GAISF TO HOST ITS FIRST EVER VIRTUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
In light of the complexities of international travel and in-person gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the forthcoming GAISF General Assembly on 10 November 2020 will be held in a virtual format for the first time ever. The General Assembly had originally been planned in a hybrid form. Due to the evolving situation of the […]
UTS INVITES INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ITOS FOR THE FIRST TECHNICAL WEBINAR
Creator & Designer: Asad Merchant UTS INVITES INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ITOS FOR THE FIRST TECHNICAL WEBINAR “Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” -Vince Lombardi The UTS Virtual Youth Festival 2020 aims to unite all participating sports, whose youth will be competing against […]
UTS TO HOST THE FIRST EVER WORLD VIRTUAL YOUTH FESTIVAL
“Do something today for a better tomorrow” – Oscar Wilde. Over 60 organisations have come together in solidarity and unity under the Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympics values. Together these organisations will promote inclusion, health, equality, non-discrimination and peace. The festival includes youth of all abilities where the doors are open for youth from migrant and […]
SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER THROUGH SPORT: IOC EMPHASISES THE UNIFYING POWER OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Ahead of the International Day of Peace, celebrated around the world this Monday, 21 September, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has emphasised the power of sport. “Sport contributes to peace by unifying people,” said the IOC President. “The Olympic Games today are the only event in our world which […]
United Through Sports (UTS) organisers launch the official logo for the first edition of the UTS Virtual Youth Festival 2020
United Through Sports (UTS) organisers launch the official logo for the first edition of the UTS Virtual Youth Festival 2020 United Through Sports (UTS) organisers launch the official logo for the first edition of the UTS Virtual Youth Festival 2020. The logo stands to represent unity in diversity through the inclusion of all youth […]
GAISF COUNCIL MEETS TO STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT MEMBERS
The GAISF Council met today at the new WBSC headquarters in Pully, Switzerland to discuss an array of topics including GAISF’s work to support its Members in key areas such as good governance, social inclusion and strengthening sport during the pandemic. Preparations for the forthcoming GAISF General Assembly and IF Forum, scheduled for early November, […]
FIVE INVITATIONAL SPORTS IN THE WORLD GAMES 2022
Duathlon, Flag Football, Lacrosse (men), Wheelchair Rugby and Wushu will feature as invitational sports in The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. They complete the sports programme along with the 30 Official Sports. This is the first time that a Wheelchair sport will appear in the programme of The World Games. The Wheelchair Rugby played in […]
WORLD URBAN GAMES CELEBRATE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the inaugural World Urban Games 2019, an event that blended competitive urban sport and a festival of youth music, art and culture in the heart of Budapest, Hungary. The ultimate celebration of new-generation sports forged by the spirit of youth, the Games welcomed over 50,000 spectators to the Urban […]
GAISF PARTNERS WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES IN SPORT
The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and The Sustainability Report have signed a partnership agreement to promote the environmental, social and economic sustainability projects of International Sports Federations and wider sports industry initiatives. The partnership follows the successful launch of sustainability.sport, a web portal created by GAISF in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee […]
AIMS Joins Public Hearing
A very special event took place in Bangkok organised by the national reform committee on Culture, Sports labour and Human resources. It was attended by many important speakers, chaired by Prof Dr Nithi Mahanon and certainly IOC member and executive board member of the national committee of Thailand KHUNYING Patama Leesawadtrakul. Khunying Patama made a […]