United Through Sports (UTS) has held its Leaving a Legacy Awards Gala, awarding competition winners from the UTS 2020 Virtual Youth Festival and providing entertainment for young people around the world.
The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was represented at the recent United Through Sports (UTS) Virtual Youth Festival, with five young ambassadors participating in the event.
The United Through Sports (UTS) World Virtual Youth Festival has concluded after five days of online competitions and conferences aimed at increasing youth participation in sport and furthering inclusion.
Five panel discussions have been held on day three of the United Through Sports (UTS) Virtual Youth Festival, with speakers including World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, International Judo Federation (IJF) President Maruis Vizer and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons.
The Opening Ceremony of the United Through Sports (UTS) World Virtual Youth Festival has been attended by some of the sport's leading administrators, who offered words of encouragement to the young people following along from home.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Testing Agency (ITA) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) all hosted workshops as the United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival's education programme continued today.
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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