Meet the world-class speakers on SportAccord’s Plenary sessions
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – SportAccord has unveiled the latest wave of renowned speakers set to address some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in global sport during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit’s Plenary Conference. Under the theme “The Power of Sport”, sport’s most influential industry gathering will take place from 7 to 11 April […]
EOC EU OFFICE CELEBRATES 15 YEARS SINCE OPENING
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) EU Office celebrated 15 years since its official opening on 20 February 2024. The EOC EU Office opened in 2009 at a time when the Lisbon Treaty had just given the EU explicit competence for sport. Since then, EU sport policy has developed and the office has grown significantly in […]
WADA publishes membership of Executive Committee and Foundation Board for 2024
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the memberships of its Foundation Board (Board) and Executive Committee (ExCo) as of 1 January 2024. Structure In line with WADA’s 2022 governance reforms, the ExCo and Board in 2023 increased from 14 to 16 and from 38 to 42 members respectively. The 16-member composition of the ExCo is as follows: The 42-member composition of the Board is […]
ENTER YEAR OF THE DRAGON
AIMS extends their best wishes all our Chinese friends, and everyone celebrating this Lunar New Year 2024. May all your wishes come true, good fortune come to you, and above all may you be blessed with good health. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
HealthAccord Spotlights Mental Health and Female Athlete Well-being
Supporting elite athlete mental health and maximising female athlete well-being to improve performance will be the focus at HealthAccord, one of the four specialist streams at this year’s SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit. Sport’s most influential industry gathering will take place from 7 to 11 April in Birmingham -West Midlands and bring together around 1,500 leaders and […]
Dragon Boat Leadership on Chinese TV
International Dragon Boat Federation President, Claudio Schermi, and Honorary President, Mike Haslam, had the honor to be invited to China, the motherland of Dragon Boat, to a special TV Program “The Beauty of Shared Arts” dedicated to the sport and art of Dragon Boating which incorporates sporting competitions, cultural education and exchange, from the motherland […]
Gangwon 2024 comes to an end as an example of legacy and solidarity
The Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 have been a “great demonstration of Olympic legacy and solidarity”, as highlighted by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. The IOC President, joined by Gangwon 2024 Coordination Commission Chair and IOC Member Hong Zhang, congratulated the Gangwon State authorities, the Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee, the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation […]