The project is primarily run by the LNOC, but has an international flavour, with four fellow European Olympic Committees also running national sessions - Italy, Latvia, Estonia and Slovakia.

New Miracle has been possible thanks to funding from the European Union and was the brainchild of the deputy director of the LNOC Olympic Sport Agnė Vanagienė.

Speaking about the idea behind the project Vanagienė said: "I have been working in sports organisations for more than 16 years and I see that the number of women in sports management is growing, though very slowly.

"Often former female athletes come to work in different sports federations without having any basics in management, therefore it is difficult for them to integrate into the management of the federation.

"This is a challenge in many countries, which is why, together with our partners, we came up with the idea of providing training specifically for women.

"Gender equality in sport is one of the priority areas of the International Olympic Committee, and of the LNOC as well.

"We want not only to provide women with the necessary competences and tools, but also to inspire them to seek the highest goals in sports management."

The first national training sessions took place earlier this month across all five countries with 100 participants attending.

Leadership was the theme of the national training session, with a mixture of theoretical material and practical sessions.

The first international sessions of the New Miracle project are scheduled to take place next month in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Six representatives from each of the five participating countries are due to attend the international session.

The next national training sessions are scheduled across the five countries for the middle of March.