Cancellation of SportAcccord

The SportAccord Executive Committee met today and unanimously decided to cancel the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, 15-20 May 2022 in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

GAISF PRESIDENT IVO FERRIANI CONGRATULATES BEIJING 2022

GAISF President Ivo Ferriani today praised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Beijing 2022 Organising Committee, following a spectacular Closing Ceremony at the iconic National Stadium. “Following 19 days of exciting winter sports action, I would like to congratulate the IOC, Beijing 2022, athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers for delivering a successful Olympic Winter Games and […]

24TH EDITION WINTER OLYMPICS BEIJING

A stunning crescendo of unity as the world united in all their diversity to watch the 24th edition of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. With close to 3,000 athletes from 91 nations, the Games are set to be a spectacular moment in world sporting history. A mission of the Games is to unite above and beyond […]

GAISF PRESIDENT SHARES MESSAGE OF SUPPORT AHEAD OF BEIJING 2022

GAISF President Ivo Ferriani today shared a message of support with the global sports community ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. “Congratulations to the IOC, Beijing 2022 Organising Committee and China for their successful preparations to bring winter sport to more than 300 million Chinese people. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games […]

Diplomacy Through Sport Kingdom of Thailand & Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A historical agreement took place between two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, when His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of […]

#WorldFistballDay on 30th of January

Since 2021 IFA celebrates its birthday on 30 January as World Fistball Day with activities and initiatives to promote the sport of Fistball. This year´s #WFD2022 highlights are the United by Fistball Challenge, several workshops including a 45 minutes workshop “How to bring Fistball to schools – 4 steps of a new approach” by IFA […]

MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES FOR THE WVYF 2021

A new year has begun and although the challenges of 2021 are not yet over, it was a year of unique experiences and sporting events. The online world has seen borders vanish as many of us witnessed with the second successful UTS World Virtual Youth Festival hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Saudi Arabia […]

Jump Rope is Coming to Jamaica

Dayton Ohio, 18 January 2022 – The International Jump Rope Union (IJRU) and the Jamaican Olympic Association (JOA) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, January 19, 2pm Eastern. This MOU will officially bring the sport of jump rope to the island nation of Jamaica through its highest sporting […]