Monday, 25 January 2021
The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).
Under the MoU, the organisations will work together to promote the UNAOC’s One Humanity campaign, which calls for solidarity, compassion and unity in the face of discrimination and division.
According to the MoU: Both parties will work on potential collaborative efforts to reinforce the message of mutual respect, intercultural dialogue and tolerance.
The organisations say they will work together to draw attention to the importance of recognising by everyone the multicultural global community as one humanity, as well as to support and respect each personality.
BCW Sports ranking of International Sports Federations social media activities shows the digital power of younger sports 01/19/21
BCW Sports, the sports practice of leading global communications agency BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) today released its 2020 International Sports Federation Social Media Ranking, which aims to capture the social media footprint of international sports federations (IFs).
This year’s ranking includes all IFs from both the Winter and Summer Olympic programmes, and for the first time all recognized non-Olympic IFs.
Notable key findings this year include:
Social media channels becoming even more important: The results show that social media in general has further increased its importance among IFs, with significantly growing followings and engagement rates across platforms. This is largely attributable to the fact that, due to Covid-19, the year 2020 turned out to be the year of virtual engagement, pushing all interaction between athletes, fans and ri
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The International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) has been ranked seventh overall in the BCW International Federation 2020 Social Media Ranking, whilst the governing body is ranked second amongst non-Olympic sports, demonstrating the global growth of teqball in recent years. This is the first year in which non-Olympic IFs have been included in the ranking, with FITEQ’s continued growth on social media in recent years placing amongst leading Olympic sports in the 2020 ranking.
Teqball has 3.79 million fans across its digital platforms and is ranked in the top 10 for followers on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for Olympic and non-Olympic IFs. FITEQ experienced significant growth on its social media channels in 2020, with digital content key to the sustained growth of teqball athletes and fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Xinhua|
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BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything, sports also saw many events postponed or canceled due to international travel restrictions.
But an athlete s preparation never stops. Ever since Beijing was announced as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics on July 31, 2015, China has been aiming at full participation in the 109 events and its best-ever result in its history at the 2022 Games.
Now, the Games are approaching the 400-day countdown. With the number of athletes preparing for Beijing 2022 slumping from over 4,000 to 1,153 last year through streamlining a pool of elite athletes, China is marching towards the final sprint before the 2022 showpiece.