On March 26, 2026, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published a new policy titled “Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport and Guiding Considerations for In
The Erasmus+ funded project PLUSS – LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society (coordinated by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation) is entering the home stretch. The overarching goal o
Is taking part all that matters? – Does sports bring Europe together? Do recreational and competitive sports promote European integration and mutual understanding? In the wake of the Winter Olympics i
We are happy to highlight and feature a historic collaboration between Panathlon International, the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and
From 5–8 October 2025, Marloes Ekkelboom, research associate and PhD candidate at the Institute for Sport History, participated in the Play the Game Conference in Tampere, Finland. The conference brin
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Christine Joisten, Head of the Department of Physical Activity in Public Health at the Institute for Movement and Neuroscience, was elected as the new President of the German Societ
At the invitation of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC), Prof. Wassong delivered a lecture at the distinguished club on 3 June, focusing on Pierre de Coubertin's visits to the NYAC in 1889 and 1893, as
Our institute is pleased to announce, in collaboration with several co-editors from the Olympic Studies Centre at the DSHS and the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen, the publication of a