Copenhagen to Host Smart Cities & Sport Summit - Conferences & Conventions 06/24/21
(ATR) The World Union of Olympic Cities chooses the Danish capital of Copenhagen as the host of the 2021 Smart Cities & Sport Summit, taking place on November 22-24.
Copenhagen will host the 8th Smart Cities & Sport Summit in November. (Pixabay)
The annual conference, first held in 2014, brings representatives from over 100 cities together to discuss ways sport can help achieve cities’ social, economic and environmental goals. While the summit is typically held in Olympic host cities or at the Olympic headquarters, Copenhagen earned the nod this year thanks to its strong focus on sustainability and active communities.
Equestrian riders participate in ‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon Reine Pagliaro and Beau.
There were 20 young riders who mounted their horses and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon. The event was organized to raise funds on behalf of 17-year-old Reine Pagliaro, in her bid to represent The Bahamas at the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) Young Rider Endurance World Championships in Ermelo, Netherlands, from September 3-10, 2021.
The event was a collaborative effort amongst all the member-riding school clubs of Equestrian Bahamas – Camperdown Equestrian Centre, Mariposa Stables, and Moonstone Stables.
“The ‘Ride for Reine’ was a great demonstration of the solidarity of our equestrian community,” said President of Equestrian Bahamas (EB) Cathy Ramsingh-Pierre. “The riding schools donated the use of horses for the ride, the trainers gave of their time to supervise and organize the event, and Moon
VISTA 2021 Goes Virtual - Conferences & Conventions 05/27/21
(ATR) The 10th edition of the VISTA Conference will be held virtually over six days between November 18 and December 16, 2021.
The last VISTA conference was in Amsterdam in 2019. (IPC)
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said the conference, designed to provide a platform for sport scientists and researchers to hear from and have dialogue with experts in the field of sport for athletes with impairments, will be a partnership with six leading universities.
VISTA 2021 will be led by KU Leuven, Belgium; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Kinesiology; Western University, Canada; University of Pittsburgh, USA; and Yonsei University, South Korea.