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The United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 has brought 80 organisations together to united to move forward as one past this pandemic. The event is under patronage of IOC, IPC,SOI, SportAccord and GAISF promoting inclusion, non-discrimination, equality and peace. Youth from around the world have participated in qualification events to represent their organisations and are training enthusiastically every day to get ready for the grand finale from the 18-23 November. Our youth have the opportunity to participate during the UTS Festival in a variety of ways. The Max Fit competition will test strength and endurance; Aero Fit will …
As the United Nations (UN) celebrates its 75th anniversary, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has hailed the collaboration between the two organisations, while also emphasising the role that sport can play in fostering global solidarity in the face of the coronavirus crisis. Marking its historic anniversary, the UN launched a global consultation earlier this year to ask people about their hopes and fears for the future, and their priorities for international cooperation. Speaking on the occasion of a UN75 panel discussion to address the findings of this initiative, President Bach praised the work of the …
Alexx the Axolotl has been chosen as the official mascot for the first ever World Virtual Youth Festival. The mascot was launched by the UTS organising committee on the 27th October in Bangkok, Thailand the host city for this unique event. The mascot was designed by New Jersey, USA based Transcend Studio under the vision of talented animator Oscar Feliz. Mr Feliz wanted to ensure “the spirit of Alexx, and his positive nature were at the centre” of his design. “Alexx” symbolises a unisex naming approach, where Alexx can be identified as either or both genders. The choice of the …
The event which is under patronage of International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee and Special Olympics International, has brought together over 80 organizations bringing together the youth of the world. The Festival is about inclusion and non-discrimination. The youth have the chance to compete in 5 different categories and every day we will introduce a new category. Today, Max Fit: This competition category will focus on strength, power and stamina. The different sports disciplines and youth will be drawn against each other and their performance will be scored by 3 judges from different international federations. The competition is run over …
AIMS is a proud IOC and GAISF recognized umbrella organization. The exchange of sport, culture, education and the promotion of sport as a human right practicing non-discrimination and inclusion are some of the many key priorities for the AIMS family. AIMS is the founding organization of United Through Sports, established in 2017 to share and create alliances towards the betterment of youth regardless of their abilities or social background. 2018, the first UTS powered sport festival took place at SportAccord and today AIMS is in full support and working in solidarity during these challenging times to give life to the …
