A look at how physical play serves broader UNICEF goals for vulnerable children in education, protection, social inclusion and empowerment. Primary school students in Aurangabad, Maharashtra state, ...

As a universal language that reaches millions of people around the world, sport is uniquely placed to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Historically, ...

Correspondence to Dr M Blair Evans, Department of Kinesiology, 268C Recreation Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16803, USA; mbe13{at}psu.edu Objective Models of sport development ...

It’s 50 years since the official formation of the South African Council on Sport (Sacos). Sacos was the sport wing of the anti-apartheid liberation movement. It was established in 1973 and disbanded ...

Sport is internationally recognized as a promoter of development and peace. Recognizing that sport and physical activity bring a wide range of individual and societal benefits, UNESCO established ...

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which contained a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Paragraph 37 of the Agenda states: We ...

Significant Advancement in Sports Development The Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are poised to enhance sports development significantly, following the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) ...

-Sport has the potential to change lives. High profile examples of individual sportsmen and women often receive significant publicity, like the ten refugee athletes who competed at the Rio Olympics in ...

Every day, young people growing up in the United States face challenges that impact their ability to thrive. Risk factors for childhood obesity are abundant. Yet, access to physical activity continues ...

The Northwest Indiana Professional Sports Development Commission hit the ground running during its first meeting Tuesday by appointing committee leaders, establishing meeting frequency and planning ...

The 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) notes that exposure to low energy availability (LEA) exists on a continuum between ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has yet again reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to nation-building through sports, pledging continued support for sports development at all levels. The President ...