ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
United Through Sports (UTS) is an alliance of many organisations and people working together through sports, to bring inclusion, unity and equality to the world.
WHAT WE DO
UTS brings people together working towards unified goals which place youth at the centre. Together we take positive steps forward towards reducing challenges including discrimination and inequality.
OUR EVENTS
We organise different events in which youth, sport and education are central. We unite to ensure that every child has an opportunity on the playing field of life.
LATEST NEWS
A Global Conversation on Sport and Social Change The latest webinar from the Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative, Sport Beyond Competition: Building Peace, Inclusion and Opportunity Through Sport, brought together delegates from across the world to explore how sport can contribute to peace, inclusion, youth empowerment, crime prevention and community resilience. The session featured Stephan Fox, President of United Through Sports, President of AIMS, and Chair of the SportAccord World Combat Council, as keynote speaker. Delegates included representatives from the Olympic and sporting family, international federations, community organisations, educators, youth leaders and stakeholders committed to using …
For generations, young people in sport have been described as “the future.” The phrase is repeated constantly across conferences, campaigns and development programmes. Young people are encouraged to participate, to dream, to aspire and to prepare themselves for the future of sport. But too often, they are still excluded from the spaces where decisions are actually made. Policies affecting young people are frequently developed without youth voices in the room. Conversations about athlete welfare, inclusion, safeguarding and the future of sport are still commonly led by older generations, while young people remain positioned as participants rather than contributors. Their presence …
The meeting starts as it always does. A long table. Laptops open. Papers neatly stacked. Everyone in the room is experienced, qualified, confident in what they are there to say. They are here to design a policy on athlete well-being. The conversation moves quickly. Safeguarding procedures are discussed. Reporting systems are mapped out. Language is carefully chosen. On paper, everything is thorough, considered, complete. But as the discussion continues, something becomes clear. Not a single young athlete is in the room. It is a crucial detail, yet easy to overlook. The people present are experts. They understand policy, governance and …
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Maison du Sport
Avenue de Rhodanie 54,
1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
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