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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ One year from today, Special Olympics World Winter Games 2022 will kick off in Kazan, Russia. More than 2,000 Special Olympics athletes from over 100 countries will compete in seven sports, and will be supported by 3,000 volunteers.
Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022 will showcase the power of a world of inclusion, equality, kindness, and joy. The Games aim to create inclusive communities by transforming attitudes about people with intellectual disabilities in Russia and around the world.
Mary Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics, said, Special Olympics is proud to host World Winter Games 2022 in Kazan, Russia. Kazan has established itself as a city capable of hosting top international sporting events, and I am confident World Winter Games 2022 will leave a lasting legacy of inclusion in Russia and show the world that sports are a catalyst for inclusion and peace.
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United Through Sports and Swiss Faustball among IFA Awards winners Sunday, 10 January 2021
The International Fistball Association (IFA) has crowned winners of its 2020 awards during a virtual ceremony, with United Through Sports (UTS) President Stephan Fox among them.
The IFA Awards were launched in 2019, and the latest edition included honours for sport welfare, media work and a lifetime achievement award.
Fox and UTS chief executive Julia Govinden received the IFA 2020 Sport for Good Award due to their organisation of the United Through Sports World Virtual Youth Festival.
More than 80 sports organisations came together for the event under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Special Olympics International, SportAccord and the Global Association of International Sports Federations.