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The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)and United Through Sports (UTS) signed a historical agreement held virtually on 1 September to work together to foster inclusion, youth development and equity through sports and UTS initiatives. The Philippines Olympic Committee played an important part in the 2020 UTS World Virtual Youth Festival under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee and Special Olympics. Pearl Managuelod, executive board member of the POC brought youth across many sports in the region to take part and get active during the pandemic. UTS is looking forward to an even greater cooperation for the 2021 …

Did you know? Our UTS Ambassador Husnah Kukundakwe is THE youngest Paralympic Games athlete and currently the only classified Para-swimmer of Uganda? She is 14 years old and was the flag bearer for Uganda during the unforgettable opening ceremony and has now made her debut during the Paralympics in Tokyo 2020. Kukundakwe, was born without a lower right arm and did not live with a plan to become a Paralympic swimmer, but she wanted to be more comfortable about herself. “I really did become more confident. Before I started sport I would always wear a sweater or a long-sleeve shirt to …

The stunning Paralympics opening ceremony took place on the 24 August in Tokyo and the spectacular flag parade was led by members of the refugee team. UTS was watching dressed in purple and were proud to see their youth ambassadors Husnah Kukundakwe carrying proudly the Uganda flag and Ezra Frech representing USA with a massive team of 240 athletes. The theme of the ceremony was “Moving Forward: We Have Wings.” As part of the vibrant and  emotional three-hour extravaganza, the Olympic Stadium was turned into a magical “airport” as “passengers” – the athletes and the billions of viewers around the world – were …

“YOU’VE GOT US (UTS)” – Is our message to every child, every youth around the world. As we celebrate the Paralympic launch of #WeThe15 and the world goes purple in support, we want to reaffirm our mission, which has always been to give youth around the world opportunity on the playing field of life. Through our extensive network across the international sport community, we are accomplishing this vision step by step. With so much more direct youth engagement in the last year, we want to send out a message to the next generations and let them know that we exist, …

WORLD DODGEBALL ASSOCIATION AND UTS SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGFOR THE PROMOTION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT The World Dodgeball Association (WDA) and United Through Sports (UTS) signed a historical agreement held virtually on 12 August to work together to foster inclusion, youth development and equity through dodgeball and UTS sport initiatives. The two partners have been collaborating through all major UTS events since 2018 including the annual SportAccord and UTS World Virtual Youth Festival with more recent participation in the UTS online competition “What’s Your Daily?”. An official signing demonstrates the commitment of both entities to collaborate to improve …