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Message from The Organising Committee
TAFISA WORLD GAMES 2021
Dear Friends,
We hope that this message finds you, your families and colleagues in good health.
On behalf of TAFISA and the Portuguese Institute of Youth and Sport, the Organising Committee of the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games 2020 would like to inform you that, given the current challenges and uncertainties that the world is facing related to COVID-19 and with the support of the Portuguese Authorities, decision has been made to postpone the event, initially planned on 1 – 7 October 2020, to June of 2021.
Save the Date!
The 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games will now take place on 18 – 24 June 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Please note that the conditions for participation remain unchanged. You will continue receiving periodic updates about the event, and the Organising Committee will be in contact with you, in the coming weeks, to inform you about next steps and new dates related to official registrations.
The health and safety of the TAFISA family and Games’ participants is our priority. You can count on us like we count on you to altogether enjoy a great Sport for All party in Lisbon next year. We look forward to welcoming you!
TAFISA President
TAFISA WORLD GAMES 2021
We can say with certainty that the discovery of the world we live in has been completed in the last century. As adventurous explorers initiated it many centuries ago – we are celebrating, this year, the 500th Anniversary of the first journey around the world by Portuguese Captain Magellan – the last mountains have now been conquered, the most remote areas have been explored, and mankind has ventured into the depth of the sea and flown to outer space.
The rapid advancement of technology has made the world completely accessible, but still many aspects of human culture remain to be discovered. We are unfamiliar with the cultures and traditions of other countries, unaware of the similarities as humans, and unaccustomed to accepting our differences.
The 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games in Lisbon, Portugal will offer a voyage of discovery around the world. It will highlight the importance of Traditional Sports and Games throughout history in the lives of the people on all the continents.
For seven amazing days, the City of Lisbon will be the museum for global culture and tradition which were kept alive around the world. It will be the focal point in the minds of the world as the Sport and Cultural Capital, rich in tradition and personality, while providing an opportunity to discover Traditional Sports and Games from around the world.
The World comes together in Lisbon, Portugal, to enjoy diversity, experiences, new friendship and cultural pride despite race, nationality, religion, gender, age, etc. accepting each other and their differences.
TAFISA and the Games’ host, IPDJ, look forward to welcoming you and sharing experiences on June 18 – 24, 2021. I am sure the days in Lisbon will be happy and memorable, to be treasured for many years to come.
Sincerely.
President of the Portuguese Sports Confederation
TAFISA WORLD GAMES 2021
Welcome to a very modern millenary city, full of monuments ranging from the Olisipo roman theatre going through the memorable epoch-making works of art from the 15th and 16th centuries discoveries period to the magnificent to the works of some of nowadays world most of famous architects. Lisbon is also a city open to the world mainly since 15th century times when our ancestors sailed off from our beaches into all oceans giving us the opportunity of meeting inhabitants from almost all the places you come from.
Welcome to a city that has become accustomed to receiving, within its walls, citizens representing diverse civilizations and coming from all corners of the world.
Amalgamating the two premises above, we are pleased to welcome you, in the year in which we celebrate the 500 years of one of the most relevant achievements of humanity: the first circumnavigation trip on an expedition led by the Portuguese sailor Fernão de Magalhães.
The Portuguese Sport Confederation, in conjunction with the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth and the City Council of Lisbon, has prepared for all of you participants to the TAFISA 7th World Sports for All Games, a set of initiatives within the scope traditional games, which, we are certain, will meet your interests and expectations and will contribute to the development of sport for all.
In order to be in line with our ancestral habits and to embrace you, as the people of Lisbon have done for centuries, we chose the main place of activities of the Games, precisely the so-called Praias do Restelo, from where, in the 15th and 16th centuries, they sailed off to meet your ancestors.
Welcome to Lisbon.
Executive Director
TAFISA WORLD GAMES 2021
Dear friends and Tafisa members from around the world.
Tafisa's 7th World Games are organized by the Portuguese Confederation of Sport by delegation of the
Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth and in partnership with the Lisbon City Council. We will
develop all activities in sequence with the European Sport Week 2020 and looking at Lisbon European
Capital of Sport 2021.
We promise to offer you an unforgettable experience and the support of an experienced and competent
team.
We are prepared and willing to welcome you with all your multicultural and sporting skills that are
undoubtedly unique and spectacular.
We welcome you to Portugal and Lisbon.
| 1992 | Bonn, Germany |
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| 1996 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2000 | Hannover, Germany |
| 2008 | Busan, Korea |
| 2012 | Siauliai, Lithuania |
| 2016 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2021 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2024 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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