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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 …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was granted the hosting rights for the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 from Riyadh to the world.Over 100 international organisations participated in the all-inclusive event, under the patronage of the IOC, IPC, SOI, GAISF and AIMS. The Opening Ceremony saw the IOC President Thomas Bach deliver an inspiring message to the kingdom congratulating Saudi’s vision 2030, promoting sport for all, inclusion and equality. Further messages were delivered by the IPC President, Andrew Parson, the CEO of SOI, Mary Davis, UTS President, Stephan Fox, GAISF President, Ivo Ferriani and His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz,President of the National Olympic Committee. The workshops …

On the 22nd of November the event was officially opened by IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC president Andrew Parsons, SOI CEO Mary Davis, among the speakers during the Launch Ceremony. In the weekend prior to the Launch, four live workshops were broadcasted as part of the seven-day event, which is being hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Launch Ceremony was broadcast live on the Olympic Channel, featuring messages from  different world leaders and performances from children from across the world. In his remarks, Bach claimed the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival epitomised sport’s role in promoting global unity. “The …