Press Release

Singapore (3 March 2015): The ISTAF World Cup 2015 has been postponed in the face of a possible clash of dates with the King’s Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship organised by the Takraw Association of Thailand (TAT).

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention is pleased to announce Cellhire as Global Telecommunications Service Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 201…

Moscow, 7th March 2015: With the growth of domestic football in Russia and preparations to host several high-profile international sport events well underway, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) this week delivered their first safety and security workshop with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) in Moscow.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention are delighted to announce Sport Event Denmark will join once again as a Gold Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 Apr…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention are delighted to announce that Repucom will once again be the Official Marketing Research Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking pla…

Lausanne, Switzerland – March 3, 2015 – Surfing on the success of the last edition in 2014, the World Union of Olympic Cities is pleased to announce the second edition of the “Smart Cities & Sport Summit” which will be held on 12-14 October this year in Lausanne, Switzerland.

A new video to highlight the work of Generations For Peace  

• Most-watched tournament of the year, BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, attracted 26.9

HE Idrissov, Yerlan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan opened the session and reiterated full support of the Government. Theme briefings on Accommodation, followed by Transport, Media Operations and part 2 of the Sports & Venues theme were conducted.  A venue tour of the City Zone held in the afternoon demonstrated the compactness of the Games Concept.

Doha, Qatar: Qatar yesterday celebrated the biggest ever National Sport Day with more activities than ever before taking place across the nation for all ages, abilities and fitness levels

World Archery Gala, Indoor Archery World Cup Final and The Vegas Shoot highlight sport’s global appeal

SportAccord Convention Announces Confirmed Partners & Conference Programme for 2015

Doha, Qatar; 3rd February 2015: As snooker experiences record commercial growth and continue its drive to reach out to new markets, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) - the…

Three days of events scheduled this weekend, all broadcast live on Archery TV: World Archery Gala, Indoor Archery World Cup Final and The Vegas Shoot

With the growing safety and security challenges now facing sport, the ICSS has called for the development of stronger international standards to train and educate sport safety and major event security managers.

The Vladimir Potanin Foundation has today opened its Olympic Scholarships programme to the global sports community. The scholarships provide financial backing for ambitious young people wanting to start or further their careers in sports administration.
Successful applicants will be fully supported to study a Master of Sport Administration (MSA) during the 2015/2016 academic year at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games