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The seventh edition of the European Week of Sport will take place from 23rd-30th September 2021. This year's theme highlights the power of physical activity to bring joy, build resilience and connect generations.
For six years, the European Week of Sport has helped tackle the inactivity crisis by encouraging Europeans to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle. Launched in 2015, the European Week of Sport was created in response to the worsening inactivity crisis. Despite sport and physical activity substantially contributing to the well-being of European citizens, the level of physical activity is currently stagnating and even declining in some countries.
The Week is for everyone – regardless of age, background or fitness level – and helps individuals, public authorities, the sport movement, civil society organisations and the private sector collaborate in the field of sport.
The European Week of Sport is a European Commission-led initiative that is largely decentralised, taking place across Europe. The Week involves close collaboration with the national coordinators and many different partners who are firmly committed to supporting its goals. The initiative structures a wide range of activities – at the European, national, regional and local levels – around the themes of Education, Workplace, Outdoors, Sport clubs and Fitness centres. The Week is designed to give people across the world a springboard into being active.
The intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others
⎯ The Dalai Lama