Sports Programs
Athletic competitions and running events bring together people of diverse backgrounds to promote good sportsmanship and build friendship and good will. For suggestions about how to organize a one-day community sports event, click here.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chairman, UPF-Moscow
Yoshkar-Ola, Russia—Runners participated in the super-marathon “Children against Drugs—I Choose Sports.”
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Switzerland
Novazzano, Switzerland—UPF in Ticino Canton, together with the local football club, held the tenth edition of the Peace Cup children's football tournament.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chairman, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—The Lyubertsy District of Moscow Region was the site of a Play Football for Peace tournament.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chairman, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—UPF co-sponsored a football tournament for 110 youths in the south of Moscow.
- Written by: Giorgio Gasperoni, president, UPF-San Marino; and the San Marino Football Federation
San Marino, San Marino—Sixteen teenage boys from the Middle East took part in the “Football for Peace” project.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chairman, UPF-Moscow
Lyubertsy, Russia—Different nationalities and social groups united on the playing field.
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Switzerland
Novazzano, Switzerland—UPF and the local football club held the ninth Peace Cup children's football tournament.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF of Northwest Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—A UPF team played in an international, interreligious football and volleyball tournament.
- Written by: Carlo Chierico, president, UPF-Monza
Monza, Italy—The ethical dimension of sport was discussed at a conference held in northern Italy.
- Written by: Giorgio Gasperoni, president, UPF of San Marino
San Marino, San Marino—An interfaith group of teenage girls from Israel joined local players in a Football for Peace tournament.
- Written by: UPF-Canada
Montreal, Canada—UPF members experienced joyful activism for peace traveling in the Peace Road Bike Rally.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—Despite continuous rain, nine teams fought hard in the Play Football for Peace tournament.