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: UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—As part of Peace Road 2019, UPF-Peru sponsored a marathon with over 500 participants.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Monza, Italy—Four teams of young players competed in the 14th Peace Trophy interethnic football tournament.
- Written by: Seraina Termine, UPF-Ticino
Lugano, Switzerland—“Peace Cup” football tournaments for youngsters were held this year in Switzerland, Italy and Albania.
- Written by: Bilbil Zharri, UPF-Albania
Bilisht, Albania—For the first time, a Peace Cup tournament for young football players was held in Albania.
- Written by: UPF-Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—The local chapter of UPF opened the winter season of Peace Road by sponsoring a session of Nordic walking.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—UPF once again organized a football festival, titled Play Football for Peace, related to the International Day of Peace.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—Supporters of the Peace Road project participated in the 2018 running of the Moscow International Marathon.
- Written by: Giorgio Gasperoni, president, UPF-San Marino
San Marino, San Marino—Sixteen girls from Israel who were born in 2004 were guests of the Republic of San Marino as part of the UPF "Football for Peace" project.
- Written by: Avo Martinson, secretary general, UPF-Estonia
Pärnu, Estonia—Children from South Korea and children from Estonia played football for the peaceful unification of North and South Korea.
- 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: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Lyubertsy, Russia—A “Play Football for Peace” initiative brought together about 30 football enthusiasts for a courtyard tournament.
- 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.