Boryana Kaleyn – mastering the beauty of Rhythmic Gymnastics 

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women’s campaign celebrates notable women athletes who have proudly represented or will represent their nations in the Olympic games. These athletes have made significant contributions to their respective sports and are powerful role models in this field. An excellent inspiration is Boryana Kaleyn, a rhythmic gymnast who exemplifies the dedication and sacrifice…

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Tina Maze – A Slovenian Alpine Skiing Legend 

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women’s campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or will represent their nations in the Olympic games. These athletes have made significant contributions to their respective sports and are powerful role models advocating for gender equality in sports. One such athlete is Tina Maze, born in…

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Sara Sjöström: a Swedish long standing world champion swimmer

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women’s campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or will represent their nations in the Olympic games. These athletes have made significant contributions to their respective sports and are powerful role models advocating for gender equality in sports. One such athlete is Sara Sjöström, a Swedish…

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Czech Biathlon Legend Advocates for Mental Health and Resilience 

    Gabriela Soukalová is a former Czech national biathlete, overall successful as:    2015-16 Biathlon World Cup winner  Double silver medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games  Bronze medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games  World Champion in sprint  Silver medallist in the endurance race and bronze in the pursuit race of Hochfilzen 2017 …

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Integrating intersectionality in Gender Equality Plans 

Mutual Learning Workshop  June 13-14, 2024  Thessaloniki  For one day and a half, the SUPPORTER consortium met in person for a second Mutual Learning Workshop to support implementing partners in developing inclusive, innovative, impactful and intersectional gender equality plans.   The focus of this workshop was on intersectionality, and how to integrate an intersectional approach in…

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Inspiring road of Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar  

    Young and talented Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar inspires many young athletes worldwide. Born on 19 January 2006 in Mostar, she has left an unerasable trace in swimming sport already by the age of 18. As the second youngest swimmer, only 15 years old, she participated in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. …

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New SUPPORTER deliverable: report on the design of the institutional roadmaps 

SUPPORTER has released a report outlining the development and implementation of institutional roadmaps to advance gender equality within the project’s eight implementing organisations: University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (UNIBL), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of sport (UL), Charles University (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport), National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, (NSA),…

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#InclusionForEquality: embracing diversity through inclusive GEPs

In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2024, sister projects AGRIGEP, BUDGET-IT, NEXUS and SUPPORTER, which have been focusing on developing gender equality plans, are joining forces to raise awareness about the connection between diversity, inclusion, and gender equality. Gender equality cannot be achieved independently; instead, it is interconnected with…

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Marie-José Pérec: a French legend of track and field

Marie-José Pérec, born in 1968 in Guadeloupe, is a French athletics legend, renowned nationally and internationally.    At 16, she moved to Paris where her talents were quickly recognized, leading her to represent France in the 1988 Olympics Her breakthrough came in 1991 when she became the World Champion in the 400 m, setting the…

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