The Olympic Committee of Israel and the Academic College at Wingate conducted the 1st Joint Seminar of the National Olympic Academies of Israel and Germany at the end of 2019, as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Olympic Committees of Israel and Germany. The opening speeches of the seminar were made by Prof. Ronnie Lidor, President of the Academic College at Wingate, Ms Yael Arad, Chair of the Sport Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Israel and the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal, and Prof. Dr Manfred Laemmer, Vice- Chairman of the German Olympic Academy.Ten guests from Germany attended the seminar, including Mr Frank Wieneke, Judo Olympic Champion 1984 and Olympic Silver Medal 1988, who was the honorary guest of the seminar. In addition, four representatives from the Guatemalan Olympic Committee attended the seminar, which also has an agreement of cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Israel.The seminar addressed two important issues in Olympic sports: preserving the Universality of the Olympic Movement and of International Sport and Structures and Challenges of Coaching Education in Israel and Germany.More than 100 local participants including sports managers, coaches, athletes, sports journalists, students and teachers of physical education, among othersattended the seminar.The Olympic Committee of Israel has been keeping fans and athletes engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering a series of compelling programmes across its social media channels. The programmes included a number of Olympic quizzes, including an Interactive Olympic Quiz to celebrate the 2020 Olympic Day. This initiative reached thousands of sport enthusiasts, making the Olympic Day a unique celebration in Israel.In addition, the Olympic Committee of Israel hosted live chats with Olympians as well as experts from a variety of fields, including sports medicine, physiology, nutrition, mental counselling and sports sciences.