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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 …

A historical agreement took place between two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, when His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concluded a two-day meeting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thailand and Saudi Arabia, for nearly 30 years, have had no diplomatic relations but today, with this historical agreement, the affairs between these two kingdoms will go back …

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 …