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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham – West Midlands on 7-11 April will feature an exciting central conference programme with four specialist streams – CityAccord, HealthAccord, LawAccord and MediaAccord – united under the theme “The Power of Sport”. Today – less than 70 days to go to sport’s most influential industry gathering for over 1,500 delegates at […]
“This is your moment”: IOC President Bach invites young athletes to enjoy their YOG experience at Gangwon 2024
With an unforgettable Opening Ceremony featuring an array of K-pop stars and cultural performers, the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 got underway in style today. The event was hosted simultaneously at the sold-out Gangneung Oval, with 4,500 spectators, plus athletes and other YOG stakeholders, and the fully booked PyeongChang Dome, with 4,300 people. The ceremony […]
SportAccord scores Summit touchdown with NFL
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord announces legendary NFL (National Football League) expert speakers at World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham – West Midlands on 7-11 April 2024. The Kansas City Chiefs’ Vice President of Content and Production, Rob Alberino, has been in the National Football League for over 25 years. In that time, he has been […]
100 years of Olympic Winter Games: The evolution – reinventing the present, adapting to the future
Next week marks 100 years since the first Olympic Winter Games took place in Chamonix, France. Ahead of the anniversary, we think about how their future might look in the face of accelerating climate change. With the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5, the IOC has been reinventing the Olympic Games and the Olympic Winter Games to […]
ITA January Webinar – “Clean Sport 101”
Our January monthly webinar is dedicated to “Clean Sport 101”. Our 2024 webinar series kicks off with a focus on “Clean Sport 101”. We invite all athletes and their support personnel to join us as we discuss the protection of clean sport with ITA Education Ambassadors and former professional athletes, Florence Schelling, OLY and Anita […]
New Year’s Message 2024 by IOC President Thomas Bach
Dear Olympic friends, At the start of this very special Olympic year, there is so much to be grateful for and so much to look forward to. Kicking off this Olympic year will be the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. Building on the great legacy of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, we will […]