OUR LATEST NEWS.

This Sunday 3 October 2021, the world connected as 86 countries joined the TAFISA World Walking Day - 24 Hours Around the Globe. 

Exactly 1 year before the event – scheduled on 23 – 29 September 2022 in Perugia and the region of Umbria, Italy, TAFISA Secretary General Wolfgang Baumann and Junior Director Jean-Francois Laurent visited FIGeST – the Italian Traditional Sports and Games Federation and event host – to prepare for the event, which promises to be an unforgettable experience for all participants. 

On 22-24 September, TAFISA Board Members and staff were invited to Slovenia to attend various meetings and events. 

Join our Online TAFISA Mission 2030 Workshop on"Good Governance, Leadership, and Integrity" on 13 October, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+2)!

On 22-23 September TAFISA Board of Directors Members visited Piran, Portorož and Ljubljana, Slovenia where a TAFISA Board Meeting was held. The special date of 23 September marks the Day of Slovenian Sport, a national holiday launched in 2020 following a proposal of TAFISA Members Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations, and Sport Union Slovenia.

From Monday 2 August to Wednesday 1 September 2021, the Sport for All Federation (SFA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the region’s inaugural IOC-supported TAFISA Certified Leadership Course (CLC). The course took place twice per week across five weeks and was held online due to COVID-19 restrictions.  

On Wednesday 1 September, TAFISA hosted the 8th Europe in Action project partner meeting. The partners have been meeting virtually every eight weeks which has provided pivotal moments for discussion regarding the various work packages and developments within the project. 

During a couple of drop-in sessions in August 2021, the Female Leaders of Tomorrow (FLOT) mentees, mentors and partners came together to catch up on the progress made within the project and to discuss next steps.

The English version of the Report of the 26th TAFISA World Congress, Tokyo, 2019, has been released by the Organising Committee. The Congress, held on 13-17 November 2019 had welcomed 600 participants from 78 countries in Tokyo, Japan.

On 25 August, TAFISA Board Member, first vice-president of the Olympic Committee, and president of the expert council of Sports for All of the Republic of Slovenia, mag. Janez Sodržnik, visited the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OK BiH). Discussions with OK BiH Vice President Dr.