European Athletics is committed to the principle of safeguarding in our sport and has developed a safeguarding and abuse prevention programme to ensure the protection and safety of everyone involved in athletics from harassment, abuse, and exploitation. To this end, European Athletics has taken several measures including the implementation of a European Athletics Safeguarding Policy, the availability of a secured and independent reporting platform and the appointment of a safeguarding officer, whose contacts can be found hereunder:
Name: Mathilde Grenet
Mobile: +41 75 425 50 00
Email: [email protected]
To enhance this commitment and increase the visibility on the importance of safeguarding, the following initiatives are part of the European Athletics Safeguarding Programme at the European Athletics Championships 2024:
• The LOC has appointed a Safeguarding Officer and services in accordance with European Athletics Safeguarding Policy, the national laws, and the advice of the European Athletics Safeguarding Officer.
• The LOC Safeguarding Officer along with European Athletics Safeguarding Officer will be present for the whole duration of the event. Contact details will be made available at the Warm-up/Teams Area, Technical Information Centre, and Team Hotels.
• The European Athletics Safeguarding Officer will conduct short safeguarding briefing sessions during the Teams Leaders’ Technical Briefing and will schedule with the Team Leaders safeguarding briefs at the respective national teams’ meetings.
• The European Athletics Safeguarding Officer will operate a Safe Space, where any team member can get further information or advice on Safeguarding.
• Further activities will take place at the European Athletics Championships venue to engage with the team members on Safeguarding awareness and prevention and information will be made available in due course.
If you have any question or concern about your safety or somebody else’s safety during this event, please contact the LOC Safeguarding Officer and/or European Athletics Safeguarding Officer. If the concern relates to an imminent risk of someone’s physical integrity or to an emergency for medical assistance, please contact immediately the LOC and/or the local authorities, to the contacts provided in this Team Manual. The Local Safeguarding Officer’s contact and other relevant contacts will be also made available at the event venue and official hotels.