OUR LATEST NEWS.

TAFISA Member Sesc São Paulo has opened a new and innovative sport and recreational centre in Guarulhos, the second largest city of the Brazilian regional state of São Paulo. The opening event took place on May 11-12 and gathered more than 24,000 people who were able to try out and enjoy the various sport and cultural activities provided by the new facilities to the local community.

On the 2nd and 3rd May 2019, TAFISA Secretary General Wolfgang Baumann, Junior Director Jean-Francois Laurent and Business Development Manager Keri McDonald travelled to London, UK, for various meetings to discuss an array of opportunities within the Sport for All Movement, as well as innovative collaborative ways to make the world a better place through Sport for All.

TAFISA President Prof. Ju-Ho Chang and Secretary General Wolfgang Baumann travelled to China on April 23rd for various meetings and to attend the 2019 Global Active City Chinese Project Forum on April 26th, organised in Chongqing, China, under the leadership of TAFISA Vice President Liu Guoyong, and Hebei Yonghuai Institute.

TAFISA attended the World Ethnosport Confederation’s 2nd International Ethnosport Forum which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 20 to 21 April, 2019.  This event was hosted by WEC-member Kazakhstan Ethnosport Association with the theme “Back to Roots.

The region of Ulyanovsk in Russia is warming up to host the 1st TAFISA World Martial Arts Festival in Ulyanovsk, Russia on 13-17 September, 2019.

The annual EU Sport Forum took place in Bucharest, Romania, on April 8 – 9, 2019.

With more than 400 participants, the event proved once again to be the number one gathering of sport stakeholders across Europe, as representatives from the European Union, Sport Ministries, Sport movement and municipalities met to exchange about trends in the sports and physical activity sector.

The 46th ASFAA Board of Directors meeting and international workshop held on March 20-21 in Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea gathered over 100 participants from 8 countries across the Asian continent. The meeting and workshop were spearheaded by the TAFISA-Korea with prestigious speakers from Asia discussing topics such as Sport for All and Active Cities. The workshop included lectures from TAFISA Treasurer and ASFAA Secretary General, Mr.

TAFISA, as a member of the Permanent Consultative Council (PCC), attended the annual meeting of CIGEPS (Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport). This UNESCO Committee includes experts in the field of physical education and sport from 18 UNESCO Member States.

As a new governing body of Sport for All movement in Korea, TAFISA-Korea consists of several affiliated organisations including SAKA (Sport for All Association) and KSOC (Korean Sports Olympic Committee) aiming to cooperate with TAFISA and promote Sport for All in Korea.

The Government of Ulyanovsk Region, the Autonomous Non-profit Organisation Ulcongress and the Russian Union of Martial Arts are working together to make the 1st TAFISA World Martial Arts Festival in Ulyanovsk, Russia, 13-17 September, 2019 a memorable international celebration of Martial Arts and Sport for All.

The registrations for the festival are now open at: http://ultafisa.com/en/