Ugur Erdener, new President of SportAccord
Erdener has served as President of World Archery since 2005 and has been an IOC Member since 2008.
Erdener has served as President of World Archery since 2005 and has been an IOC Member since 2008.
The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit is to return after a five-year absence in Birmingham next April, it has been announced.
SportAccord President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Ivo Ferriani has expressed his "dream" here to have Vladimir Putin join fellow political leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in attending the key international sport convention.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has thanked international sports federations (IFs) for "giving proof" that the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games can be organised safely despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Organisers of this year's SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit in Yekaterinburg are considering offering complimentary COVID-19 vaccines for delegates attending the event.
SportAccord have announced a regional conference in the Pan American region with Fort Lauderdale set to host the first edition next year.
China's capital city Beijing has been announced as the host of the 2020 SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit.
Registration has opened for next year's SportAccord Summit in Gold Coast.
Hosts of the 2019 SportAccord Summit have still yet to be revealed, despite Hungary's capital Budapest widely expected to stage the event.
By Duncan Mackay and Daniel Etchells at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Duncan Mackay, Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
By Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok
Riccardo Fraccari has been appointed as secretary general of the Association of Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) after a feisty Annual General Meeting (AGM) here at the SportAccord Summit in Bangkok.
By Nick Butler, Daniel Etchells and Thomas Giles at the Centara Convention Centre in Bangkok