Lausanne (RWH) The International Olympic Comittee IOC offers a free online education service, the IOC Athlete Learning Gateway, aimed at elite athletes and their coaches. The Gateway is live at: www.olympic.org/gateway A tangible project to come out of Olympic Agenda 2020 (Recommendation 18), the IOC Athlete Learning Gateway was officially launched during IOC ACP (athlete career programme) Forum in June, which then celebrated its 10th anniversary. Strengthening support to athletes on and off the field of play is central to the IOC’s objectives. The Athlete Learning Gateway provides elite athletes with courses and live online seminars aimed at helping them boost their performances and shape their future careers anytime, anywhere, free of charge. Many Olympians and coaches as well as sports institutes, sports leaders and leading academics have contributed content for this programme, which offers modules on a wide range of topics such as nutrition, psychology, leadership, sports technology and injury prevention.