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Building a better world through sport

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Olympic Values

Through the Olympic Solidarity Olympic Values programmes, NOCs contribute to the Olympic Movement’s vision of a better world through sport, supporting the objectives of the IOC’s Olympism365 strategy. The programmes deliver results by strengthening organisations and creating impact at community level, promoting physical activity, Olympism, values‑based education, culture and heritage.

In 2025, the Olympic Values programmes provided four main types of financial assistance:

  • Initiatives and projects implemented by NOCs, either independently or in partnership with other organisations: 122 NOCs delivered a total of 301 projects.
  • Training and education scholarships: 212 scholarships for 116 NOCs.
  • Participation in International Olympic Academy (IOA) sessions for National Olympic Academies (NOAs) and Young Olympic Ambassadors: 124 participants.
  • Olympic Day celebrations: 168 grants in support of activities worldwide.

Priority areas by continent

  • Africa Values-based education projects, inclusion and community impact
  • America Values-based education projects, environmental sustainability
  • Asia Values-based education projects
  • Europe Values-based education projects, community sport, safe sport, Olympic culture
  • Oceania Values-based education projects, culture

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Olympism365

Through Olympism365, the IOC harnesses sport to drive positive change in people’s lives, communities, and society, 365 days a year. The strategy brings together diverse organisations and social impact initiatives under one shared vision: that sport can help build a better world.

Olympism365 in Action

The strategy is delivered through three interconnected streams:

  1. Thematic Portfolios of sport and social impact projects: In 2025, the IOC mobilised 12 multi-stakeholder consortia across 5 thematic areas: health, education and livelihoods, equality and inclusion, safer communities, and innovation. These brought together 34 UN and international organisations, financing institutions and INGOs; 181 local implementing organisations; 42 National Olympic Committees; and 6 International federations. Together 221 sport and social impact initiatives were delivered across 87 countries.
  2. NOC investment through Olympic Solidarity: In 2025, the IOC supported 301 social, economic and environmental sustainability projects delivered by NOCs, contributing to the Olympism365 strategy. These projects were funded through the IOC’s Olympic Solidarity programme.
  3. IOC flagship projects: Five key flagship initiatives delivered by the IOC contribute to the Olympism365 strategy: the IOC Young Leaders Programme, the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), the Let's Move campaign, Athletes Giving Back, and the Olympafrica O!Yes Programme.

Thematic Impact Areas

Results delivered across Olympism365 thematic areas in 2025 include:

Sport, Education and Livelihoods

51,900 young people supported with skills development and access to education and employment opportunities across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sport, Health and Active Communities

1.1 million people engaged in sport and physical activity across six countries, and over 5,000 coaches, teachers and youth workers trained to promote sport participation and physical activity.

Sport, Equality and Inclusive Communities

31 projects in 10 Pacific countries funded and supported to advance gender equality and inclusion through the Oceania Impact Network Play for Equity Fund.

Sport, Peace and Safe Communities

11 projects across 4 countries in Southeast Asia using sport in youth crime prevention strategies, targeting 80,000 young people.

Innovation and urban sport

77 sport-based social impact initiatives across 42 countries supported through the Olympism365 Innovation Hub, alongside targeted support for four cities to strengthen sport infrastructure improvements and sport participation programmes through the Sport for Sustainable Urban Development Initiative.

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A focus on the Olympafrica O!YES programme

The third edition of the O!YES programme (2024 - 2025) was implemented across 29 Olympafrica centres in 23 countries, continuing its mission to empower young people through sport and the Olympic values while promoting social inclusion and gender equality. Building on previous editions, the programme combined regular sports sessions, educational workshops and community‑based events to reach a broad and diverse youth population.

A total of 1,885 participants took part in bi‑weekly sports sessions across four disciplines, while workshops addressing inclusion, sustainability and vulnerable groups engaged more than 11,500 participants. The O!YES Tournament and O!YES Day further expanded the programme’s reach, together reaching over 83,000 young people and community members. Female participation continued to increase across all activities, supported in particular by the Allianz Girls Support Initiative, which addressed barriers to girls’ participation through education and practical support.

The programme contributed to improved psychosocial skills, greater social connectedness and a stronger sense of safety and belonging among participants. It also strengthened the capacity of centres through enhanced safeguarding systems, improved monitoring and evaluation tools, and reinforced leadership and partnerships at community level. Overall, the third edition confirmed the O!YES programme’s positive and lasting impact on youth development across the continent.