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The National Olympic Committee and the Sports Ministry of Uzbekistan invited AIMS/UTS President Mr. Stephan Fox to discuss future cooperation. Mr. Fox was picked up by the Vice President of the National Olympic Committee Mr. Sherzod Tashmatov and visited the beautiful Uzbekistan National Olympic Committee building. The Minister of Sports Mr. Adham Ikramov welcomed Mr. Fox at the NOC and discussed the future cooperation between UTS and other opportunities. Uzbekistan is one of the bidders for the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival in 2023 to possibly be held in the heart of Uzbekistan, the magnificent Samarkand. Mr. Fox congratulated the minister for …

UTS was invited to collaborate with the Ju-jitsu International Federation 30 April 2022 as a part of their virtual event “Ju-Jitsu and Sport for Development: Essential Toolkits for All Community Ju-Jitsu Projects.” JJIF provided an academic series of free webinars to share and discuss the basics of creating and running a sustainable development project in Ju-Jitsu. Four sessions were held focusing on the pillars of JJIF: Protection, Inclusion, Empowerment, and the SDGs in the context of sport and development. Sessions were held every Saturday in April, starting with the 9th, each session focused on one Topic with each session consisting …

UTS is proud of the growing community of youth who play an active and central role across every aspect and every event. Imani Cintado O’ Donavan joined the UTS family in 2018 and has remained a key contributor to many events as a young leader. She became a UTS Youth Reporter in 2021 and has been inspiring her peers and the UTS community. Today, we hear from Imani about her views on the meaning of Inclusion, the core UTS value: “Inclusion aims to remove all barriers by eliminating discrimination and intolerance and giving equal access and opportunities to all people …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The President of SportAccord Ivo Ferriani and Executive Committee unanimously decided to cancel the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, 15-20 May 2022 in Ekaterinburg, Russia.  This also confirms the cancellation of the SportAccord Sports Festival powered by UTS. Under the current circumstances, it is with much anguish that the festival will not be held this year. UTS and the Local Organising Committee worked over the last few years to develop a tremendously innovative youth program that was to bring youth of all abilities to the heart of the city to engage in sport and education.  The cancellation …

A stunning crescendo of unity as the world united in all their diversity to watch the 24th edition of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. With close to 3,000 athletes from 91 nations, the Games are set to be a spectacular moment in world sporting history. A mission of the Games is to unite above and beyond borders, differences and towards a better future where the audience witnessed the centerpiece of the Olympic torch, a snowflake combining 91 nations standing together. IOC President, spoke to the world and asked for everybody to “give peace a chance” and encouraging us all to live …