FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 August 2021 SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Ekaterinburg Rescheduled for May 2022 LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord in full coordination and agreement with the Russian Federation has announced that the World Sport & Business Summit in Ekaterinburg has been rescheduled to 15-20 May 2022. The next edition of sport’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
GAISF PRESIDENT RAFFAELE CHIULLI 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 […]
Not child’s play at all: Here are some of the youngest Olympians at Tokyo 2020 SHARE TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 26: Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan celebrates during the Women’s Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by […]
IOC Gives Full Recognition to 6 Sports and International Federations History has been made at the 138th IOC session in Tokyo Japan The IOC General Assembly approved the recommendation by the IOC executive board to give full recognition to six International Federations and Sports The IFs concerned are: The International Cheerleading Union (ICU) – provisionally recognised […]
Nationwide project in Poland sees thousands of young athletes introduced to teqball A nationwide project in Poland has seen thousands of young people introduced to teqball over the past month. Throughout May and June, Ekstraklasa Foundation organised the project “Akademie Klasy Ekstra” (“Extra Class Academies”). Ekstraklasa is a company that organises elite-level football matches in […]
Get inspired and learn to meditate with IOC Refugee Olympic Team hopeful Asif Sultani Not only does Asif Sultani have an extraordinary tale to tell, recounting his harrowing journey from Afghanistan to Australia via Iran, but the karateka is also ready to pass on the secrets of his sporting success and inner calm to anyone […]
Olympic Day 2021 Today we celebrate Olympic Day around the world. A tradition which started on June 23rd 1948. The World […]
SportAccord has announced that InvestAccord, a new conference dedicated to exploring financial issues and investment opportunities, challenges and best practice strategies in sport, will launch at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2021. The new conference concept at SportAccord 2021 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, will take place on the morning of Thursday, 11 November […]
