About the ADAE
Established in December 2018, the Agency for the Development of Athletics in Europe (ADAE) is an international non-governmental organisation, a non-profit association under the French law "Association Loi de 1901".
The missions:
• Assist the European Athletics Federations in promoting and developing athletics in all forms (including running, walking, throwing and jumping) throughout Europe ;
• Encourage participation in athletics at all levels and by people of all ages and both sexes all over Europe through competitions, events, programmes and activities ;
• Promote voluntary activities in sport, as well as social inclusion, equality of opportunity and awareness of the importance of physical activity for health ;
• Promote fair-play and other ethical values in sport and fight against cross-border threats, such as doping and violence, as well as all kinds of intolerance and dicrimination ;
• Assist European Athletics and its member federations in their relations and projects with the European institutions such as the Council of Europe, the European Union and de European Commission.
The history:
• December 2018 : decision by the members of the council of European Athletics to create the Agency for the Development of Athletics in Europe (ADAE) ;
• 21 January 2019 : constituive General assembly in Dubrovnick, Croatia and declaration of the association to the Préfecture de Paris ;
• 02 February 2019 : publication of the creation of the association in the Journal Officiel ;
• 04 April 2019 : participation in two Erasmus+ projects, including one as leader (I Run Clean Erasmus+) ;
• 26 September 2019 : notification of the European Commission's financial support for the first two projects managed by the ADAE.
The Executive Committee:
• Cherry ALEXANDER (GBR)
• Karin GRUTE MOVIN (SWR)
• Frank HENSEL (GER)
• Dobromir KARAMARINOV (BUL)
• Christian MILZ (SUI)
• Libor VARHANIK (CZE)The President:
• Jean GRACIA (FR)
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