AAOP

Founded in 2003, AAOP is a non-profit association based in Cascais, Portugal working on sport for development, education, mental health.

AAOP, Associação dos Atletas Olímpicos de Portugal, is a non-profit, independent non-governmental association founded in 2003 and registered as a private legal person. It is open to everyone who has competed at the Olympic Games representing Portugal, including former athletes who no longer hold Portuguese nationality. Its stated aims are to defend, publicise and promote the values of the Olympic Movement, to build solidarity, friendship and mutual support among Portuguese Olympians, and to promote recognition of the Portuguese Olympic Athlete status and its associated prerogatives. The association also works with other Olympic organisations, including the World Olympians Association, and runs the Ligações Olímpicas initiative, which channels Olympic values into schools, academies and training institutions to build a more inclusive, supportive and responsible sporting culture. It is based in Cascais, Portugal, and has also run seminars on mental health in high-performance sport.