MinisterAccord Launch at SportAccord 2021 in Ekaterinburg to Strengthen Co-Operation
SportAccord will bring together political leaders and governmental decision-makers from around the world for the inaugural MinisterAccord at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2021 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. MinisterAccord, on the afternoon of Thursday 11 November 2021, will be an exclusive gathering of Ministers from sport and tourism, designed to discuss and examine the […]
IOC Executive Board proposes full recognition of six International Federations
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today proposed for approval by the IOC Session six provisionally recognised International Federations (IFs) for full IOC recognition, in accordance with the Olympic Charter. The IFs concerned are: The International Cheerleading Union (ICU) – provisionally recognised in 2016 The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) – […]
IOC President: Sport can contribute to rebuild a more human-centred and inclusive society
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, addressed today the online 2021 EU Sport Forum organised by the European Commission. This year, the theme of the two-day annual forum is “Towards a healthier, resilient and sustainable European sport”, and the event has brought together hundreds of high-level participants from EU Member States […]
Empowering youth champions of life: Partnering with the sport sector to build youth and community resilience to violence and crime
Empowering youth champions of life: Partnering with the sport sector to build youth and community resilience to violence and crime 01 June 2021 – While preventing crime is often considered the responsibility of law enforcement, for efforts to succeed a much more comprehensive approach is required. This includes building strong partnerships with a wide diversity […]
AIMS Congratulates Sambo and Wushu
The International World Games Association family has grown from 37 to 39 members. The international wushu and sambo federations received the 2/3 majority. AIMS President Stephan Fox sent personal congratulatory messages to the President of the International Wushu Federation Zhongwen Gou and the President of the International Sambo Federation Vasily Shestakov. Congratulations to the athletes of both […]
IAF 2021 Highlights
IAF 2021 Highlights As the biggest IAF to date got underway, nearly 2,000 athlete representatives had registered to join moderator Jeanette Kwakye, an Olympic sprinter, IOC AC Chair Kirsty Coventry, and a host of other keynote speakers in the first-ever digital edition of the Forum to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission […]
Saudi Arabia Awarded World Combat Games 2023
RIYADH, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – will host the 2023 World Combat Games. The World Combat Games (WCG) is a celebration of Martial Arts and Combat Sports inviting the 15 Combat Sports and Martial Arts who are members of GAISF. 24 May 2021 – Riyadh was awarded this prestigious sporting and cultural event […]
IFA 2021 Women’s World Championship moves on short notice to Austria
IFA 2021 Women’s World Championship moves on short notice to Austria – U18 & Women’s World Champs now in Grieskirchen at the same time – “We hope the teams appreciate the offer to be able to have World Champs at all.” It had already become clear that it would be difficult to conduct the IFA […]
Attention turns to SportAccord in Ekaterinburg as Virtual Launch Celebration wraps up IF Forum 2021
Attention turns to SportAccord in Ekaterinburg as Virtual Launch Celebration wraps up IF Forum 2021 LAUSANNE, Switzerland – A Virtual Launch Celebration provided an exciting glimpse of what to expect at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2021 in Ekaterinburg at the end of today’s International Federation (IF) Forum 2021. With less than six […]
IFs Praised for ‘Leading the Way’ in Response to Pandemic as IF Forum 2021 Hears Calls for Solidarity in Sport
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – International Sports Federations were praised this morning for setting an inspirational example over the past year, as leaders at the International Federation (IF) Forum 2021 underlined the importance of solidarity across the global sports movement. In the Opening Address at the fully virtual event today (25 May) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas […]