Related organizations

Foundation of Sports Education and Information
(Spordikoolituse ja -Teabe Sihtasutus)

Estonian Olympic Committee and Estonian Ministry of Education and Research co-founded the Foundation in order to provide support services  to sports organizations and develop new functions to support sports.

The foundation is responsible for:
  • developing and applying sports related qualification systems, training programmes and training materials,  specifically for coaches;
  • organizing trainings for coaches, sports officials, sports managers and other sports specialists;
  • acting as centre for coach qualifications, conducting qualification examinations and tests;
  • collecting, processing, administering and distributing sports-related information, and is the authorized processor of Estonian Sports Registry;
  • conducting research in the field of sport and sport for all, providing consultations;
  • participating in developing proposals for sports policy and advising;
  • and other relevant activities.

 The Foundation's online portal sport.ee provides extensive materials regarding Estonian sports. The materials are provided in the Estonian language, for English please contact the Foundation directly with your request.

Sports Medicine Foundation
(Spordimeditsiini Sihtasutus)

Estonian Olympic Committee founded the Foundation in 1998 in order to provide high-quality sports medicine services to elite athletes.

This is where the majority of Estonian elite and young athletes attend regular health examination tests, sport and exercise medicine doctors' and physiotherapists' appointments for prevention and monitoring, treatment and recovery.

The Foundation also provides sport and exercise medicine tests, treatment and consultations to amateur and recreational athletes.

Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum
(Eesti Spordi- ja Olümpiamuuseum)

Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, located in Tartu, is the largest sports museum in the Baltic states and a founding member of the Olympic Museums Network.

It was established in 1963 as a state museum under the name Estonian Sports Museum. In 2016, the museum was transformed into a foundation, with Estonian Olympic Committee and Estonian Ministry of Culture as founders. Since the museum has always prioritized Olympic themes, the name of the institution was respectively updated.

Estonian Center for Integrity in Sports
(Eesti Antidopingu ja Spordieetika Sihtasutus)

The Estonian Center for Integrity in Sports (ESTCIS) is an independent, national, not-for-profit foundation working for and on behalf of athletes, players, coaches, parents, officials and administrators.

ESTCIS was established by the Estonian Olympic Committee on June 6th, 2019 and entered in the Central Commercial Register on September 18th, 2019. 

The goal of the Estonian Center for Integrity in Sports (ESTCIS) is to promote healthy and fair sports by conducting high-quality doping control, anti-doping education for various target groups and contributing to national and international anti-doping cooperation. In addition to anti-doping activities, ESTCIS’s remit has included knowledge in match-fixing, abuse and spectator safety. 

The aim of ESTCIS is to promote non-discriminatory, ethical and fair sports in Estonia,

including contributing to:

(a) the prevention of doping use;

(b) the prevention of manipulation of sporting events;

(c) the prevention of discrimination, abuse, harassment in sport;

(d) ensuring the safety of participants in sporting competitions;

(e) addressing other issues that threaten the integrity of sport in the presence of sport.

Estonian Olympic Academy
(Eesti Olümpiaakadeemia)

Estonian Olympic Academy was launched in 1989 and since 2009 operates as an independent member of Estonian Olympic Committee.

The aim of the Academy is to promote the Olympic movement through Olympic ideas and develop Olympic education mainly to children and youth but also to all generations.

The Competence Center for Physical Activity

(Liikumisharrastuse kompetentsikeskus)

The Competence Centre for Physical Activity (CCPA) was founded by the Estonian Olympic Committee on 5 October 2022 for the nationwide increase development and coordination of the field of physical activity to the efficiency of the management of the field of physical activity and to improve the cooperation between sports organisations and local governments. The competence centre is the main partner of the state in promoting physical activity.

The activities of the CCPA include initiating and supporting development and research-based intervention programmes, collecting and introducing best practices from the world, empowering and assessing the organisations operating in the field, and developing and managing the training system designated for the field.


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