It was three years ago that our former president, International Olympic Committee member and FIBA secretary general, Patrick Baumann suddenly passed away. Vision with action makes a powerful reality. Patrick was a true visionary, a leader and a friend. Patrick believed in the youth. The youth being the hope for all our future and he
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Over 50 international organisations and federations participated in the second UTS Briefing for the upcoming UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021. Over 100 organisations are expected to take part in this youth event. Bringing the Olympic and non-Olympic youth of the world together to promote a better world through sport. Promoting inclusion, equality, non discrimination
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Sport diplomacy, technology, virtual events, innovation and esports will be among the key topics tackled in a packed SportAccord Summit conference programme during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2022 in Ekaterinburg, Russia. In announcing the theme of the conference as ‘A United Approach to Building Bridges in the Ever-Expanding World of Sport’, SportAccord
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Saudi Arabia to Host Second Edition of United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival 2021After the first successful UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 held in Bangkok, Thailand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021. The festival will be
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Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), the governing body for obstacle sports and related events also known as World Obstacle, has officially been granted Observer Status by the GAISF Council which convened in Lausanne on 27 September 2021. International Sports Federations (IFs) with GAISF Observer Status are able to access the GAISF General Assembly and
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GEAR UP FOR SUCCESS! On 1 and 2 December 2021, representatives of National Olympic Committees (NOC) and National Sports Organisations (NSO) will gather together in Birmingham, Alabama for a preparation meeting for The World Games. The focus will be on how NOCs and NSOs can best support their respective athletes at the 11th edition of The World Games. The
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WADA LABORATORIES: THE CORNERSTONE OF THE GLOBAL TESTING PROCESSIn this latest edition of ‘Spotlight’, which keeps stakeholders up to date on the activities being carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) team and its partners, we look at the process of accreditation/approval and monitoring of anti-doping laboratories around the world, which is helping to
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A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bahrain Olympic Committee and UTS with the aim of strengthening joint cooperation relations between the Committee and the organization to emphasize the role of sport in achieving sustainable development goals. This step will also ensure that youth of the region regardless to ability will have more opportunities
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On the International Day of Peace, Aram Mahmoud, who represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in badminton at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, shares how sport has been a unifying tool for him and his fellow refugee athletes. While the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 are now behind us, the legacy of the Games will continue