OVEP: Fostering Olympic Values
A bridge between Sport and Culture
Promoting Olympism among young people with free resources and interactive activities.
The Olympic Value Education Programme (OVEP), developed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is an educational project that promotes the Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship. For the first time in Italy, OVEP is part of the Milano Cortina 2026 Education Gen26 Programme.
Discover the Olympic values at school
The OVEP programme aims to ensure accessibility to free educational resources, promoting the principles of Olympism and the long-term benefits of sport. The OVEP toolkit complements school curricula and more, by expanding on the Olympic sports context and the fundamental principles of Olympism, through a series of free and easily accessible educational resources. Apart from emphasising the long-term benefits of sport and exercise, the programme also promotes an understanding of Olympism and its impact on individual health, enjoyment and social interaction.
A project for the future of young people
OVEP is designed to be easily adopted by teachers, instructors, coaches, sport clubs and educational authorities, and it offers Olympic value-based educational opportunities to young people of all ages, cultures and levels of athletic fitness. Already available in several languages, thanks to the efforts of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, it has also been translated into Italian, and is available at the links in the dedicated section at the bottom of this page.
OVEP's launch celebrated in Rome
To celebrate the launch of the OVEP toolkit, on 5 February 2025 in Rome, the Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, welcomed Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Giovanni Malagò, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and President of the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, together with a delegation of students.
