SPORTS - NOT-FOR-PROFIT EUROPEAN SPORT EVENTS

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EUROPEAN SPORT EVENT?

This Action is aimed to:

• support the implementation, in the field of sport, of EU strategies in the areas of social inclusion and equal opportunities, notably the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Disability Strategy
• support the implementation of the EU Physical Activity Guidelines, to encourage participation in sport and physical activity;
• support the possible organisation of the European Week of Sport

WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED UNDER THIS ACTION?

Support for events will imply assigning EU grants to individual organisations in charge of the preparation, organisation and follow-up to a given event. The transnational element will be ensured by the participation in the event of sportspeople coming from at least twelve Programme Countries. The following standard activities will be supported under this Action (non-exhaustive list):

• organisation of training activities for athletes, coaches, organisers and volunteers in the run-up to the event
• organisation of the event
• organisation of side-activities to the sporting event (conferences, seminars)
• implementation of legacy activities (evaluations, drafting of future plans)

The expected results of these events are:

• increased visibility and awareness of events aimed at promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity
• increased participation in sport, physical activity and volunteering activity