the new opportunity for international sport federations
Following the first Tri-Services VX championships HMS Collingwood invited Global VX along to introduce their ratings to the up and coming sport of VX. The Physical Training Instructors are keen to keep playing and to play fixtures against other bases. Global VX are keen to see the Tri-Services championships grow into a […]
SRE member sport VX continues to grow and spread, recently launching in Hong Kong.
During the European Hip Hop Unite championship in Prague, General Assembly of SportREcognized was hosted by FISAF (International federation of Aerobic and Fitness Sports) on May 12th. It was a very important meeting, since a historic decision was brought: SRE will organize First New Sports Games 2020 for 20-30 newcoming […]
Annual General Assembly meeting of SportREcognized will be held on Saturday 12th of May 2018 from 10.00. Place: Top Hotel Prague (http://www.tophotel.cz/en/ ), Praha 4 – Chodov, Blažimská 1781/4, PSČ 149 00. Meeting room to be confirmed. Please, confirm your participation to: radu.ionescu@sportreconized.org
At the SRE Executive Committee skype meeting held on Oct. 25th, and upon a membership application of UWKF (United World Karate Federation), it was decided that UWKF is accepted as a regular member of SRE. As this was the first constitutive meeting of the new EXCOM after the General Assembly […]
LAUSANNE. 2nd October 2017 – The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) today announced the first International Federations to achieve Observer Status. They are: World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) World Dodgeball Association (WDA) Federation for International FootGolf (FIFG) International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL) International Federation of (Match)Poker (IFP) International […]
VX is a young, fast-paced and fast-growing sport from the UK. It isn’t an adaptation of any particular sport but elements of other sports are clearly visible. The recipe is said to be ‘a pinch of pelota, a hint of hockey, a little lacrosse and a dash of dodgeball.’ The […]
From left to right: Radu Ionescu, Piergiovanni Gionchetta, Diana Minarikova, Petar Turkovic, Paul Hildreth
First General Assembly meeting of SRE was held in Vienna, on August 30th. After year and a half from the foundation, and after many contacts to different international sports federations in the world, GA was prepared and took place in Vienna at the very place SRE Association was founded. 4 […]
Behalf of SportRecognized Association Executive Committee we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for doing cooperation with us during this challenging time and to wish you a very enjoyable Holidays and a Happy New Year!
As a result of the current pandemic, the SRE Board has taken the decision to waive the 2020 membership fee for its members. The Covid-19 crisis is having a dramatic impact on sports around the world. As a result our members have had to cancel events and have seen their income drastically reduced. It was therefore felt appropriate that members should not have to pay the fee for 2020. We hope through this to be able to help a little in these difficult times when sports have no events, sponsorship and their members are staying at home. We sincerely hope that the situation will improve soon and we can all get back to our sportsfields and halls and start training and competing again. For the NEW Members who join SportREccognized Association in 2020 membership will be for Free this year. We wish you all safety and health and look forward to seeing you in the sporting arena again very soon.
Delighted to welcome as new members of SRE Association at this year’s General Assembly. POSA (Pole Sport and Arts World Federation) International Rafting Federation WKSF (World Kettlebell Sport Federation) The ITTF (International Traditional Taekwondo Federation)
We have recently held our General Assembly in Vienna. In the first place we would like to thank our hosts Racketlon Austria for their hospitality – we were delighted to be able to see parts of the wonderful competition they were holding. We made good progress at the General Assembly and would like to thank all who attended. We were delighted to be able to welcome new members – POSA (Pole Sport and Arts World Federation), International Rafting Federation, WKSF (World Kettlebell Sport Federation) and the ITTF (International Traditional Taekwondo Federation) We also discussed the establishment of SRE’s Combat Games and the New Sport Games. These are exciting developments – more information will be published later. We, as an association, will work to support all our members in their growth and development and look forward to welcoming more new members.’ members of the Executive Committee at the General Assembly SRE President Piergiovanni Gionchetta welcomes the World Kettlebell Sport Federation, represented by Oleh Ilika
SportREcognized Association Invites International and National Federations take part in SRE New Sport Games 2021! We appreciate very much your efforts and success in today’s World of Sport, and in order to develop and provide more possibilities for your sport, we think now is the right time for you to consider joining the SportREccognized Association– SRE. SRE wants to be a voice for all International Sport Federations that are not under GAIFS or IOC.We want to solve the sport recognition problem that most of International Sport Federations have.We want to grow and do things in a smart way. For that reason we decided to start a new format of Sports Games called: The New Sports Games (NSG), where all SRE members, International Sport Federations and other invited sports, will meet in a fabulous event to showcase and demonstrate the beauty, variety and benefits of their sports. When?Where?September 2021, during the European Week of Sport.Vienna. Details will follow. As the host city for the NSG is to be Vienna it was also decided to hold our 2019 General Assembly there. This will take place in Vienna on August 31 2019 the venue will be announced later. At the General Assembly session there will be more information about the NSG, and we will look forward to being able to welcome new members of the SRE. Please contact us to find out more about SRE, General Assembly and the New Sports Games 2021. We look forward to hearing from you soon
Sport REcognized proudly announce International Kung Fu Federation as the SRE new member. Slowly but firmly our association is growing, more and more international sport federations forsee the oportunities SRE offers.
