{"id":6111,"date":"2025-05-27T08:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2026-conv\/?p=6111"},"modified":"2025-08-18T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:33:34","slug":"if-forum-2025-sports-future-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2026-conv\/if-forum-2025-sports-future-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"IF Forum 2025: Sport\u2019s future in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Federation (IF) Forum 2025, hosted by SportAccord, will take place from 27\u201329 October 2025 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. 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