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The 20 AIMS members and 10 observers held their General Assembly which was held virtually. Originally the General Assembly should have been held in Ekaterinburg but since it was cancelled it was decided that it was to be held on the same date and time but virtually. AIMS President Stephan Fox who was elected for his second term last year in November opened the congress talking about the significance of sport, how it is more important than ever. He stated that it fills him with pride to have been given the trust for a second term and congratulated the AIMS …

A special invitation was given to the United Through Sports President, Stephan Fox, to present United Through Sports at the 77th OCA Executive Board Meeting. President Fox thanked acting President of the OCA Raja Randhir Singh and Director General Husain Al-Musallam, for the opportunity and he presented the 2021 World Virtual Youth Festival hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The UTS President thanked His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, the President of the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia and Minister of Sport and His Highness Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi Al Saud the Vice President for an outstanding “Sport …

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 …