Well it’s that time of year again where we look back to see what kind of a year it has been for VX and, as you will see the biggest thing for VX this year has been the international development! We had already had a visit from Osman from Hong Kong and in March/April we went to Hong Kong where we had meetings and ran a Level 1 Coaching Course We were delighted to be assisted in this by Easi-RockIts’ Léna Fowles who was travelling at the time and was just over the border in mainland China. Hearing we were there, she decided to make a detour to Hong Kong for a couple of days and was a great help. We met some wonderful people in Hong Kong and since then we have been blown away by the progress they have made under the leadership of Osman Wong, even getting players to the World Cup in India! We keep seeing great things happening over there and are looking forward to going back in the middle of January to help them keep moving forward. 2018 has also been a good year for competition in VX. The V2 National Finals again produced a great level of VX with Henry Pittham winning the Juniors, Joe Willis winning the Youth category, Scott Snowdon again winning the Seniors and Paul Hildreth again winning the Masters. We were also delighted to see the Universities V2 competition being held at Leeds Trinity University and with more universities than ever before being represented. This time it was won by Tom Hildreth (Open University). The next tournament was the annual 365 invitational challenge cup. You might remember that this was inaugurated for the 365 sports in 365 days odyssey of Beefy and Rob from New Zealand. This has become one of the premier events in the VX Calendar and features the very top players. The first two finals were contested by Scott Snowdon and Tom Hildreth with Scott winning each one by the tightest of margins. This year the final was Tom Hildreth and Carl Alsop and again, it was won by the tightest of margins. If this tournament had been televised VX would be through the roof – so exciting! Now let’s move on to the World Cup. 2017 was in Italy. 2018 was in India – and what a tournament! Massive congratulations to VX India for what they had put together – they managed to provide accommodation for all players, had sponsors, media coverage, high profile VIP guests! They really raised the bar in this respect! On court it showed how international the sport is becoming – in the Youth V2 World Cup England’s Oliver Stocks had to fight really hard to overcome India’s Parminder Singh in the final and in the seniors the top 4 players came from three different continents (Tom Hildreth Champion, Dan Raper runner-up both from England, Pawan Tanwar 3rd from India and Hasindihe James from Uganda). In the Masters Paul Hildreth beat India’s Sewa Singh and then promptly announced his retirement from competitive Masters V2, retiring undefeated in the Masters’ category since it was started 6 years ago. It was also great to see history being made again with the V2 Senior World Cup Final being awarded to a non-UK referee for the first time – congratulations to Davinder Singh Kohli who did an excellent job. Now we look forward to next year’s VX Games – this is the VX World Cup and V2 World Cup in one event. The event is to take place in York from Thur Aug 22nd to Sunday August 25th. Then it is Hong Kong in 2020 and Scotland in 2021. We already have 16 countries expressing an interest in participating in York in 2019 – VX is truly becoming an international sport! After World Cup it was the European Championships in Bilbao, where England again maintained their 100% record. In the V2 reigning Champion Tom Hildreth lost narrowly to Carl Alsop in the semi finals with Carl going on to win the final. With Tom losing, Oliver Stocks became the first player in any category to do the World and European double as he beat off a stiff challenge from Becca Fram to win the Youth title. It was also very tight in the Masters but it was Leigh Branton who beat Karen Bruin right at the death to take the European Masters V2 title. In the seniors there are 5 major titles up for grabs. With Tom losing out in the Nationals and Europeans he holds 3 of the 5. With one of the 5 being a University title it could be a long time until anyone has a better chance of doing the clean sweep! In VX York Phoenix remain the team to beat as they again took the English National Title and the UK Club Championships but Ripon Vanquish are snapping at their heels. All of these events, both V2 and VX, show us that