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A new year has begun and although the challenges of 2021 are not yet over, it was a year of unique experiences and sporting events. The online world has seen borders vanish as many of us witnessed with the second successful UTS World Virtual Youth Festival hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee and UTS built a strong and dedicated alliance to encourage a healthier and more active lifestyle for youth around the world. UTS CEO, Julia Govinden shared the pride of UTS and said: “We have all been greatly inspired by the youth who participated …

Rising para-teqball star Stefan Dogaru won gold at the United Through Sports (UTS) World Virtual Youth Festival in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Inclusive Challenge event. The Romanian para athlete was competing in the Youth Under 18 category at the virtual event, which was launched by the Alliance on Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS) and organised this year by the National Olympic Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Reflecting on his success, Dogaru said: “I think this event is a good opportunity for every young para athlete or child with a disability that wants to participate in sporting …

Ben Haack, is a gentleman that makes an impact whenever he speaks, and all for the right reasons! Special Olympics International Board Member and Special Olympics Australia Athlete Leader, is sending us all an important message to join the actionable change for people with intellectual disabilities around the world. UTS met Ben in 2018 and instantly a connection was made through the shared vision and mission towards an inclusive world for youth of all abilities. Ben has delivered. powerful presentations and speeches during The UTS Sports Festival 2019 on the Gold Coast, Australia and most recently discussed inclusion in depth during …

On behalf of the AIMS and UTS Family, the AIMS Council send their seasons greetings to all AIMS members, the GAISF Family, our partners, stakeholders and to each and everyone who share our unified mission and vision. We are experiencing day by day how fragile life and our world is.  These challenging times have brought us all closer. Our recent United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 showcased once again, that together we sent a strong message of unity, inclusion, equality and solidarity, for and with the youth of the world.  We would like to give our appreciation to …

After seven days and the only world virtual youth festival, the UTS World Virtual youth Festival 2021 has come to an end. With a breath-taking Closing Ceremony from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over the last seven days Saudi Arabia has been the centre for youth of all abilities coming together under the patronage of the IOC, IPC, SOI, SportAccord, GAISF and AIMS. Far over 100 organisations joined forces with one mission, to promote inclusion, non-discrimination, equality, and the youth of the world standing together towards a better tomorrow. The event was opened by IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC President …