Sports organisations and federations joined the #WhiteCard movement, promoting peace, inclusion and solidarity through sport on today’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

Athletes across the sporting world showed the White Card to promote sport as an answer for peace, as part of events to mark International Day of Sport for Development and Peace today.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken the opportunity to demonstrate how sport can be used for social change on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by highlighting some of its initiatives.

President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Mustapha Berraf has called on the continent's sporting stakeholders and Governments to celebrate the values of sport and to promote peace and development.

The Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympics has announced an ambitious sports relay, which is set to involve every continent in just 24 hours, to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has launched a content-sharing partnership with online platform sportanddev in a bid to promote its members' sustainable development initiatives.

The International Judo Federation (IJF), International Skating Union (ISU) and World Rugby are among the International Federations to have marked International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP).

World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes' Commission members have joined celebrations for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), participating in the white card campaign.

Acting Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Robin Mitchell has talked up the value of sport in supporting the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as the organisation joined those marking International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP).

The World Karate Federation's (WKF) call to participate in the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was heeded as athletes took to social media to show their support.

Sporting bodies and the World Health Organization (WHO) have encouraged the population to be healthy at home during the United Nations' (UN) International Day of Sport for Development and Peace amid the coronavirus pandemic.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has encouraged people to stay active, strong and healthy during the coronavirus crisis, before celebrating Tokyo 2020 as a festival of resilience and solidarity.

The Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) has marked the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by opening a new sports school for local children and Syrian refugees living in the Kırıkhan district of Hatay City.

The Taekwondo Association of Barbados performed a live public demonstration to mark the 2019 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace multi-sport rally.

It is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace today and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is celebrating by sharing stories which “demonstrate the depth of heart and empathy” within the global hockey community.