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
After seven days and the only world virtual youth festival, the UTS World Virtual youth Festival 2021 has come to an end. With a breath-taking Closing Ceremony from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over the last seven days Saudi Arabia has been the centre for youth of all abilities coming together under the patronage of the IOC, IPC, SOI, SportAccord, GAISF and AIMS. Far over 100 organisations joined forces with one mission, to promote inclusion, non-discrimination, equality, and the youth of the world standing together towards a better tomorrow. The event was opened by IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC President …
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was granted the hosting rights for the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival 2021 from Riyadh to the world.Over 100 international organisations participated in the all-inclusive event, under the patronage of the IOC, IPC, SOI, GAISF and AIMS. The Opening Ceremony saw the IOC President Thomas Bach deliver an inspiring message to the kingdom congratulating Saudi’s vision 2030, promoting sport for all, inclusion and equality. Further messages were delivered by the IPC President, Andrew Parson, the CEO of SOI, Mary Davis, UTS President, Stephan Fox, GAISF President, Ivo Ferriani and His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz,President of the National Olympic Committee. The workshops …
On the 22nd of November the event was officially opened by IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC president Andrew Parsons, SOI CEO Mary Davis, among the speakers during the Launch Ceremony. In the weekend prior to the Launch, four live workshops were broadcasted as part of the seven-day event, which is being hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Launch Ceremony was broadcast live on the Olympic Channel, featuring messages from different world leaders and performances from children from across the world. In his remarks, Bach claimed the UTS World Virtual Youth Festival epitomised sport’s role in promoting global unity. “The …
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Avenue de Rhodanie 54,
1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
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