Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2025: The Japanese Olympic Committee started the 2025 session of the JOC International Sports Leader Academy at the National Training Centre earlier this month.
Twenty-six participants from 19 national federations and sports organisations are taking part this year. All participants will take 84 training courses from June and November.
The Academy, which was established in 2011, is a human resource development programme that aims to support domestic sports organisations in strengthening their relationship with international sports organisations so as to enhance the international capabilities of their human resources.
The programme aims to develop personnel who can represent their domestic sports organisations in the policy-making process of international sports organisations, who can play an active role in international negotiations and who can pursue international cooperation and contributions.
The format involves eight weeks of three-day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) programmes comprising lectures and practical training, a total of 24 days.
Up until 2024, the Academy had trained 391 staff from 74 national federations.