SportAccord

— May 11, 2015

Wrestling and taekwondo jump ship

After AIBA last week, two new international federations decided, Monday May 11, to leave SportAccord. The International Wrestling Federation (UWW) and Taekwondo Federation (WTF) have... Read more "

— April 27, 2015

Qatar sides with the IOC

The SportAccord Convention could lose one of its main partners: Qatar. Its national Olympic committee announced on Sunday April 26, via a press release, that it would “reconsider” its... Read more "

— April 24, 2015

Teddy Riner, this hero

Teddy Riner, the Olympic judo champion in the heavyweight category, was one of the stars of the SportAccord Annual Trophies ceremony, organized Thursday April 23 in... Read more "

— April 22, 2015

Vizer apologizes

Marius Vizer, the president of SportAccord, made amends on Wednesday April 22 in Sochi, after his very critical remarks towards the IOC made two days earlier.... Read more "

— April 21, 2015

ASOIF demands accountability

The Association of Olympic Summer Sports Federations (ASOIF), chaired by the Italian Francesco Ricci Bitti, was quick to react to Marius Vizer's remarks before the SportAccord general assembly.... Read more "

— April 20, 2015

The next three editions in Russia

The SportAccord Convention will not leave Russia before a lease. Marius Vizer, the president of SportAccord, confirmed this on Monday April 20: the next three editions of the Convention... Read more "

— April 20, 2015

Putin in Sochi

Vladimir Putin is in Sochi. The Russian president must take advantage of the SportAccord 2015 Convention to meet, this Monday, April 20, Thomas Bach and Sepp Blatter. With the latter,... Read more "

— April 9, 2015

The IAAF is a partner

A little over a week before the opening of the SportAccord Convention (April 19 to 24 in Sochi), partners are scrambling. Latest: the IAAF. The International Federation... Read more "