The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York adopted on Dec. 1 a consensus resolution that recognizes the power of sport to expand sustainable development and inspire young people around the planet. The text is titled “Sport as an enabler for sustainable development.” In his opening remarks, the president of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, noted that male and female athletes are today among the most powerful and influential people in and role models for millions of young people around the world. Kőrösi also defined sport as “a platform to combat some of the gravest dangers the world faces today.” The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, welcomed the adoption of the resolution, through which the UN is also supporting “the overarching mission of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be a unifying force, bringing the entire world together in peaceful competition, with no discrimination whatsoever.”

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