Olympic Day, which annually takes place on June 23, is a celebration of sport, health and Olympism. ISF and Olympic movement share a common goal of educating youth to contribute to building a better... Read more
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Published on the 17 June 2020
ISF is deeply saddened by the loss of Luce Douady, ISF WSC Climbing 2019 champion and a member of French School Sport Union (UNSS), and a brilliant young athlete representing French Climbing... Read more
Published on the 16 June 2020
ISF signed a MoU with the International Esports Federation (IESF) with an aim of promoting physical activity and health among Esports youth and balancing gaming with exercise and school sport... Read more
Published on the 29 May 2020
Brussels,21 st May 2020 - ISF is honored to announce the extension of the partnership with its historical partner Kinder Joy of moving till the year of 2022. The two organizations are focusing on the... Read more
Published on the 29 May 2020
The President of the International Olympic Committee Mr Thomas Bach has reappointed ISF President Mr Laurent Petrynka as a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission. International Olympic... Read more
Published on the 26 May 2020
ISF President Laurent Petrynka contributed a guest post to Inside The Games, sharing his opinion that sport must play a key role for the release of the lockdown, particularly for schools and young... Read more
Published on the 15 May 2020
In March ISF President Laurent Petrynka initiated ISF Stay Active campaign, calling the world of school sport to join him in exercising while staying at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the days... Read more
Published on the 24 April 2020
In the framework of the partnership between the International School Sport Federation (ISF) and the European Commission's pan-European hackathon # EUvsVirus, ISF President Laurent Petrynka and... Read more
Published on the 23 April 2020
The International School Sport Federation announces its partnership with Pan-European Hackathon that connects civil society, innovators, partners and buyers across Europe to develop innovative... Read more
Published on the 22 April 2020
Following the communication with ISF member and the LOC of the ISF World School Handball Championship 2020, Belgrade, Serbia and ISF Beach Games 2020, Odessa region, Ukraine it has been decided that... Read more
Published on the 17 April 2020
Ever since the lockdown happened around the world due to COVID-19 pandemic, the ISF has been posting one video per day to help children and their parents continue to exercise while staying at home... Read more
Published on the 10 April 2020
It was two weeks ago, when ISF President Laurent Petrynka recorded the first video for ISFStayActive campaign calling the world of school sport to join him in exercising while staying at home as he... Read more
Published on the 09 April 2020
Laurent Petrynka As an organiser of world's biggest events for school students, the International School Sport Federation (ISF) recognises its responsibility in caring for school sport, promoting... Read more
Published on the 03 April 2020
Are you an archery athlete or maybe just an amateur who always dreamed of competing with the best? Now is your chance. Thanks to this new initiative of World Archery, who will be preparing new... Read more
Published on the 03 April 2020
The aim of this tender is to relaunch ISF current website www.isfsports.org with a user friendly, well-structured and engaging platform, aiming to reach new younger audience. With the new website the... Read more
Published on the 31 March 2020
Our final story on ISFGirlPower series takes us to Ukraine, where 18-year-old Oksana Bazeiluk started her athletic career twelve years ago. Since then, she has been constantly practicing karate. Her... Read more
Published on the 26 March 2020
The ISF is focused more than ever on the wellbeing of youth through sport. Millions of school students are out of classes and school gyms. The # ISFStayActive Campaign involves all ISF Family... Read more
Published on the 26 March 2020
As a child, Hanna struggled with asthma, so her parents signed her in for swimming classes because they believed sport will strengthen her health. They were right. Hanna continued with sports, tried... Read more
Published on the 24 March 2020
ISF Gymnasiade 2018 was Yasmine's first ever international competition, and it sparked a special interest in taking her school sport career a step further, "As every professional athlete, getting an... Read more
Published on the 24 March 2020
Following the communication with ISF member and the LOC of the ISF World School Futsal Championship 2020, Lyon, France, it has been decided that the event, supposedly taking place from the 1st to 8th... Read more
Published on the 20 March 2020
ISFGirlPower campaign travels to Brazil today, where we meet an Olympian, a beach volleyball star and a former ISF athlete Brazil's Eduarda dos Santos Lisboa, known in volleyball as Duda. She has had... Read more
Published on the 20 March 2020
For the moment, ISF cancelled only ISF Educational Games (that was supposed to be held in March 2020 in Greece). Besides that, ISF postponed the next events: In the upcoming weeks, the ISF will... Read more
Published on the 20 March 2020
Following the communication with the LOC of the ISF World School Volleyball Championship 2020, Foz do Iguacu Brazil volleyball, it has been decided that the event, supposedly taking place from the... Read more
Published on the 18 March 2020
The ISF continues its series of ISF Girl Power stories, and this week we will take you to Guangzhou, China, where 20-year-old Lin Guo is training as a professional swimmer and attending university... Read more
Published on the 16 March 2020
March, 3 rd in Belgrade, Serbia ISF President Laurent Petrynka addressed the issue of gender equality to the General Assembly and emphasized an urgent need to increase participation of girls in... Read more
Published on the 13 March 2020
Brussels, 13 March 2020 - Read the latest ISF news featured in the newly released ISF newsletter, February - March 2020 edition.Read more
Published on the 13 March 2020
Following the communication with the LOC of the ISF World School Cross Country Championship 2020, Strbske Pleso, Slovakia, today, it has been decided that the event, supposedly taking place from the... Read more
Published on the 12 March 2020
International Women's Day, #ISFGirlPower series, story 2: Anna Maria from Iceland "At the time of the She Runs Active Girls Lead event, I had been injured for almost a year and some days were... Read more
Published on the 12 March 2020
March, 11 ISF President Laurent Petrynka and Secretary General/CEO Hrvoje Custonja met FIBA President Hamane Niang in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIBA was also represented by Secretary General Andreas... Read more
Published on the 10 March 2020
It was 50 years ago, in 1970 when Serbian School Sport Federation (SSSF) was founded with the aim of promoting sport for youth in the country. Since then, the organization has come a long way... Read more