Senior World Championships • Astana, Kazakhstan
Olympic Solidarity is funded by the International Olympic Committee.
For the 2025-2028 period, Olympic Solidarity (OS) World Programmes cover the main areas of sports development : athletes, coaches, administrators, promotion of Olympic values and knowledge-sharing.
Two new programmes have been added on the list : Athlete Career Transition and Refugee Athlete Support, as well as a new unit dedicated to Forums and Special Projects
Presenting this guide, we wish to inform you in detail the content of the programmes dedicated to the athletes, coaches’ and entourage so that you may benefit of these funds through your National Olympic Committee.
The main change for this new quadrennial is for the differentiation of small and big National Olympic Committees. The NOC’s that attended the last Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021 with over 50 athletes are considered big NOC. The smaller NOC are those with less than 50 athletes and therefore, the programmes are adapted.
Following the successful programme of the International Olympic Committee regarding the participation of Refugee Teams since Rio 2016 Olympic Games up to Paris 2024, the programme has been renewed for the 2026 and 2028 Olympic Games.
The followings are of particular interest to National Federations:
Applications to the Olympic Solidarity World Programmes are made through your National Olympic Committee. We encourage national federations to apply via your NOCs. Subject to change at the discretion of IOC.
Contact development@uww.org for more information.