Description
The fiercest of friends: Sports Diplomacy in the Australia-UK relationship, the world’s first bilateral Sports Diplomacy Dialogue, offered thechance to explore a connection forever bound to the major sporting and diplomatic events of our time.
Bringing Ministers, Olympians, High Commissioners, professors, sportspeople and business leaders together, the Dialogue honed in on
the history, contemporary relevance and potential of sport in the Australia-UK (AUK) relationship. Hosted by Sports Diplomacy Alliance the
one-day event brought a unique sporting dimension to the 2021/22 UK/Australia Season (Who are We Now?) and built multistakeholder
partnerships with the British Council, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Griffith Asia Institute, and the UK Government’s
GREAT campaign and Department of Trade and Industry.
Key themes addressed a range of priority issues including those of relevance to the Australian Sports Diplomacy strategy, Sports
Diplomacy 2030 – including an emphasis on community building, facilitating trade and investment through innovation, empowering
women, connecting cities, and delivering legacies within and beyond sport.
| Period | 28 Jan 2022 → 31 May 2022 |
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| Work for | Sports Diplomacy Alliance, Australia |
| Degree of Recognition | International |