IPF: The Power to Lift Others Up

  Powerlifting, is fast growing in popularity, with IPF being the sole world recognised organisation in the world of sport. Powerlifting is a sport for all, in which the athletes take centre stage in every part of the pyramid, regardless if you chose do it as a way of life or at elite competitive levels. […]

WADA UPDATES ITS COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR ANTI-DOPING ORGANIZATIONS

Montreal, 6 May 2020 – Following on from its COVID-19 guidance of 20 March, today the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued updated guidance for Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) focused on the resumption of athlete testing as deconfinement leads to the restart or return to normal of doping control programs in a number of countries around the world. WADA developed the guidance following […]

The Anti-Doping Landscape And Athlete Perspective

The AIMS President thanked all AIMS members, Athletes and Coaches for participating in the ITA Webinar this past Tuesday on The Anti-Doping Landscape and Athlete Perspective. A special thanks to the International Testing Agency for putting together this wonderful seminar and educating athletes about Clean Sport, the Anti-doping process and promoting education. The protection of […]

European Dragon Boat Federation Celebrates 30 Years

Today we will go back to the world of Dragon Boat. A sport and a culture, which dates back over 2000 years. It has evolved into a modern world sport and recreation. Dragon Boat has huge popularity, in China alone, it has over 50 million participants. Dragon Boat is a full member of GAISF and […]

The Youth Giving us Hope and More Reasons to Smile

                     The Youth Giving us Hope and More Reasons to Smile  Over the last 4 weeks, IFMA started a unifying initiative, #MuaythaiConnects, to bring the IFMA Youth even closer together in line with IFMA’s policy to do our best to contribute towards the best possible future […]

Fistball At Home Initiative

  Today, we take you to the world of Fistball. IFA is the world governing body for all the Fistball sports and is a proud member of GAISF and AIMS. The former President Mr. Karl Weiss, is an AIMS Council member and has taken Fistball to a record number of Member countries The newly elected […]

IOC PRESIDENT BACH WRITES TO OLYMPIC MOVEMENT: OLYMPISM AND CORONA

        IOC PRESIDENT BACH WRITES TO OLYMPIC MOVEMENT: OLYMPISM AND CORONA   IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH TODAY SENT A LETTER TO THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT ENTITLED “OLYMPISM AND CORONA”  TO INITIATE A COMPREHENSIVE DEBATE ON “THE CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING AND THE POTENTIAL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE.”           […]

The Time Is Now: UTS 2020 Newsletter

Dear Sport Colleagues and Friends, I trust each and everyone is in good health and a safe environment. As is customary, we should have all come together in Lausanne for the 2020 SportAccord, which was moved from the original location in Beijing, China. I would like to give a special thanks to our friends from […]

Fight Gravity with Sepaktakraw

Today, we will take you to a sport which has a cult status, especially in Asia. It has spread its wings from South East Asia around the world and is one of the most popular sports in the Asian Games and South East Asian Games. Sepaktakraw is an indoor and outdoor sport and is also […]