Sport Sciences

The Sports Unit of the Athens Institute will hold its 23rd Annual International Conference on Sport Sciences, 26-31 July 2027, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Sports.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of all areas of applied and integrated sport and exercise science.

This will include, but not be limited to, Sport and Exercise Physiology, Exercise and Sport Psychology, Exercise for Health Promotion (exercise for cancer, diabetes, obesity, hypertension etc.), Sport and Exercise Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, Exercise Training Methods, Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Nutrition, Kinesiology and Kinanthropometry, Physical Activity and Ageing, Motor Learning and Performance and other related disciplines. You may participate as stream organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or as an observer. Irrespectively of the theme of the Athens Institute’s small academic events, all programs may include few sessions on general issues of education and research.

Please note that all our conferences are non-thematic as explained in our policy (click here). However, academic members and friends can take the lead to organize and chair a stream as part of this conference.

Please submit an abstract (email only) by 8 December 2026 to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form to: Dr. Maria Kosma Head, Sports Unit, Athens Institute & Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a special session, chair a session, or any other contribution, please send an email  to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute (president@atiner.gr).