SportAccord

SportAccord Convention has confirmed that Azad Rahimov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sport and chief executive of the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015, and Ladies European Tour chairman Helena Alterby Nordstrom will speak at the 12th edition of the annual global sports gathering in Belek/Antalya this April.

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has urged politicians, athletes and the media to support Russia as it gears up for the winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

SportAccord Convention has announced that discussions are “well advanced” regarding the choice of host city for SportAccord Convention 2015, with a decision set to be made before next year’s event in Belek/Antalya, Turkey.

Organisers have announced that ‘Sport’s New Frontiers’ will be the theme of a new-look conference programme at SportAccord Convention 2014 in Belek/Antalya, Turkey.

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has declared that the International Federations (IF) Forum was a success.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and SportAccord have signed a partnership agreement.
Business

SportAccord Convention 2013 has delivered an economic impact equivalent to $7.69 million for host city St. Petersburg, according to research conducted by professional services firm PwC.
Business

The SportAccord International Convention’s executive committee has unanimously elected Marius Vizer as its president.

Australia has launched a national match-fixing educational programme modelled on SportAccord’s RealPlayer.
Business

SportAccord’s newly-elected president Marius Vizer has appointed Georges Yerolimpos as the executive director of all SportAccord multi-sports games, and Sergey Seloveychik as the organisation’s chairman of 2013 World Combat Games.
Business

Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has dismissed the proposed United World Championships as a threat to the Olympic Games.

The 2014 edition of the SportAccord Convention will take place at the Susesi Resort in Belek, Turkey, from April 6-11.

SportAccord has named International Judo Federation (IJF) presidential office director Vlad Marinescu as its new director general.
Events

The SportAccord Convention has announced that this year’s edition of the event attracted record attendance, with a 27 per cent increase on 2012’s convention.

SportBusiness Group editorial director, Kevin Roberts, shares his thoughts from the final day at the SportAccord International Convention in St. Petersburg.

SportBusiness Group editorial director, Kevin Roberts, shares his thoughts from day five of the SportAccord International Convention in St. Petersburg.
Business

Wrestling, baseball-softball and squash have been voted onto the IOC (International Olympic Committee)’s shortlist for inclusion from the 2020 Games.
Events

SportBusiness Group editorial director, Kevin Roberts, shares his thoughts from day four of the SportAccord International Convention in St. Petersburg.