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.
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Sports Programs
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UPF Soccer Team Plays in Peace Tournament
- Thursday, January 4, 2018
St. Petersburg, Russia—The football team of UPF of St. Petersburg took part in a traditional New Year's tournament as part of the Soccer for Peace initiative.
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‘Peace Road’ Represented in Moscow Marathon
- Sunday, September 24, 2017
Moscow, Russia—The secretary general of UPF’s Moscow chapter completed the 2017 Moscow Marathon, carrying the Peace Road flag.
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Children from Israel, San Marino Build Friendships Through Soccer
- Wednesday, August 30, 2017
San Marino, San Marino—Israeli and Sammarinese children participated in a week-long Soccer for Peace project that took place in San Marino.
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‘Three Sisters’ Run Celebrates Friendship Day
- Sunday, July 30, 2017
The border between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus—To celebrate the UN International Day of Friendship, runners from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia met on the border between their nations.
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Russian Ultramarathon Follows Path of Patriots
- Saturday, July 22, 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia—Forty-four athletes, aged 6 to 78, ran from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the annual ultramarathon "Children against Drugs: I Choose Sport."
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Young Footballers ‘Make Peace’ in International Tournament
- Sunday, July 2, 2017
Pärnu, Estonia—The 2017 Pärnu Summer Cup, a youth football tournament held in the framework of the project "Play Football Make Peace," was held from June 29 to July 2.
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12th Peace Trophy Football Tournament Hosted in Italy
- Sunday, June 25, 2017
Monza, Italy—Nearly 100 young players competed in the finals of the Trofeo della Pace (Peace Trophy) interethnic football tournament.
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Urals Half Marathon Runners ‘Choose Life’
- Sunday, May 28, 2017
Yekaterinburg, Russia—More than 60 athletes of different generations took part in the eighth amateur half marathon called “I Choose Life.”
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Swiss Children Vie for Soccer’s Peace Cup
- Sunday, May 7, 2017
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.”
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Australia Hosts Multicultural Football Tournament
- Sunday, November 6, 2016
Sydney, Australia—A football tournament was held to celebrate Australians’ multicultural backgrounds and promote harmony among them.
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‘Play Football for Peace’ Held in Moscow
- Saturday, November 5, 2016
Moscow, Russia—A festive local football tournament took place in Moscow’s Lyublino District as part of the “Play Football for Peace” initiative.
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Israeli Children Play Soccer for Peace in San Marino
- Thursday, September 8, 2016
San Marino, San Marino—Fourteen Israeli children of different faiths visited San Marino for a special project of Soccer for Peace.
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