Program Spotlight

Sports United: Boxing Diplomacy

Sports Diplomacy: Kazakhstan Boxing Diplomacy

A delegation of 12 Kazakhstani boxers and trainers traveled to the United States to visit community boxing programs and the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The group went on a DC tour visiting the famous landmarks including the Washington Monument while learning about the history of the nation’s capital.

Middle Eastern Soccer Coaches Team-Up for Sports Exchange in the U.S.

Organized alongside the excitement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Sports Diplomacy hosted a Sports Visitor soccer program for coaches from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen.

The players take part in a games and skills practice with Special Olympic athletes.

Basketball Youth Visitors: Indonesia in Action

From March 17 to 29, ECA led an action-packed basketball program with 12 Indonesian teenage basketball players—six boys and six girls—and two coaches.

During a time-out, the young coaches receive a history lesson about the World Baseball Classic.

Sports Visitors from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela

Organized to coincide with the World Baseball Classics, ECA had a Sports Visitor program for baseball and softball youth coaches from March 1 to 11, 2013.