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Bangkok – The 5th edition of the UTS World Youth Festival launched on Monday evening with a shower of rain regarded as a sign of good luck in the Kingdom of Thailand. The opening ceremony was a spectacular demonstration of youth and athlete performers, dazzling the audience in all their diversity. The ceremony was led by youth from across the world and included 15 UTS Youth Ambassadors from 5 continents. The magnificent Siam Sinfonietta led by conductor Somtow Sucharitkul consisted of 72 young musicians and choir, who performed throughout the evening. A stunning composition written for the Youth Festival by …

Bangkok – The UTS World Youth Festival 2022 is happening in just a few days. More dedicated than ever United Through Sports celebrates inclusion, equality, non-discrimination, and peace-promotion. After a challenging few years, due to the pandemic, the event will physically take place in Bangkok. With a hybrid format, this festival reaches more youth than ever before. Our new Virtual Platform ensures we include everyone: it doesn’t matter where you are, you can be part of our festival. Over 2000 youth will participate on the ground in Bangkok and thousands are expected to join virtually and watch the conference and medal ceremony …

The fifth edition of the UTS World Youth Festival is taking place from 14-20 November 2022 in Bangkok. After a huge success last year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the festival is now in the Kingdom of Thailand and will be held on the grounds of the prestigious Srinakharinwirot University. The World Youth Festival is under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, Paralympic Committee, Special Olympics, SportAccord, GAISF, and AIMS. More than ever, sports must contribute with a united effort towards a better tomorrow. United Through Sports promotes inclusion, non-discrimination, equality, and peace-promotion for and with the youth of …

Bangkok – The United Through Sports (UTS) World Youth Festival 2022 was activated this year with 5 virtual competitions. Last year, in the midst of the pandemic the World Youth Festival took place virtually. There was an unexpected and overwhelming number of people that joined. The festival had over 50,000 youth joining from across 126 countries. At the core, the festival built upon the four pillars of UTS, inclusion, equality, non-discrimination, and promotion of peace by inviting youth with and without disabilities, youth from challenged backgrounds, and those from diverse cultures and religions. At the center, the festival encouraged all youth …

World Martial Arts Masterships Committee (WMC) is proud to announce the hosting of the 7th WMC General Meeting on October 21, 2022.  The 7th WMC General Meeting will be held in a hybrid format, and we seek to disseminate & develop world martial arts to foster friendships with International Federations (IFs), National Federations (NFs), International Organizations and the global community through martial arts. Overview: The 7th WMC General Meeting  Date: October 21, 2022  Time: 16:00 – 18:00 Venue: UNESCO ICM Chungju City, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea Program:  The 6th WMC General Meeting Minute (Summary) Partial Amendment of the Articles …