Savate World Youth Championship 2021

The World Youth Championship (for athletes aged 15, 16 and 17 years) and the World Youth Cup (for athletes aged 13 & 14 year old) in Savate Assaut were held in the Sports Centre in Ruma, on the 2nd and 3rd July 2021. Organized by the Savate Association of Serbia and the Savate “Ruma” Boxing […]

Tokyo 2020, a global health effort that’s given hope to the world

An unprecedented global effort together with the resilience and determination of the Japanese people made it possible to deliver safe Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 that will leave a lasting legacy beyond sport. One of the key learnings has been the progress made in the understanding of COVID-19 in the context of mass gathering events. This […]

Arigato Tokyo, Bon Jour Paris

After 16 days and 339 medals, across 33 sports the Tokyo Olympics has comes to an end. There are always tears when the Olympic flame goes dark but this time it was more than a tear, it was a feeling of solidarity within the Olympic movement the athletes, the international federations, the IOC and the […]

AIMS Congratulates New IOC Commission

It is all our mission to place athletes at the heart of our sporting and Olympic movement. The IOC Athletes Commission (AC) serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC. The Olympic athletes elected its new members of the athlete’s commission, Emma Terho, (Finland Ice Hockey) as its new Chair and Seung Min […]

Spirit of Volunteering Continues in Tokyo

When the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo was announced, Bruce Danberry didn’t think he would be able to continue his passion of volunteering at the Games for the sport he loves, hockey. The business analyst from England is one of the lucky few international Field Cast sports volunteers at the Olympic Games Tokyo […]

Tokyo Olympians Elect Four New Members to IOC Athletes’ Commission

The athletes at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 have elected Pau Gasol, Maja Włoszczowska, Federica Pellegrini and Yuki Ota to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission (AC), for a term ending at the Olympic Games LA28. The newly elected members join the Commission to represent the athlete voice within the Olympic Movement. Between 13 […]

Germany Triumphs Also at U18 World Championship

GRIESKIRCHEN. The Sparkasse IFA Fistball World Championships have come to a close with a dramatic final between Germany and Austria in the male U18 event. The German team prevailed, and also drove home the victory against Austria earlier today in the female U18 tournament. The German squad hence scored four titles in Grieskirchen and now […]

Germany on top of the Fistball World

GRIESKIRCHEN. The German women’s team has secured its seventh title in the IFA Fistball Women’s World Championships with a victory over Austria. The German squad also prevailed in the U21 men’s European Championships, winning against the host team. The Swiss team secured bronze in both competitions. Both teams – Germany and Austria – will also […]

GAISF President Raffaele Chuilli Marks International Day of Friendship

GAISF President Raffaele Chiulli today praised the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and celebrated its role in promoting friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals, as part of the United Nations (UN) International Day of Friendship. The UN International Day of Friendship, celebrated annually on 30 July, encourages people around the world to […]