20 Sep 2011, Beijing, China: The 14th World Conference on Sport for All takes place in Beijing this week from Tuesday to Friday, September 20-23. In a message on the official website: www.sportforall2011.org, IOC President Jacques Rogge says that Sport for All has always been one of the core missions of the Olympic and sports movement.

“This lay behind the declaration adopted last year in Jyvaskyla, Finland, urging the sports movement to take a leadership role in implementing direct action to address declining and inadequate levels of physical activity in communities,” says the IOC President.

“In September 2011 in Beijing, the 14th World Conference on Sport for All will offer us the chance to assess the practical impact of the Jyvaskyla declaration. It will also be the opportunity to share best practices on Sport for All programmes and the roles of the various stakeholders through workshops, panel discussions and plenary and parallel sessions.

“The location of this Conference in the Beijing Olympic Park is highly appropriate. The Olympic Games left a fantastic sporting legacy, with a number of iconic venues and a major increase in sports participation, especially amongst the younger generations.”

The conference has been organised with the cooperation of the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the Beijing Municipal Government, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the members of the IOC Sport for All Commission and SportAccord.

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