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Olympic Movement: United 4 The Future The United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 brought together over 40,000 youth participating in the sports competition program and over 50,000 in the education program. Over 100 organizations including many international federations worked together to stand in solidarity for and with the youth of the world. 2021 will see an even bigger version hosted by and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the world. The International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Special Olympics International, GAISF and AIMS, once again have granted full patronage to the event to promote inclusion, equality and …

Registration starts today at the Virtual International FestivalUTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 The registration for youth of all abilities under 18 years old starts today for the UTS World Virtual Youth festival 2021, which will be held from 20-27 November, with the participation of more than 100 international organizations and under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Special Olympics. This “united 4 the future” global campaign, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, aims to emphasize the importance of keeping young people healthy and active. The objective to encourage unity around the …

MOU SIGNING OFFICIALLY UNITES UTS AND IFA 16 October 2021 On the 16 October 2021 United Through Sports and the International Fistball Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding virtually online formalising a vision towards closer collaboration and confirming mutual goals towards providing sport opportunity to youth around the world. The MoU defines the core area of focus between the two entities as promotion and development of an active lifestyle, sports, and the Youth Development Movement around the world. The official signing will drive the ongoing relationship towards the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 where IFA will play an active …

Saudi Arabia to Host Second Edition of United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 After the first successful UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 held in Bangkok, Thailand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021. The festival will be organized by a special committee under the supervision of the Riyadh Asian Games 2034 Organizing Committee and United Through Sports (UTS). It will take place from 20-27 November with the participation of over 100 international federations and organizations from around the world with hybrid workshop and conference to take place in Riyadh host …

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bahrain Olympic Committee and UTS with the aim of strengthening joint cooperation relations between the Committee and the organization to emphasize the role of sport in achieving sustainable development goals. This step will also ensure that youth of the region regardless to ability will have more opportunities to access and enjoy sport. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Vice President of the General Sports Authority, Chairman of the Bahrain Martial Games Council, and CEO of the Public Sports Authority, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Rahman Sadiq …