ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
United Through Sports (UTS) is an alliance of many organisations and people working together through sports, to bring inclusion, unity and equality to the world.
WHAT WE DO
UTS brings people together working towards unified goals which place youth at the centre. Together we take positive steps forward towards reducing challenges including discrimination and inequality.
OUR EVENTS
We organise different events in which youth, sport and education are central. We unite to ensure that every child has an opportunity on the playing field of life.
LATEST NEWS
Representatives from over 60 International Sport Federations (IF) and organizations participated in the first UTS World Youth Festival 2022 virtual meeting. The meeting outlined the upcoming World Youth Festival and Conference in conjunction with APEC 2022 in Bangkok. The event will be hybrid and will take place from 14-20 November 2022. The World Youth Festival and Conference promotes inclusion, non-discrimination and equality. UTS President, Stephan Fox, opened the meeting thanking all the IFs for their joint vision and mission to stand for and with the youth of the world of all abilities. UTS CEO, Julia Govinden, presented the 5-day educational …
United Through Sports send their sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Chutinant Bhirombhakdi, President of the Paralympic Committee of Thailand and supporter of UTS since the inception. Chutinant Bhirombhakdi supported and believed in placing youth at the centre, giving them opportunities through sport. The Paralympic Committee of Thailand and the visionary president Mr. Chutinant participated in the 2018 Sportaccord convention and the UTS Bangkok Youth Festival in which over 100 organisations and federations participated with youth of all abilities. In 2019 having joined the first series of the UTS multi-sport event, the “Bangkok Urban Youth Tournament,” youth from marginalised …
With this year’s International Youth Day focusing on inclusion, we speak to IOC Young Leader Omar Bassyouni about how he is using table tennis to tackle inequality and improve accessibility for people living with disabilities. Omar Bassyouni has been playing table tennis since he was five years old. For more than 20 years, he has enjoyed the many physical, social and emotional benefits of participating in the sport, and now his efforts are focused on ensuring that others can do the same. As well as working as a development manager with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to help grow the sport, …
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