Spanish NOC News
04 October 2026 - Find here the latest news from the National Olympic Committee: events, courses, general assemblies and elections, trophies and much more.
04 October 2026 - The COE and San Antonio de Murcia Catholic University (UCAM) held an event to introduce the latest 15 athletes who will be supported through the partnership between the two entities. Since 2012, the UCAM-COE partnership has been giving Spanish athletes the opportunity to continue their academic studies while pursuing a career in high-level sport, thanks to a flexible programme and tailored support provided by the university. The ceremony to introduce the 15 athletes – who will now be receiving a scholarship from the university – was attended by COE President Alejandro Blanco and UCAM President María Dolores García. More info here. The Spanish delegation for the Dakar 2026 YOG will consist of 44 athletes between the ages of 15 and 18, including 33 female athletes. Spain’s athletes will be competing in 14 of the 25 sports on the programme.
29 September 2026 - The COE has launched the EcoTurActiva training programme to promote more sustainable sports tourism. The initiative is being carried out in cooperation with CIFAL Málaga and Smart City Cluster, with funding from the Empleaverde+ programme, run by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. The aim is to provide training to professionals on how to design and sustainably manage nature-based tourist and sports activities. Details here. In cooperation with the Spanish National Sports Council (CSD), the COE recently organised the second edition of a workshop on female neuro-leadership. The initiative is designed to strengthen female leadership in sport by promoting the development of cognitive, emotional and strategic skills in line with advances in neuroscience. More details here.
21 August 2026 - At a meeting chaired by the Minister for Education, Vocational Training and Sport, Milagros Tolón, a new funding model for Spanish sports federations was presented in the presence of COE President Alejandro Blanco; the President of the Higher Council for Sport, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes; Spanish Paralympic Committee President Alberto Durán; and numerous sports federation representatives. Backed by the government, this initiative involves an investment of over 101 million euros to provide Spanish sport with a more stable, coherent, effective and transparent funding system, whilst strengthening the development of the federation movement, from grassroots sport right through to elite sport. More details here.
13 July 2026 - The COE paid tribute to the Spanish athletes who competed at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games at a special ceremony held in the Alfredo Goyeneche Auditorium at the NOC headquarters in Madrid, with NOC President Alejandro Blanco in attendance. The event was attended by over 110 athletes, including almost all of Spain’s medallists at Atlanta 1996, who received a commemorative diploma in recognition of their career and their contribution to Spanish sport. Details here.
19 June 2026 - Mental health, well-being and athletes’ future career planning were the main topics covered at the first Athletes’ Forum organised by the NOC, through its Athlete Support Office (OAD). The forum brought together Olympic athletes, experts and representatives from the world of sport to reflect on some of the main challenges faced by athletes during and after their sports careers. The forum was opened by Pau Gasol, Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, who highlighted the importance of continuing to promote initiatives to support athletes at all stages of their professional and sporting lives. Two round tables addressed the topics of well-being, mental health, financial security and protecting athletes’ futures. A video message from the IOC President was shown, in which she spoke about the importance of the athletes’ role within the Olympic Movement, and the forum was closed by NOC President Alejandro Blanco. Read more here.
16 June 2026 - On 9 June, the NOC headquarters hosted the 6th edition of the Antonio López Farré Symposium on Sudden Death, an initiative promoted by the NOC in collaboration with the Higher Council for Sports and the San Carlos Clinical Hospital. Specialists in cardiology, sports medicine and emergency care took part, along with figures from the sporting world. The symposium concluded with the traditional awards ceremony recognising various individuals and institutions involved in medicine, research, sport and journalism. Find out more here.
05 June 2026 - The NOC awards ceremony took place on 3 June at the NOC headquarters in Madrid. These distinctions honoured individuals and entities for outstanding contributions in the field of Olympism, sporting achievements, and services rendered to the Olympic Movement and sport. Clubs, federations, sports organisations, coaches and athletes were honoured. See the full list of recipients here. On the same day, the NOC held its annual Ordinary General Assembly. The Assembly’s agenda included the presentation of the COE’s activity report, the financial closing for the 2025 financial year, the budget for 2026, the results achieved by Spanish athletes and upcoming sporting events. More details here.
28 March 2026 - Sanitas, a company specialising in health and well-being services in Spain, celebrated 20 years of supporting Spanish sport in a ceremony held recently at the COE headquarters. Many Olympic and Paralympic athletes attended the event, entitled “Juntos haciendo historia” (“Together Writing History”). They took the opportunity to share their experiences and reflect on the challenges they have faced throughout their careers. More details here.
23 March 2026 - The COE and the Spanish company HVR Energy, which develops and operates hydrogen distribution infrastructures for mobility, have signed an agreement establishing the company as an official COE sponsor through to the LA28 Olympic Games. As part of this agreement, the company will provide the COE with five hydrogen-powered vehicles to promote more sustainable mobility in its operations. The agreement was signed at the NOC headquarters in Madrid by COE President Alejandro Blanco and HVR Energy President Luis Felipe Suárez-Olea del Arco, in the presence of, among others, Ana Alonso, double Olympic medallist in ski mountaineering at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, and Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui, a silver medallist in boxing at the Paris 2024 Games. Full details here.
26 January 2026 - Figure skater Olivia Smart and Alpine skier Quim Salarich will be the flagbearers for the Spanish delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. These will be Smart’s second Games, after Beijing 2022, and Quim’s third, after he competed at Beijing 2022 and PyeongChang 2018. More info here. Team Spain will consist of 20 athletes – the joint biggest delegation Spain has ever sent to the Winter Games, on a par with Sochi 2014. Details here.
19 January 2026 - The COE's educational campaign, “Todos Olímpicos” (“All Olympic”), has just begun its 18th edition, during which it will once again promote the values of sport and Olympism in schools across the country. Running from 12 January to 5 June, the campaign is expected to reach 611 educational centres and more than 40,000 children, with 15 athletes taking part to share their sporting and personal experiences with young people. More details here. In addition, a ceremony to award the EOC's master’s degree in high-level sport was recently held at the EOC headquarters in Madrid. Fifty students received this degree after completing two years of training and submitting a master's thesis. This degree was created by the EOC in collaboration with the Catholic University of San Antonio in Murcia (UCAM). Full details here. With less than a month to go until the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the COE and uniform partner Joma have unveiled the official clothing collection that Spanish athletes will wear at the Games. Read more here.