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Youth from around the world stood in solidarity for the Opening of the UTS Festival. Bangkok was the host and cities from as far as Washington to Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles to Ekaterinburg to Astana to the Gold Coast, all took center stage with a united voice for inclusion, equality, nondiscrimination and for peace. IOC President, Thomas Bach, applauded United Through Sports for this initiative. The IOC has proudly given patronage to this event which has invited youth of all abilities and backgrounds into an all inclusive event. IPC President, Andrew Parsons, encouraged the Youth of the world to …
The third workshop on the eve of the Opening of the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival was hosted by the IPC titled “I’mpossible and the Paralympic Movement.” The participating numbers again reached the 2000 mark from all 5 continents showcasing that the youth of the world stand united for inclusion, equality and nondiscrimination, which are the tenets of the Festival. The participants were part of a workshop full of energy, engagement and at the heart were two outstanding Olympians who inspired the crowd for so many reasons. Three-time Paralympic gold medalist, Brett Scott, of Australia and British Paralympic skier, Anna …
A record number of over 2200 attendees participated in the United Through Sports Workshop #2 on “Clean Sport” presented by WADA and ITA. The Workshop was open for all the youth of participating organizations, their friends and teammates and their entire athlete support personnel. Entire families joined from their living rooms, students from their lecture halls in universities and school classrooms, generating an overall huge online number. UTS President, Stephan Fox, opened the workshop thanking everyone who contributed and highlighted again that the protection of clean athletes is key. As a martial artist he stated, “That in martial arts there …
Bangkok, Thailand – Over 100 international federations and organizations have come together united to showcase and promote inclusion, equality, non-discrimination and peace. Together they support the United Through Sports (UTS) World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 which is organized by United Through Sports. Amongst the organisations are the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Special Olympics International (SOI) who have all granted patronage to the event. The UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2020 is a celebration for and with the youth of the world. There will be five festival competitions: Max Fit, Aero Fit, Talent, IPC Inclusive Sports …
A crowd of over 1000 Sporting Youth leaders supporting the first United Through Sports Festival Workshop: “BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL CHANGE LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SPORT” The workshop was presented by Yunus Sport Hub and IOC Youth Leaders. UTS President, Stephan Fox, opened the workshop by thanking everyone who contributed to this opening workshop. He stated, ”The next five days are with and for the Youth of the world and for them to inspire us towards a better world. The choice we make today determines our tomorrow.” He thanked the IOC for their Youth Leaders initiative and Yunus Sports Hub. …
