On the Lake Grafskoye in the Baimaksky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the second International Festival of Bashkir Horses «Bashkort Aty» was held, in the program of which traditional ethnosport games were held, which were officially visited Dr. Alexey Kylasov, President of the World Ethnosport Society. The central event of the official part of …
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The Council of the World Ethnosport Society, following the statutory procedures for the recognition of other organizations, considered and unanimously approved on June 29, 2023 the application from the “A.S.D. Harpastum — Calcio Antico Romano”, registered in Rome, Italy, to preserve and develop the traditional game of harpastum – ancient Roman calcio. «A.S.D. Harpastum – …
The World Ethnosport Society announces the entry of Anastasios Pantazidis from Greece to the Council and the appointment of Executive Director. Anastasios Pantazidis is a former athlete, coach and referee in various sports, and for many years was the president or administrator of sports clubs and federations. He has worked as an adviser to Greek …
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The main event of the Oblas of Ugra ethnic festival dedicated to the Water Spirit holiday, was the annual oblas (kayak) race for the prizes of the governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra under the aegis of World Ethnosport Society. In the village of Shapsha, in the suburbs of Khanty-Mansiysk, at the festival …
Two representatives of the World Ethnosport – Secretary General Vladislavs Redjkins (Latvia) and Council Member Malgorzata Bronikovska (Poland) took part in the EU Seminar on “Traditional Sports and Games, the way ahead”, which was held in an online format. The seminar was chaired by Yves Le Lostecque, Head of the Sport Unit, European Commission. The …
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Today at the meeting of the 8th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the headquarters of the organization in Paris, the World Ethnosport was accredited as a consultative non-governmental organization. The World Ethnosport will participate in the implementation of the …
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The World Ethnosport as a leading international organization bringing together experts on traditional sports and games, collaborating with UNESCO, addresses the President of Mongolia and the Director-General of UNESCO to express deep concern about the Naadam festival without spectators and declares the inadmissibility of such measures that destroy the nature of public festivals, initially open …
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At the meeting of the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in Bogota (Colombia), it was decided to accredit the World Ethnosport as an advisory partner in the framework of the Convention. “World Ethnosport was the first international organization to present a programme for actualization …
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Our statement is a response to Mr. Khalil Ahmed Khan’s request to become a member of the International Council for Traditional Sports and Games. Mr. Khan notified us in a personal message via the WhatsApp that he sent such an offer to 300 addresses – to government agencies, non-governmental organizations, scientific and educational organizations. We …
At the Likhatchev Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage (Russian Heritage Institute) concluded cooperation agreements with the International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO ICM). The documents were signed on behalf of their organizations by Vladimir Aristarkhov, Director of the Russian Heritage Institute, and …
