We all remember the incredible 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships which was organized in cooperation with GAISF. The Opening Ceremony saw so many delegates including the Prime Minister of South Korea, Lee Nak-yon, former GAISF and SportAccord President Raffaele Chiulli, Governor Si-Jong Lee, His Excellency the 8th UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, the Chair of
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The first SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit was hosted twenty years ago, in May 2003 in Madrid’s Palacio Municipal de Congresos. Supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the Association of Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and other
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The International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) together with the Asian Sepaktakraw Federation (ASTAF) made a courtesy visit to the National Olympic and Paralympic Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who is hosting the Riyadh 2034 Asian Games. The Secretary General of ISTAF and President of ASTAF, Dato Abdul Halim bin Kader met the Vice President
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The first collaborative feature documentary between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Netflix, which chronicles the incredible journey of the USA’s basketball team at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, has been recognised with the outstanding Sports Emmy Award in the Long Documentary category. The Redeem Team was executive produced by Olympic champions LeBron James and Dwyane
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AIMS and UTS President Stephan Fox was once again invited to be part of the IOC_UNODC_Expert Group to develop guidance on preventing juvenile delinquency and reduce (re) Offending through sport. The expert group served to develop guidance on how sport and sport-based programmes can effectively be used in the context of secondary and tertiary prevention
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CHENGDU, May 22, 2023 – On the occasion of the opening of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games World Press Briefing on 15 May, a short video titled “Listen to the Hustle and Bustle of Chengdu” has been released worldwide. This video is intended to pay tribute to all the reporters who are participating
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The World Draughts Federation (FMJD) held their historical 40th General Assembly in the beautiful Château de Ladoucette in Drancy (Paris region) on May 5th 2023 in the midst of their World Amateur Championship and World Cup with 150 participants for 25 countries. The General Assembly saw representatives from 20 countries and 4 continents and made
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The original values of Olympism were to encourage effort, preserve human dignity, and foster harmony. Today, they have evolved into excellence, friendship, and respect. The fusion of sports with culture and education, aiming to contribute to the creation of a peaceful and better world, free from any form of discrimination, serves as the foundation of
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A major games can be the pinnacle of an athlete’s sporting career. As an athlete prepares physically and mentally to perform at their best, it is important they are prepared to fulfil their anti-doping responsibilities. This means understanding what they need to do in advance and knowing what to expect in relation to anti-doping during
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AIMS would like to congratulate all former and current members which have been included into the 2025 World Games in Chengdu People’s Republic of China. AIMS would like to congratulate Sambo which will make its competition debut at The World Games 2025 and all former members, flying disc, kickboxing, Lacrosse, muaythai and the current members