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Walk into a standard, adult-designed workshop on bullying or sexual harassment and you can usually predict what you’ll find before you open the door. A row of chairs. A slide deck. A lecture. Rules, consequences, and a well-meaning adult explaining to young people how the world works, and how to survive it. Now, walk into a session designed and delivered by youth leaders at a United Through Sports (UTS) festival. The room is alive. The room is moving. It is interactive, fluid, and loud. More importantly, the conversation is fundamentally different. Instead of just focusing on the victims of bullying, …
On the eve of Olympic Day 2026, United Through Sports brought together voices from across the international sporting community for an online conversation that was both timely and necessary: how do we ensure that sport is not only inspiring, but genuinely safe? The global safeguarding webinar, Where We Draw the Line, was opened by United Through Sports President Stephan Fox, who welcomed participants and grounded the webinar in its wider purpose. Speaking on the eve of Olympic Day, President Fox drew a direct line between the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect and the responsibility every sport organisation carries …
“Can we offer belonging first?” is the simple question that sits at the heart of global efforts to prevent youth crime through sport, according to internationally-renowned sports leader Stephan Fox. The President of United Through Sports and Secretary General of the International Federation of Muay-Thai Associations (IFMA) asked the question during the latest webinar hosted by the Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative. President Fox argued that many young people become vulnerable to gangs, violence and criminal networks not because they are destined for crime, but because they are searching for acceptance, identity and community. DIFFICULT That …
There was a unique, undeniable electricity in the air at Saarbrücken’s Ludwigsparkstadion as the Special Olympics National Games Saarland 2026 officially opened. For the 16,000 enthusiastic fans, coaches, and athletes packed into the stands, and the global United Through Sports community watching from afar. This wasn’t just another date on the sporting calendar. It marked a historic milestone where history met the future, and where the core UTS belief was put on full display: that sports have the unrivaled power to unite, empower, and rewrite the definitions of human potential. This year, the games are being held in a region …
A Tribute from United Through Sports It is with profound sorrow that United Through Sports announces the passing of Tassanee “Tukky” Poeypoj McNaught, a truly remarkable woman, devoted wife and mother, the most loyal of friends, and the backbone of the team within our global sporting family. United Through Sports was blessed with Tukky’s prolific magical and dynamic approaches since our inception and she has contributed over the years to our festivals, events and initiatives all the way into the details of promotion, branding and our global impact. Tuk began her sporting career in 2002 as a young volunteer at …
