SportAccord have announced a regional conference in the Pan American region with Fort Lauderdale set to host the first edition next year.
China's capital city Beijing has been announced as the host of the 2020 SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit.
Registration has opened for next year's SportAccord Summit in Gold Coast.
Hosts of the 2019 SportAccord Summit have still yet to be revealed, despite Hungary’s capital Budapest widely expected to stage the event.
By Duncan Mackay and Daniel Etchells at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
Riccardo Fraccari has been appointed as secretary general of the Association of Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) after a feisty Annual General Meeting (AGM) here at the SportAccord Summit in Bangkok.
By Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
Francesco Ricci Bitti has stepped down as President of SportAccord Convention, handing over the reins to Patrick Baumann.
An official signing ceremony has taken place to confirm Bangkok as host of the 16th SportAccord Convention next year.
SportAccord has described the World Mind Sports Games as "by far the most advanced with its concept" out of the three multi-sport events that the umbrella organisation intends to organise in the near future.
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Liam Morgan at the Scandinavian Center in Aarhus
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Liam Morgan at the Scandinavian Center in Aarhus
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
Last month saw confirmation that breaking would feature at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Opinion is divided on whether breaking merits an Olympic place but World DanceSport Federation President Shawn Tay has been telling Mike Rowbottom how he believes the doubters will be silenced.
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