46TH INTERNATIONAL SESSION FOR YOUNG PARTICIPANTS.

The International Olympic Academy (IOA) with its headquarters and educational centre in ancient Olympia, Greece, is the centre of Olympic education. IOA has five basic educational programmes, as well as three additional specialized Olympic educational programmes for different key groups in sport. One of the basic IOA Olympic education programmes includes the arranging of International Sessions for young participants. The two-week annual session, traditionally held in June or July, is designed as an introduction to Olympism and the Olympic movement. The IOA brings together a large international group of young people who are primarily students, Olympic athletes, people active in sport and teaching, or engaged in their respective National Olympic Committees or National Olympic Academies. The aim of the IOA is to educate, but more importantly, to motivate young people to use the experience and knowledge gained during the session in promoting the Olympic ideals and educating others in their respective countries (www.ioa.org.gr). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]