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: Carlo Chierico, president, UPF-Monza
Monza, Italy—The 13th Trofeo della Pace (Peace Trophy), an interethnic seven-player football tournament organized by UPF, brought together 100 players from seven teams.
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Ticino
Novazzano, Switzerland—Twelve teams of children from Switzerland and Italy competed in the football tournament known as the Peace Cup.
- Written by: Hod Ben Zvi, president of UPF-Israel & Giorgio Gasperoni, president of UPF-San Marino
San Marino, San Marino—Israeli and Sammarinese children participated in a week-long Soccer for Peace project that took place in San Marino.
- Written by: UPF-Monza
Monza, Italy—Nearly 100 young players competed in the finals of the Trofeo della Pace (Peace Trophy) interethnic football tournament.
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Ticino
Novazzano, Switzerland—Ten teams of schoolchildren took part in the 2017 Peace Cup soccer tournament, which “entertains and socializes [and is] not just a competition.”
- Written by: UPF-Australia
Sydney, Australia—A football tournament was held to celebrate Australians’ multicultural backgrounds and promote harmony among them.
- Written by: Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, secretary general, UPF-Israel
San Marino, San Marino—Fourteen Israeli children of different faiths visited San Marino for a special project of Soccer for Peace.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Monza, Italy—Peacebuilding through sport was discussed in a conference and demonstrated in a football tournament.
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Ticino
Novazzano, Switzerland—A children’s soccer tournament that rewards friendly and sportsmanlike behavior was held in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Turin, Italy—The current issue of UNICRI’s Freedom From Fear Magazine features “Football for Peace,” a project that was co-organized by UPF-Israel and Italy in March.
- Written by: UPF-Asia
Jakarta, Indonesia—On August 9, Indonesia was the seventh country in Asia to host the Peace Road 2015.
- Written by: Francesca Radaelli, UPF-Monza
Monza, Italy—Soccer players representing more than 15 nationalities, including refugees newly arrived in Italy, competed for the UPF Peace Cup.