From Inside the Games on June 16th: “The Association of National Olympic Committees appointed the Montenegrin as its official representative to the International Olympic Committee’s Safe Sport Core Group last week.” Montenegrin Maja Pekovic, our 2024 Madella Award winner, is the head of the International Relations Department and deputy secretary general within the Montenegrin Olympic Committee and has been certified as a SafeSport Officer since April of 2024 and will be a fantastic voice of all NOCs in the Safe Sport Core Group.

According to ANOC’s press release from June 12th, “To support her role, ANOC is creating a two-way communication channel between Mrs. Pekovic and all 206 NOCs. Each NOC is invited to designate a Safe Sport point of contact to facilitate dialogue and contribute to this shared mission.”

Ms. Maja Pekovic’s MEMOS project was titled, “The Winning Formula: Mapping Out the Montenegrin Olympic Committee’s Sustainable Financial Course”. You can view her public thesis presentation here: watch now.

Congratulations Ms. Maja Pekovic!