Safe Sport and Sustainability Under the Spotlight as Key Stakeholders Meet in Lausanne for IF Forum 2022
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Hundreds of decision-makers from the international sports community are gathering in Lausanne today (28 November) for the start of the International Federation (IF) Forum 2022, which will provide a platform for vital discussions about safe sport, sustainability, and human rights. Starting today at 17:00 CET, the two-day event at the Olympic Museum, situated […]
AIMS Leadership Meets in Bangkok
An important meeting took place in Bangkok during the UTS World youth Festival 2022 between the AIMS President, Stephan Fox, Vice President Panagiotis Theodoropoulus and council members, Mike Thomas and Michal Buchel to discuss important topics relating to the AIMS. The AIMS council will meet in Lausanne on the 27th of November and a joint […]
The 2022 United Through Sports World Youth Festival Closing
The Closing Cermony of the UTS 2022 World Youth Festival was a celebration of inclusion, non-discrimination, equlaity and an unforgettable week for the youth coming together from all 5 continents with the youth being the center of all. The ceremony once again saw the amazing musical and sporting talents of the Thai Youth highlighting sporting values […]
UTS Urban Youth Games
The last day of the UTS World Youth Festival was the spectacular Bangkok Urban Games 2022. Over 80 teams registered in the Futsol, 3×3 Basketball, Sepaktakraw, Rock Climbing, Skateboarding, Break Dancing, Petanque, Teq Ball and Cheerleading competitions. It was the perfect ending to an ALL INCLUSIVE week and where teams from all over the region came to […]
ITA Need to Know List for 2023
This month as the ITA Operations Development Senior Manager, Mark Stuart, and WADA Medical, Science and Medicine Manager, David Healy, take us through all of this, and present the most important information that athletes and their support personnel need to know, in a practical and interactive format. We will leave time at the end of […]
Muaythai Takes Center Stage at UTS Festival
Muaythai, which is the national sport of Thailand and an IOC recognized sport under the world governing body, IFMA, took center stage at day 5 at the United Through Sports Youth Festival. Over 400 youth ambassadors participated in the cultural exchange, conducted by 4 of the leading Thai Masters of IFMA. NSDF Fund Manager, Supranee […]
Disadvantaged Communities Join UTS
One of the main missions of UTS is to promote the sporting values using sport as a tool for inclusivity and integration. Over 200 youth comprised of migrant and refugee young people have come to join as Youth Ambassadors. This is part of the strong partnership with UTS and Right To Play, Generations for Peace, […]
UN World Tolerance Day at UTS World Youth Festival 2022
Every 16th of November is the International Day for Tolerance and certainly this day was a special day at the UTS Festival. The event opened with a beautiful performance of the Thai Paralympic moment with a wheelchair dance and Thai youth musician Pakin with a beautiful saxophone solo. The world leaders, athletes and advocates stood […]
UTS Education Forum Day 2
Day 2 saw an intensive programme of 8 workshops running parallel around the education centre of Srinakharinwirot University with UNESCO young leaders on sports and SDGs, LA Angle City Sports and the amazing Frech Family. ITA delivering on clean sport and the Future opening by WADA President Witold Banka, Mission 89 delivering a workshop on […]
All Inclusive Good Morning Bangkok
Over 50 youth ambassadors came together to celebrate a morning workout which was held by some true sporting champions. Paralympics and Ezra Frech took the youth ambassadors to a power jump workout while muaythai world champion Janice Lyn took them for a basic workout. Founder of Shefighter Lina Khalifeh showed them amazing self-defence skills while […]