October 8, 2026

European Fair Play/ European Fair Play Movement Awards 2026 – the Jury has selected the laureates

EFP/ EFPM AWARDS 2026 – THE JURY ANNOUNCES THE LAUREATES

The jury of the European Fair Play Movement has completed its assessment of the nominations for the 2025/2026 European Fair Play and European Fair Play Movement Awards.

This year’s decision was particularly difficult. The Jury received a remarkable number of outstanding nominations, representing inspiring examples of commitment to fair play, integrity, respect and solidarity. Every nomination reflected valuable work and a genuine contribution to the promotion of fair play. The final selection was therefore a challenging task for the Jury.

After careful consideration and thorough evaluation of all proposals, the Jury has selected the following laureates for the 2025/ 2026 European Fair Play and European Fair Play Movement Awards:

EUROPEAN FAIR PLAY PLAQUE OF MERIT AND DIPLOMA 2026

Under the patronage of the European Olympic Committees

Individual
Zsigmond NAGY (HUN)

Organisation
ETHICS, INTEGRITY & COMPLIANCE COMMISSION – Hellenic Olympic Committee

EUROPEAN FAIR PLAY DIPLOMA 2026

Under the patronage of the European Olympic Committees

Individual
Jacques-Olivier CHEVALLIER, Vivien BERLAUD, Clovis PAULIN (FRA)

Organisation
CLUB HOCKEY WATERLOO DUCKS (BEL)

EUROPEAN FAIR PLAY MOVEMENT SPECIAL AWARD 2026

Gorazd VECKO MBE (SLO) – in memoriam

EFPM SPIRIT AWARDS 2026

Andrea BONFIGLIO (ITA)
Thomas ELLER (GER)
Lovro PLANKO (SLO)
Emanuele TACCHINI (ITA)
Paulo GONÇALVES (POR)
PANATHLON CLUB OF LISBON (POR)
Victoria CONDE SANCHO (ESP) and the team FIX IT!
PORTUGUESE INSTITUTE OF SPORT AND YOUTH (POR)

EFPM FAIR PLAY FLAME AWARD 2026

Michal WILDT (CZE)

EFPM FAIR PLAY FLAME DIPLOMA 2026

Adrien HAINE (BEL)
Roberto OSMANOVIČ (CRO)
Mattia HUQI (ALB)

EFPM “FAIR PLAY VOX” AWARD

Under the auspices of AIPS Europe

Daniele BARTOCCI (ITA)

EFPM DIPLOMAS OF RECOGNITION 2026

ASSOCIAZIONE GIOVANNI MANICONE ODV (ITA)

BRIGATA MAI 1 GIOIA CURVA GIAMPAOLO MAZZA SAN MARINO (SMR)

Gabrielius CAMARA (NED)

Laurence FISCHER (FRA)

Esmeralda GONÇALINHO (Portugal’s National Plan for Ethics in Sport) & Pedro BERNARDO (European Universities Handball Championships 2025 Organising Committee)

The OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF ISRAEL for its programme promoting Olympic values and athlete development in the Israeli Druze community

Yuriy Anatoliiovych RADCHENKO (UKR)

Jerome ROUSSEAU (Novosports – FRA) with Jean-Marc Rigal (Actibloom – FRA) & François Poull (Poull Ball – BEL) and the project INSPIRE (INCLURE)

The European Fair Play Movement warmly congratulates all the laureates and sincerely thanks everyone who submitted nominations. The quality and diversity of this year’s proposals once again demonstrated how many people and organisations across Europe are committed to fair play, inspiring others through their actions and helping to make our world a better and more respectful place.

The EFPM and, where appropriate, the organisations that submitted the nominations, will contact the laureates directly with further information on when and where they will be able to receive their awards.