SportAccord and GAISF President Encourages AIMS
January 10th will be remembered as a historic day for AIMS as the IOC assembly unanimously voted for AIMS full recognition by the IOC. GAISF & SportAccord President, Mr. Raffaele Chiulli, who have been supporting the AIMS movement for many years, made a heartfelt speech to the AIMS council congratulating them on their full recognition, […]
AIMS Council Meets in Lausanne
After the historic recognition of AIMS by the International Olympic Committee, the AIMS council convened at the Maison du Sport in the Olympic city, Lausanne. The AIMS council meeting took place to discuss the steps ahead, the council discussed many points on the steps forward, the strategic plans for the future of AIMS as an […]
AIMS Council meet in Australia
After the last AIMS council meeting which was held during the youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, the first 2019 council meeting was held on the Gold Coast during the 2019 SportAccord Convention. AIMS President, Stephan Fox, welcomed the entire council to this important meeting and convention. Many important decisions had been made with the strategic […]
World Martial Art Meeting in Korea
The 2018 general assembly of the World Masterships was held in Korea under the chairmanship of the esteemed governor of Cheoungju province, Governor Si Jong Lee. Representatives from around the world traveled to Cheoungju to participate in the forum which had many important speakers. The afternoon meeting was on the organisation of the upcoming 2019 […]
AIMS family meet for a minute of silent
The AIMS family come together in Lausanne to honour the late former President of GAISF, Patrick Baumann. Patrick died in the evening of October 13, following a heart attack while attending the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Only 2 days before, he was at the AIMS council meeting to inspire the AIMS family. He […]
World Combat Meeting in Bangkok
An important meeting took place at the Centara Grand Hotel, Bangkok, among the Combat Games group of the GAISF family. The working group is made up of the 15 IOC and/or GAISF recognised combat sports and martial arts. The event was chaired by Stephan Fox, GAISF Vice President and AIMS President and co-chaired by Nenad […]
Cooporation is Key
The symbol of AIMS is a handshake of cooperation to ensure worldwide development of each member IF. The SportAccord Convention in Bangkok was the perfect platform to establish new federations before and during the convention. The Bangkok Sport Festival was a major hit and sports like Fistball and Powerlifting, took not only the opportunity to […]
AIMS President Meets Thailand’s new Minister of Tourism & Sports
GAISF Vice President and AIMS President was invited for a meeting with Thailand’s new Minister of Tourism and Sports, H.E. Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat. Thailand has been awarded the bid to host the 2018 SportAccord Convention, the world’s premier and most exclusive annual event at the service of sport where over 2000 leaders and important personnel […]
AIMS Council meets in Lausanne

The AIMS council convened for an important meeting before the SportAccord Extraordinary Congress to discuss strategy and a combined stance. Special guest FIAS President, Vasily Shestakov, who attended the meeting also invited all AIMS members for a FIAS sponsored dinner. AIMS President Stephan Fox made a detailed report on all the recent developments of AIMS […]