Kosice will be the heart city of the 24-hour Aikido Marathon this year. 14 instructors from 7 countries will conduct the trainings of this event, during the 6 th -7 th of October 2018. At least a hundred people are expected to be on the tatami on the Saturday of October 6 and train continuously […]
African SAMBO Championships 2018 was held on 23-25 June in Hammamet, Tunisia. Over 100 athletes from 14 countries arrived to compete for medals in 3 disciplines: Sport, Combat and Beach SAMBO. This year the tournament was crossed with Olympic Day on the 22 of June. Celebrating of the Olympic Day gave an inspiration for SAMBO […]
European SAMBO Championships 2018 was held on 17-21 May in Athens, Greece. This year Athens hosted one of the continental SAMBO tournament bringing together over 200 athletes from 29 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, […]
Asian SAMBO Championships & Asian Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships 2018 was held on 11-13 May in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The tournament was opened by the President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga, who in 1983 was World SAMBO Champion. From his interview to journalists: “This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of SAMBO in Mongolia. It is […]
GAISF has officially launched the .sport extension programme, offering its members the opportunity to secure their own .sport domain portfolio. As digital technology continues to evolve, International Federations (IFs) with a recognised and protected domain will ensure they are positioned as the global leader in their sport. Owning a .sport domain from GAISF helps by […]
The Olympic run in Thailand was a huge success with over 12,000 participants coming together in the early hours of the 24th of June to do a five or ten kilometre run. IFMA and United Through Sport certainly were there in full force to not only participate but also take the opportunity for important meetings […]
The SportAccord Convention 2018 edition took a fresh direction with the incorporation of activities that included a United Through Sports Art workshop led by Valentina Jarrett. With her warm spirit, the engaging Mrs. Jarrett volunteered to teach and inspire a group of displaced children from the Tak province (Mae la, Umpiem and Nu Po camps) […]
The 15 IOC and or GAISF recognised Combat Sports met in Bangkok under the leadership of chairman Stephan Fox who is also GAISF Vice-President. The meeting was shared by IOC Executive Member, Nenad Lalovic, who is also the President of United World Wrestling. Many topics were discussed in regards to establishing a working group towards […]
The 17th of April was a historical day in the world of sport with the official launch of the United Through Sport (UTS) initiative during the SportAccord Convention 2018 held in Bangkok. The Bangkok Sport Festival and UTS initiative was under the full patronage of the IOC and to show his support, IOC President Dr.Thomas […]
The streets of Bangkok came alive to the sights and sounds of sport as the inaugural SportAccord Thailand Sports Festival entertained a packed Centara World Square. It is the first time SportAccord has featured a Festival, taking the delegates onto the streets of Bangkok whilst at the same time engaging the local Thai people. The theme […]
