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
How Dakar 2026 is being built into a long-term national project and where UTS aligns When the Youth Olympic Games open at the Stade Abdoulaye Wade on 31 October 2026, Senegal will make history as the host of the first Olympic event ever staged on African soil. Some 2,700 athletes from 207 delegations will compete across 25 sports until 13 November. But the ambition for Dakar 2026 reaches well beyond the competition venues. On 5 September 2026, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched DUNDAL JOJ, the national campaign of mobilisation and engagement around …
UTS President Stephan Fox delivers opening message in Ekaterinburg highlighting sport’s responsibility to create opportunity, belonging and connection for the next generation EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA — September 2026 — The International Festival of Youth 2026 is now underway in Ekaterinburg, bringing together 10,000 young people from 191 countries for one of the largest international youth gatherings of the year. United Through Sports (UTS) is proud to be part of the Festival, supporting a global platform that brings young people together through sport, education, culture, wellness, dialogue and international exchange. Running from 11 to 17 September, the Festival has attracted extraordinary global …
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 …
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Maison du Sport
Avenue de Rhodanie 54,
1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
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