Lockdown. Training ban. Hygiene concepts everywhere. No spectators in the venues. Canceled championships. Broken dreams. COVID-19 has confronted sport with unprecedented challenges.But what was the best thing about the sporting year of 2020? What did they learned in 2020Why will 2021 definitely be better?IFA President Jörn Verleger and Secretary General Chris Oberlehner talk about the lesson learned that health is more important than anything else. But also that even in times of crisis, there can be further developments and positive as well as sustainable changes. Despite the cancellation of almost all major sporting events and all the restrictions, 2020 was also a sporting year with many hopeful signs, of friendship, solidarity and new initiatives e.g.  - IFA expanded its portfolio as service provider for its member federations and event organizers,- IFA updated its Sustainability Policy and committed itself as an association to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases caused by IFA by 4.5 percent annually over the next 10 years as part of the “Race to Zero” initiative,- IFA approved the new IFA Safe Sport Policy to provide athletes of all ages with appropriate safety and protection,- IFA adopted a new Anti-Doping Code based on the new WADA World Anti-Doping Code 2021 and not to forget - IFA was accepted as partner of the project “International and European Sport Organisations Activate Citizens” selected by the European Commission and co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European union in 2021 – 2022.  Listen to the last episode of the year 2020. 

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