{"id":4548,"date":"2023-09-15T14:04:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2024-wsbs\/?page_id=4548"},"modified":"2024-03-25T12:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:51:23","slug":"about-sportaccord","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2024-wsbs\/about-sportaccord\/","title":{"rendered":"About SportAccord"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About
\nSportAccord<\/h1>\n

SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in the Olympic Capital, Lausanne, Switzerland, and governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations.<\/p>\n

It 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.<\/p>\n

SportAccord\u2019s flagship event is the annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, which enables global business leaders and host cities to connect with all the International Federations and their stakeholders in one location.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1694515232228{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-color: #ebeff4 !important;}”][vc_column][sa_title sa_title_align=”text-center” sa_title_colour=”text-blue” sa_title_text=”Our Stakeholders”][sa_image_row sa_images=”4801,4798,4800,4799″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”triangle-bg-2″][vc_row][vc_column][sa_latest_news_teasers sa_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost\/sportaccord%2Fwsbs-2022%2Fnews%2F|title:More%20News…” sa_title=”Latest News”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][sa_full_width_quote_angled bg_image=”4064″ sa_quote=”“The sports world has come together stronger than ever before and, together, we will achieve so much more. One of the valuable lessons we can take from this crisis is that the world needs more solidarity, and the world of sport has been a beacon \u2028of light to guide us forward.\u201d” sa_name=”H.E. BAN KI-MOON” sa_position=”the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][sa_title sa_title_align=”text-center” sa_title_colour=”text-blue” sa_title_text=”Gallery”]