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The 27th August 2019 will go in the history books between Sepaktakraw and UTS as they consolidated their partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding as part of the Septakraw Kings Cup Tournament 2019 in Bangkok. UTS and ISTAF have already been working together with unified goals leading up to the SportAccord Convention 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Under this relationship, both parties have committed to continue working together promoting sport as a unique and powerful platform towards social change and towards encouraging an active and inclusive lifestyle for youth. ISTAF Secretary General Mr Halim, welcomed United Through Sports (UTS) CEO …
Blockchain makes an impact at Sportaccord World Sport & Business Summit. The 2019 SportAccord Convention was once again hailed as a major success with this year’s summit topic: The Future of Big Data and Analytics. There were many world-class speakers, with keynote speaker Heinrich Zetlmayer, General Partner at Blockchain Valley Ventures. Mr Zetlmayer delivered a presentation depicting the usage of blockchain for the good of sport. EX Sport, who works under the motto “Blockchain is good” for sport, used pilot projects to demonstrate how blockchain can be utilized for the good of sport. A case study was made in collaboration …
Sport Is Your Gang is an initiative which started many years ago providing safe playgrounds especially for children from challenged backgrounds. The Bangkok Sport Accord Convention 2018 was hailed as one of the most successful, especially with the UN initiative born by AIMS, one of the five IOC and GAISF recognized umbrella bodies. The initiative was called United Through Sports (UTS) and the three day festival, with the participation of over 60 sports and conferences which was given full patronage of the IOC, involved many participants including refugee and disadvantaged youth. Money was raised to give sport equipment and great …
February 9th at 9:09 am will go in the history books of the official opening of the Mongkon Academy. The official education and training center under the auspicious WMC under Royal Patronage, the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur recognized by the IOC, United Through Sports and support of Right to Play. The Academy under the motto, “Do Good Feel Good” is the sign for all walks of life, Muaythai for Every Body, for all abilities with no discrimination. A full-sized Muaythai ring, a jogging track, futsol and badminton court, fully equipped gym and seminar rooms; all are there for anybody …
Over 30 years ago, countless Rohinga families fled from violent human rights abuse and conflict within Myanmar (Burma) and have been “temporarily” living in nine refugee camps within the Tak Province along the western border of Thailand. With over 120,000 refugees in this region, they contribute to the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world. Rohinga families currently have no alternative than to live in cramped shacks in over-crowded make-shift communities. Regular risk of fires sweeping through these camps means that each house is adorned with rows of small plastic bags above their entrances filled with water or sand. These …
