Two representatives of the World Ethnosport & World Strongmen– Secretary General Vladislavs Redjkins (Latvia) and Council Member Malgorzata Bronikovska (Poland) took part in the EU Seminar on “Traditional Sports and Games, the way ahead”, which was held in an online format.

Yesterday at the meeting of the 8th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the headquarters of the organization in Paris, the World Ethnosport was accredited as a consultative non-governmental organization.

The 2020 season of the Series tournament Ethnosport Challenge began in Moscow, in the Russian traditional games festival on September 5, 2020.

Nobody from strongmen federations would have thought at the beginning of the year that almost all events and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have to be cancelled or postponed due to a world pandemic. Athletes have the choice to compete online from their HOME (e.g., garage, terrace, garden, etc.) or, where they are allowed to do so, at their TRAINING FACILITY (local club or gym, etc.).

But today we started normal competitions in some countries. First national championship took place in Kiev, Ukraine on 4 of July.

Last week for the World Strongman Federation and World Ethnosport has become very eventful. A trip to China, participation in the congress, forum, meetings, negotiations, signing – all this within a few days.

At the meeting of the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in Bogota (Colombia), it was decided to accredit the World Ethnosport as an advisory partner in the framework of the Convention.

A joint meeting of the Council of the World Ethnosport and the Council of the World Strongman Federation took place on November 4 and 5, 2019 in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, where plans for cooperation within the existing alliance were approved.

The Council of the Alliance of World Ethnosport and the World Strongmen Federation held its session on November 4 in Tashkent.

The Alliance of World Ethnosport and the World Strongmen Federation (WSF) held board meetings on how to improve the management of organizations. The committee took a solid decision and appointed Founder and CEO of UzReport Information Agency (Uzbekistan) Ravshankhon Djuraev as Chairman of Councils of World Ethnosport and World Strongmen Federation.

The 2019 season of the World Series tournament Ethnosport Challenge began in the village of Atmanov Ugol, Tambov Region, in the Russian traditional games Atmanov Kulachki on August 24, 2019.