SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolved Global Association of International Sports Federations.
History SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in the business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing.
SportAccord's flagship event is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, which was originally launched in 2003.
In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annual International Federation (IF) Forum, a closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations.
Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including the World Combat Games, World Mind Games, and World Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines.
SportAccord has taken on and manages the .sport domain and the sustainability.sport platform, previously owned by GAISF.
SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area, a themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events.
The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 international sport federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport.
Editions: SAIC Dates Host city 1st 12–16 May 2003 Madrid, Spain 2nd 15–20 May 2004 Lausanne, Switzerland (#1) 3rd 16–20 April 2005 Berlin, Germany 4th 3–7 April 2006 Seoul, South Korea 5th 22–27 April 2007 Beijing, China 6th 2–6 June 2008 Athens, Greece 7th 23–27 March 2009 Denver, United States 8th 20–25 April 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9th 3–8 April 2011 London, United Kingdom 10th 20–25 May 2012 Quebec City, Canada 11th 26–31 May 2013 Saint Petersburg, RussiaAround the Rings Special Edition about 2013 SportAccord Convention 12th 6–11 April 2014 Belek, Turkey 13th 19–24 April 2015 Sochi, Russia 14th 17–22 April 2016 Lausanne, Switzerland (#2) 15th 2–7 April 2017 Aarhus, Denmark 16th 15–20 April 2018 Bangkok, Thailand 17th 5–10 May 2019 Gold Coast, Australia 18th 7–11 April 2024 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Note 1: The 2020 SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Beijing was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note 2: The 18th SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit was postponed from November 2021 to May 2022. Note 3: The SportAccord summit in Yekaterinburg was cancelled following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Note 4: GAISF was dissolved on 14 September 2023, prior to the SportAccord summit in Birmingham.
Stakeholders The SportAccord Stakeholders represent more than 120 International Sport Federations and host their Annual General Assemblies at World Sport & Business Summit.
ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) WOF (Winter Olympic Federations) ARISF (Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations) AIMS (Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport)
The President and all the Members represent SportAccord's stakeholders and are elected for 4-year mandates.
See also Association of Summer Olympic International Federations Winter Olympic Federations Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations International World Games Association Global Association of International Sports Federations List of international sports federations
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