standards in the sport are getting higher and higher. Our top players are constantly pushing their boundaries and some of the things they do are jaw-dropping. We are also delighted to see our first Regional Association in England – VX West Midlands, headed up by Marc Kings. Marc has made great progress since he got on board and we are delighted with what is happening in the West Midlands under his guidance. We have more plans and hopes for the future so watch this space. To finish off it just remains for us to announce the Person of the Year and the Executive Awards. Executive Awards go to Osman Wong, Lt. Dan Raper RN, and Hasindihe James. Osman receives his Executive Award because of the work he has done in Hong Kong and the progress being made over there under his guidance. Dan receives his for the ongoing, unsung work he has put in to the organisation of the sporting side of V2 World Cups. The tool he has designed and developed is of immense help and allows us to keep on top of what is becoming a major piece of organisation. Hasindihe James receives his award in recognition of his ongoing efforts in the face of extreme difficulties. James has minimal resources, receives no help, encounters many barriers yet he keeps the faith, keeps persevering and this year managed to get two players to India to compete in the World Cup, with he himself getting the highest international ranking ever of a Ugandan player. It must be said, however, that we are very proud of all our volunteers at all levels and extremely grateful for their efforts. As this is a young sport that gets zero support and help from the powers that be, it is much harder for our volunteers than for those in established sports and yet our volunteers keep going and if it weren’t for them we simply wouldn’t exist so thank you to you all. Finally – the Person of the Year 2018. This is awarded to Dr Suman Shankar Tiwari for the work he put in to lead VX India in preparing for and hosting the 2018 V2 World Cup. Dr Tiwari makes history as the first person to win the Person of the Year twice. VX India’s hosting of the World Cup raised the bar very high in terms of sponsorship, provision for competitors, media coverage etc. Congratulations to them for a great event and to Dr Tiwari on his award. Source Linkedin
In pursuit of its ambitious goals SRE decided at the 2018 General Assembly in Prague to organize the “SRE New Sport Games” in Vienna, 2021, where all SRE members, International Federations and other invited sports, will meet in a fabulous event to showcase and demonstrate the beauty and benefits of their sports. Details will follow after June 2019 after the first steps in organizing this event are completed. SRE Executive Committee
01- 06 November 2018 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan International Gira Sport Federation held 26 th World Kettlebell Sport Championship for men and women, juniors (2000-2002) and seniors Men: Adults, Juniors, Veterans (biathlon, separate exercises), Women: Adults, juniors (2000-2002), veterans (snatch, (jerk of two arms) The 21th World Championship in a long cycle jerk among men and women Men: Adults, Juniors and Seniors – (jerk a long cycle of two arms and one arm), women: Adults, Juniors, Seniors (jerk with a long cycle of one kettlebell and two kettlebells). Athletes with disabilities (men, women): press with one handed bench sitting , a jerk and a jerk with one hand – one exercise at the choice of the participants of the World Championship, time of exercise 5 min.
IISHF U19 European Championships in skaterhockey taking place in Cadempino (Switzerland) on November 10-11, 2018. Participating Teams: Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland The defending champion from 2017 is Germany. Men’s European Championships in skaterhockey taking place in Rossemaison (Switzerland) on November 12-25, 2018 Participating Teams: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, India, Switzerland, Ukraine The defending champion is Germany
Petar Turkovic Vice-president of SportREcognized association with Antonio Espinos – chairman of the membership committee (president of European and World Karate federation) (more…)
Following the first Tri-Services VX championships HMS Collingwood invited Global VX along to introduce their ratings to the up and coming sport of VX. The Physical Training Instructors are keen to keep playing and to play fixtures against other bases. Global VX are keen to see the Tri-Services championships grow into a major event.
