ENGSO LOGO Poem
An azure bridge and a yellow star          There are those who might ask, why they are          The ENGSO logo, and what they mean          The answer's our aims, our hopes, our dream                    The bridge it will help span many a gap          People may cross without fear or mishap          It will link all the nations from every place          No matter the colour, the gender or race                    A star is a symbol, it shines in the sky          It's something to aim for no matter how high          From beginners to veterans there's always a place          For all who take part and join in the race                    At the ENGSO Assemblies we are but a few          Of the many millions, who want us to do          Our best representing their wishes and dreams          for the future of sport and all that it means                    So welcome dear friends both the old and the new          Your commitment ot ENGSO will see us get through          Our tasks, which are many with objectives so high          But our bridge it will help reach that star in the sky.                   

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Main Aims

   
             
       

European National Sports Confederations and National Olympic Committees, if they are the national umbrella organisations for sports, form the association “European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation” (ENGSO) which is a non-profit making or distributing organisation with public responsibilities. This means that the members of ENGSO represent the national sport in its broadest sense - from children and youth sport, over “sport for all” activities to elite sports.

ENGSO presently has 40 national umbrella sports organisations as members. ENGSO is today the only European sports organisation having been granted consultative status by the Council of Europe.

  The main aims of ENGSO are as follows:
  • to promote and to defend the independence and autonomy of sports on Europe;
  • to meet the political and economical impact of EU on sport in Europe;
  • to assist in improving sports development - from children and youth sport, over “sport for all” activities to elite sports – in the member countries.
  • to take active part in development of the East-West and North-South co-operation;
  • to raise the status and credibility of sports in the member countries, as well as actively combat the negative tendencies in sports;
  • to support voluntarism as an important factor for development in society;
  • to develop democracy in sports;
  • to promote equality between men and women in sports;
  • to build bridges between different organisations dealing with “sport for all” activities.
 
             
               
 
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