OUR LATEST NEWS.

Following up on the 2018 tour to Copenhagen, Denmark and the 2019 tour to Hamburg, Germany, the IAKS International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities is organising its 2020 IAKS Study Trip to Vancouver, Canada from 26 to 27 May 2020.

On 28-29 January, the House of Sport in Brussels welcomed TAFISA Project Manager Gaëtan Garcia among project partners to kick-off the FAIR+ project.

The EUPASMOS (European Physical Activity and Sport Monitoring System) project, led by TAFISA member the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, is coming to a close, and TAFISA’s Junior Director Jean-Francois Laurent was invited to attend the consortium’s annual meeting on 22 – 24 January 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.

On 16-17 January, InSport project partners met in the unique inclusive stadium of Sportclub "Only Friends" in Amsterdam, Netherlands to refine the project's results and discuss InSport's future and legacy as the 2.5-year project is set to conclude on 31 June 2020. TAFISA Project Manager Gaëtan Garcia joined the other project partners to exchange on the development of guidelines for inclusion across Europe. 

On 13th and 14th December, TAFISA attended the 4th Americas Best Practices Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This event was jointly hosted by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Olympic Solidarity and Panam Sports. Attendees included leading figures from all 41 National Olympic Committees across the Americas as well as Ministries and sporting bodies.

On 4-7 December 2019, the Dominican Federation for Sport for All – under the leadership of its President Joaquin Albizu Levy – hosted the first TAFISA Certified Leadership Course in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 

Invited by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Sport Policy Network (the ASPN), TAFISA attended the very first “APEC Sport Cities Forum: International Events x Sports Innovation” in Chinese Taipei on 5 November 2019. TAFISA’s Junior Director Jean-Francois Laurent was given the opportunity, as a keynote speaker, to introduce the audience to TAFISA’s initiatives, including the Global Active City Programme.

TAFISA is inviting member organisations to apply for hosting a 2020 International or National TAFISA Certified Leadership Course.

Based on the experience of the first BeActive Beach Games organised in Latvia and Portugal this summer, by the mid-2020 the Erasmus+ project will develop methodological and educational materials on the organisation of BeActive Beach Games or similar beach sports events at local, national or international level.

TAFISA celebrated the Global Sport for All Movement's champions and their contribution to the community during the Closing Ceremony of the 26th TAFISA World Congress in Tokyo, Japan, on 16 November 2019. TAFISA thus awarded the organizations and individuals who are making a difference and helping promote Sport for All through their work and programmes.