Athens, February 26, 2026 – Today marks a historic day for Greek coaching, as a delegation of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Federation of Sports Coaches and Trainers (POPA) was received in a ceremonial meeting by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Konstantinos An. Tassoulas, at the Presidential Mansion.

The POPA delegation comprised the President Athanasios D. Villiotis, the Vice President Georgios Arachovitis, the Secretary General Dimitrios Kazaglis, and the Treasurer Filippos Oikonomou.

During the one hour and ten minutes meeting, the members of the Presidency expressed the warm gratitude of the entire coaching community to the President of the Republic for his High Protection and Auspices of the 15th ICCE Global Coach Conference . The conference, the most important globally for sports coaching, was organized by POPA in collaboration with the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) in November 2025 in Athens, gathering 422 delegates from 41 countries and establishing Greece as a global center for sports science and innovation.