SPORTACCORD 2019 IN GOLD COAST RECOGNISED AT PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN EVENTS SECTOR AWARDS CEREMONY
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The 2019 edition of the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Gold Coast has been recognised at a prestigious annual award show for the Australian events sector. SportAccord 2019 was selected as Platinum Award winner for Best Event in Australia at the 2019 Meeting & Events Australia (MEA) and also scooped […]
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2020: BUILDING A HEALTHIER PLANET THROUGH SPORT
From running and swimming to skiing and biking, sport is an ideal way to connect with nature. But to continue enjoying our favourite physical activities, we must urgently protect the environment on which they depend. This year, we celebrate World Environment Day at a time when the world is grappling with the devastating coronavirus […]
The Role Of Women In Sport
Sport is a powerful platform for the empowerment of woman, girls and gender equality. Gender equality, must be a basic human right, and, a fundamental principle of any recognised sport. Over that last years we have all been part in promoting gender equality for all our athletes and within the international federation rightfully more […]
“BE PATIENT AND THINK POSITIVE”
“BE PATIENT AND THINK POSITIVE”: AN INSPIRING MESSAGE FROM OLYMPIC MARATHON CHAMPION ELIUD KIPCHOGE http://www.olympic.org/news/-be-patient-and-think-positive-an-inspiring-message-from-olympic-marathon-champion-eliud-kipchoge
Teqball: The World is Curved
Teqball The World is Curved Today, we take you to a sport which has been recently given observer status in GAISF and is one of the fastest growing new sports. Fédération Internationale de Teqball or FITEQ, is the governing body over Teqball and Para-Teqball, led by President, GÁBOR BORSÁNYI and Chairman, VIKTOR HUSZÁR both of […]
World Draughts Federation: Live Competition
World Draughts Federation: Federation Mondiale Du Jeu De Dames, or in short FMJD, was founded in 1947 by 4 federations and has grown into a world recognised sport and organisation with 74 member federations. FMJD is a respectable member of Sportaccord and AIMS, both IOC recognised umbrella organisations. Former President, Harry Otten and current President, […]
AIMS Would Like to Congratulate Savate On Joining UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Initiative
AIMS would like to congratulate Savate. Over the last months, more than ever, we have come to realise how fragile our world is. Being a recognised sports federation also comes with important responsibility. We all know that global warming and the change of our climate is felt around the world, regardless from rising temperatures, the […]
OLYMPIC REFUGE FOUNDATION: SPORT CAN OFFER HOPE TO DISPLACED COMMUNITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THE OLYMPIC REFUGE FOUNDATION (ORF) TODAY HIGHLIGHTED HOW SPORT CAN HELP BUILD RESILIENCE AND BOOST THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC. The ORF Chair and IOC President, Thomas Bach, and the Vice-Chair, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, warned of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
AIMS Congratulates World Games
AIMS Congratulates World Games The AIMS President sends a special congratulation message to IWGA Honorary Life President, Ron Froehlich and President, Jose Perurena, for their 40th years anniversary IWGA, founded by the late Dr. Un Yong kim, with 11 sports trying to synergize for inclusion in the Olympic sports programme. A dream which has come […]
FISU OPENS HEALTHY CAMPUS PROJECT TO UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) rolled out its Healthy Campus project to all universities, to help foster a healthy lifestyle amongst millions of university students across the globe. https://gaisf.sport/fisu-opens-healthy-campus-project-to-universities-worldwide/