SRE member sport VX continues to grow and spread, recently launching in Hong Kong. (more…)
During the European Hip Hop Unite championship in Prague, General Assembly of SportREcognized was hosted by FISAF (International federation of Aerobic and Fitness Sports) on May 12th. It was a very important meeting, since a historic decision was brought: SRE will organize First New Sports Games 2020 for 20-30 newcoming and developing world sports. SRE Executive Committee at the General Assembly in Prague New Sports Games 2020, will present to the world audience the coming sports of the future. Such a presentation will be a great opportunity and a fantastic turning point in the development of many sports. The official launch of the 2020 Games will be in September this year – two years before the start of the 2020 Games. In this moment, two candidates for the organization of 2020 New Sports Games are: cities of Vienna (Austria) and Doha(Qatar). Further good news is that SRE is considering organizing another big event: Combat Games – Games of martial art sports. We will hear more about this initiative till the end of this year.
Annual General Assembly meeting of SportREcognized will be held on Saturday 12th of May 2018 from 10.00. Place: Top Hotel Prague (http://www.tophotel.cz/en/ ), Praha 4 – Chodov, Blažimská 1781/4, PSČ 149 00. Meeting room to be confirmed. Please, confirm your participation to: radu.ionescu@sportreconized.org
VX is a young, fast-paced and fast-growing sport from the UK. It isn’t an adaptation of any particular sport but elements of other sports are clearly visible. The recipe is said to be ‘a pinch of pelota, a hint of hockey, a little lacrosse and a dash of dodgeball.’ The BBC simply called it ‘the best sport you’ve never heard of.’ Played in teams of five in a sports hall with five balls, each player carries a double-ended thrower-catcher. Once the referee kicks the balls into play, players can go anywhere – there are no goals, no zones, no markings or targets. Points are scored by hitting an opponent with a ball (scores 1 point) or catching an opponent’s shot (scores three points). Once a player is hit (s)he holds his hand up, the referee scores the point and the player continues. Although mechanisms are in place to spot when a player is hit, the initial responsibility is on the player to make the acknowledgement – this is a sport whose cornerstones are honesty, integrity, sportsmanship and respect. There are also singles (V2) and doubles (V4) versions. These are both played on squash courts and are even faster and more intense than the team game. VX is gender-neutral – males and females play on an equal footing at all levels and in all disciplines. It’s also accessible to players of all abilities and those with many disabilities, too. From small beginnings in 2006 it is now played in several countries and has a four-yearly team World Cup, an annual singles World Cup and a number of other international competitions. More information can be found at www.globalvx.org – international administrative body for the sport www.watchvx.tv – video channel www.vxinternational.com – equipment suppliers
Every day we are facing appearances of different sports disciplines and new sports. Some grow and develop very fast, some slower. Some are more and some are less interesting to media and sponsors, which determines their speed and rhythm of development. But all of them, no matter how popular they become – bring all spectrum of benefits to their sportists and practicants. Still, all of them face moments when they have to be officially introduced to the society within which they exist, namely to be introduced to the local and national sport’s associations, national olympic committees and ministries of sport of their respective countries. They seek for recognition, they strive for their status of legitimate sport organizations, and they look for their places in the existing family of sports. Sometimes it goes smoothely, sometimes it gets very hard. Sometimes they easily become members of national sports associations or NOCs, sometimes it doesn’t work out so easy. Why is this so? Answer is very simple: the variety that is presented to official existing organizations – always results with a fear out of ignorance. The answer is always – reducing variety – practically meaning – rejection of newcomers, because it is the easiest way to reduce incoming variety. Acceptance requires engagement, thinking, solidarity, sport’s spirit, and this is something we lack more and more in the organizations which are bureacritizing themselves more and more every day. This is why we founded SportREcongized. As it’s ultimate name says: All our members are recognized sports. Sports by our definition of a sport as an activity involving physical exertion and skill, aimed at health, in which individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. In addititon, our members are in particular – international federations of different sports – organizations that group together majority of national organzations throughout the world, practicing its sport and regulary holding international competitions. Our goal is to build a common platform which will help all sport’s federations to fullfill their puropse, and get wide recognition which will help them grow and develop their sports globaly.
