SportAccord
Sports event organization based in Switzerland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolved Global Association of International Sports Federations.[1]
| |
| Type | Sports event organisation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
President | Uğur Erdener |
| Website | www.sportaccord.sport |
SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in the business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing.
SportAccord’s flagship event is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, which was originally launched in 2003.
In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annual International Federation (IF) Forum, a closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations.
Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including the World Combat Games, World Mind Games, and World Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines.[2][3]
SportAccord has taken on and manages the .sport domain and the sustainability.sport platform, previously owned by GAISF.[4]
SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit
SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area, a themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events.
The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 international sport federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport.
Editions:
| SAIC | Dates | Host city |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12–16 May 2003 |  Madrid, Spain |
| 2nd | 15–20 May 2004 |  Lausanne, Switzerland (#1)[5] |
| 3rd | 16–20 April 2005 |  Berlin, Germany |
| 4th | 3–7 April 2006 |  Seoul, South Korea[6] |
| 5th | 22–27 April 2007 |  Beijing, China[7] |
| 6th | 2–6 June 2008 |  Athens, Greece[8][9][10] |
| 7th | 23–27 March 2009[11][12] |  Denver, United States[13][14] |
| 8th | 20–25 April 2010[15] |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16][17] |
| 9th | 3–8 April 2011[18] |  London, United Kingdom[19][20] |
| 10th | 20–25 May 2012[21] |  Quebec City, Canada[22][23] |
| 11th | 26–31 May 2013[24] |  Saint Petersburg, Russia[25] |
| 12th | 6–11 April 2014[26] |  Belek, Turkey[27] |
| 13th | 19–24 April 2015[28] | Sochi, Russia[29] |
| 14th | 17–22 April 2016 | Lausanne, Switzerland (#2)[30] |
| 15th | 2–7 April 2017 |  Aarhus, Denmark[31] |
| 16th | 15–20 April 2018 |  Bangkok, Thailand[32] |
| 17th | 5–10 May 2019 |  Gold Coast, Australia[33] |
| 18th | 7–11 April 2024 | Birmingham, United Kingdom[34] |
- Note 1: The 2020 SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Beijing was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]
- Note 2: The 18th SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit was postponed from November 2021 to May 2022.[36]
- Note 3: The SportAccord summit in Yekaterinburg was cancelled following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[37]
- Note 4: GAISF was dissolved on 14 September 2023, prior to the SportAccord summit in Birmingham.
Stakeholders
The SportAccord Stakeholders represent more than 120 International Sport Federations and host their Annual General Assemblies at World Sport & Business Summit.
- ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations)
- WOF (Winter Olympic Federations)
- ARISF (Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations)
- AIMS (Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport)
The President and all the Members represent SportAccord's stakeholders and are elected for 4-year mandates.[38]
See also
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
- Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)
- Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
- Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS)
- International World Games Association (IWGA)
- List of international sports federations
- SportAccord World Combat Games
- SportAccord World Mind Games
- Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania