International Dragon Boat Federation President, Claudio Schermi, and Honorary President, Mike Haslam, had the honor to be invited to China, the motherland of Dragon Boat, to a special TV Program “The Beauty of Shared Arts” dedicated to the sport and art of Dragon Boating which incorporates sporting competitions, cultural education and exchange, from the motherland
The Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 have been a “great demonstration of Olympic legacy and solidarity”, as highlighted by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. The IOC President, joined by Gangwon 2024 Coordination Commission Chair and IOC Member Hong Zhang, congratulated the Gangwon State authorities, the Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee, the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham – West Midlands on 7-11 April will feature an exciting central conference programme with four specialist streams – CityAccord, HealthAccord, LawAccord and MediaAccord – united under the theme “The Power of Sport”. Today – less than 70 days to go to sport’s most influential industry gathering for over 1,500 delegates at
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With an unforgettable Opening Ceremony featuring an array of K-pop stars and cultural performers, the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 got underway in style today. The event was hosted simultaneously at the sold-out Gangneung Oval, with 4,500 spectators, plus athletes and other YOG stakeholders, and the fully booked PyeongChang Dome, with 4,300 people. The ceremony
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord announces legendary NFL (National Football League) expert speakers at World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham – West Midlands on 7-11 April 2024. The Kansas City Chiefs’ Vice President of Content and Production, Rob Alberino, has been in the National Football League for over 25 years. In that time, he has been
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Next week marks 100 years since the first Olympic Winter Games took place in Chamonix, France. Ahead of the anniversary, we think about how their future might look in the face of accelerating climate change. With the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5, the IOC has been reinventing the Olympic Games and the Olympic Winter Games to
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Our January monthly webinar is dedicated to “Clean Sport 101”. Our 2024 webinar series kicks off with a focus on “Clean Sport 101”. We invite all athletes and their support personnel to join us as we discuss the protection of clean sport with ITA Education Ambassadors and former professional athletes, Florence Schelling, OLY and Anita
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Dear Olympic friends, At the start of this very special Olympic year, there is so much to be grateful for and so much to look forward to. Kicking off this Olympic year will be the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. Building on the great legacy of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, we will
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Dear AIMS and UTS Family, As another year is coming to an end, we take the opportunity to look back on the many challenges we have faced, leaving a global pandemic behind, and sadly continuing to live in a world in which poverty, war, discrimination, and hate is the norm. Many of us have athletes who live
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Lausanne, Switzerland – As the first major international multisport event ever held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games exceeded all expectations this 20-30 October in the Saudi Arabian capital. Housed under one roof at the King Saud University Arena, the event featured over 1,500 athletes from 120+ countries competing in