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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 …

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. …