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
For decades, the sporting world has spoken about true inclusion. From the 28th to 30th of August, judo delivered it in Lausanne. The Vaudoise Arena staged an event that took the sport to new heights: athletes with and without disabilities competing in the same building, on the same tatami, on the same weekend and under the same banner. The Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam 2026, organised by the International Judo Federation (IJF) together with Swiss Judo, the City of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, welcomed 513 athletes from 77 countries to …
Somewhere right now, a child is practising a backflip in their back garden. Another is writing verses that haven’t found their stage yet. Another is coding something nobody’s asked for but everybody will want. United Through Sports wants to see all of it. As the road to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games heats up, UTS has thrown open a global stage for young talent, and the only ticket in is a phone camera and thirty seconds of nerves. The Rise of Teranga launched on International Youth Day, August 12th, and the name says everything about what the goal is. …
On 5 August 2026, Julia Govinden, CEO of United Through Sports (UTS), attended the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Athletes Congress and Partners Reception with Bank of America in Singapore. Held alongside the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Athlete Congress, the reception brought Athlete Leaders together with business representatives and long-standing partners of the movement. At the heart of the evening was a simple but important purpose: to listen directly to people with intellectual disabilities and learn from their experiences. The event marked another meaningful moment in the relationship between UTS and Special Olympics. Both organisations believe that sport can create …
Contact Us
Maison du Sport
Avenue de Rhodanie 54,
1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
