drustvo and “Međimurski Slatkiši” for helping with organisation.

The 2023 EU Sport Forum is taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, from May 2-3, under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of Europe. The forum opened by Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner, and Tomasz Frankowski, member of the European Parliament.

EMCA is represented in Sweden at the 2023 EU Sport Forum by Bojan Mijatovic, Director of Development and Sustainability of EMCA.

The main focus of this year’s event is on the most pressing issues in the sports sector, with a particular emphasis on integrity, good governance, and gender equality. In addition, the forum will address sustainability in major sporting events, the significance of sports for physical and mental health, and how best to support athletes in developing skills and qualifications during and after their sports careers.

Tackling Diabetes with Sport – Guide to Type 1 Diabetes and Sport

As the main result of the Sports&Diabetes project a Guidebook Tackling Diabetes with sport was created. Even though the project has finished in December the positive effects are just starting.

This simple, comprehensive, and easy-to-use publication that quickly provides information about the basics of doing sport when living with Type 1 diabetes is available in 5 project languages. It has been widely accepted in the diabetes community where the interest to produce 22 additional translations has been expressed.

The PDF version of the publication in five partner languages as well as versions in other languages, and additional materials are available at sportsanddiabetes.eu.

This is the first project where EMCA is the coordinator. The 30-month project officially commenced in February 2023, where the kick off meeting was held in Brussels.

The meeting set out the various project phases and was a great opportunity for the technical partner, SS Lazio Teqball, to provide a better understanding for all partners as to the 5 Teq sports that the project will be promoting.

The European Commission and European Education and Culture Executive Agency hosted the first in-person Erasmus+ Sport Info Day on January 30, 2023, since the Covid-19 pandemic.

EMCA’s participants were informed about the and funding opportunities of the Erasmus+ program and were given the opportunity to network and initiate contacts with potential project partners.