The CSIT – International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (also International Labor and Amateur Sports Confederation) (French: CSIT - Confédération Sportive Internationale Travailliste et Amateur, CSIT) is an international multi-sports organization. It was established as the successor to Socialist Workers' Sport International and, as such, celebrated its centenary in 2013. The core principles of contributing to physical activity and sports have stayed in its action policy; upholding the right of men and women to do sports no matter what their professionalism levels are. The key concept of CSIT's sports policy has always been "Sports for all." The policy stems from the historical ideas of the international worker sport movement.
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| Founded at | 10.5.1913 in Gent, Belgium |
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| Purpose | Sport for All |
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Secretary General | Wolfgang Burghardt |
President | Bruno Molea |
| Website | www |
International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation has been recognized by the IOC since 1986 and a member of GAISF since 1973.[1]
The main activities of CSIT consist of organizing major and small sports events for amateurs, specifically the CSIT World Sports Games and CSIT Single Championship. Sports events are considered festivals of friendship and cultural exchange, with events promoting awareness of tolerance, respect, unity, sustainability, and fair play in a sporting environment.
Within the world of international sport, it maintains its support for everyone to benefit from sporting activities regardless of their qualifications, talent, nationality, age, sex, and social background.
International Co-operation (ICO)
The CSIT works in good co-operation with the IOC (International Olympic Committee), GAISF & SportAccord (United Sports Federations), ICSSPE (International Council of Sport and Physical Education), EFPM (European Fair Play Movement), ISCA (International Sport and Culture Association), WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), TAFISA (The Association for International Sport for All), FICEP (Fédération Internationale Catholique Education Physique et Sportive), AISTS (International Academy of Sport Science and Technology), IWG (International Working Group on Women and Sport), FICS (The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic), P.I. (Panathlon International) and ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation).[2]
Activities
The main fields of the CSIT activities are as follows:
- International Amateur in Sports Championships (CSIT World Sports Games). The main activity of CSIT. The championships are not games for professional top athletes, but for all workers and amateurs from different countries and cultures all over the world. The main aim is not only to organize a sport competition, but also to gather sports friends as a worldwide family to bring about lifelong friendships, intercultural exchange and unity in sport.
- CSIT Single Championships. Besides the World Sports Games, CSIT organizes championships in single sports all over the world: beach volleyball, swimming, chess, tennis, etc.
- Sports for All Activities: Sports for Elderly People (Seniors 55+) The task is to organize events also for elderly ones by gathering them to the following experiences: to practice and discovery of specific sports and physical activities, the exchange of training programs and knowledge relating to these and the exchange about culture, tourism and way of life of each country. Sports for disabled people Starting from World Sport Games 2021 in Cervia, CSIT has the intention to include the sports for disabled (for now only to demonstrate and promote). The strategy of implementing this is to merge the athletes without any disabilities together with disabled into teams, therefore fostering the idea of inclusion, unity and tolerance in sports. The pilot project will include futsal, basketball and volleyball.[3]
- YOUAca – Preparatory works for Youth Academy of Grassroots Sport. Currently, in sport organization at grassroots level, there are more adults and seniors than young people, who usually don’t have the real opportunity to improve their skills in order to build their path into the sport’s sector. From the other side, since there is a lack of young people sport organizations at the club level, at national level, but also at the European level, the policymakers are getting older and decision making becomes more bureaucratic. In order to improve the situation, the partnership of 4 National sports organizations coordinated by CSIT intends to put into place preparatory works for starting up the Academy of Grassroots Sport for Young Leaders.[4] Currently, the YOUAca project is running on its second edition (YOUAca 2.0.) with 5 nations participating: Italy (AICS), Spain (UCEC), Croatia (Health Life Academy), Finland (TUL), Estonia (Kalev). In its third edition YOUAca is planned to be renamed to YOU.Lead.[5]
- Bridges - building integration and solidarity between "old" and "new" citizens (local inhabitants and immigrants from different countries). The main aim is to create inclusive local communities and enhance solidarity. This communication should create and foster a positive perception of migration (instead of existing "immigrants invasion" theory) and intercultural dialogue. The duration of the project is from January 2019 until June 2021 with Austria, Greece, Croatia, Italy and Spain participating.
Relevant activities and experiences
The achievement of the following aims is the most important task of the CSIT:
- to bring together workers and amateur sports organizations of the entire world and to promote the foundation of new organizations,
- to co-operate with international organizations with the same goals and values,
- to support member organizations with their tasks and activities in all the fields of sport and physical culture, also through agreements with international organizations and authorities,
- to promote all activities that aim to improve the practice of sports by human beings of two sexes considering their age and their physical aptitudes in order to protect and improve their health;
- to achieve the aims by respecting the amateur status of athletes, the values of amateurism and the educational values of sport,
- to encourage to practice sport and physical activity in nature while considering the protection of the environment,
- to use sport as a means to promote peace and mutual understanding among people and to contribute to development of the world of social associations at any level,
- to sustain cultural advancement and to improve health including psychophysical conditions of the member unions as well as its individual members.
Pillars
The objectives of the CSIT are conducted in praxis by clearly defined pillars. They are the CSIT World Sports Games, the CSIT Single Championships, the International Tournaments, the International Festivals, the Sport for All-activities, the International Projects and the Health, Recreation and Fitness Activities, as well as EU-funded projects: YOUAca (Youth Academy of Grassroots Sport) and Bridges (intercultural exchange between old and new members of local communities).
Members
The CSIT has the following members and candidates as of June 2021 :[6]
| Country | Member | Membership |
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 Algeria | Federation Algerienne Sport et Travail | Full or associate |
| Americas | Confederação Pan-Americana de Desporto do Trabalhador | (Sub)-continental |
 Austria | Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sport und Körperkultur in Österreich | Full or associate |
| MAMANET Austria | Full or associate | |
 Belgium | Association Francophone du Sport Travailliste Belge | Full or associate |
| FROS Multisport Vlaanderen vzw | Full or associate | |
| Vlaamse Vechtsport Associatie | Full or associate | |
 Bulgaria | Bulgarian Workers' Federation "Sport and Health" | Full or associate |
 Cameroon | Association Sportive Travailliste du Cameroun | Full or associate |
 China | China Workers' Center for International Exchanges | Full or associate |
 Croatia | Health Life Academy | Full or associate |
 Cyprus | Pancyprian Worker's Sport Club of Cyprus | Full or associate |
 Denmark | Dansk Arbejder Idraetsforbund | Full or associate |
 Estonia | Estonian Sports Association 'Jõud' | Full or associate |
| Estonian Sports Association Kalev | Full or associate | |
 Finland | Suomen Työväen Urheiluliitto | Full or associate |
 France | Fédération française du sport travailliste | Full or associate |
| Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail | Full or associate | |
 Germany | Rad- und Kraftfahrerbund "Solidarität" Deutschland 1896 e.V. | Full or associate |
 Greece | Hellenic Organization for Company Sport & Health | Full or associate |
 India | Indian Dr. BR Ambedkar Sports Foundation | Full or associate |
 Iran | Federation of Amateur & Workers Sports of Iran | Full or associate |
 Iraq | Iraqi Companies Sport Federation | Full or associate |
 Ireland | Athletic Association of Ireland | Full or associate |
 Israel | Hapoel Sport Association | Full or associate |
 Italy | Associazione di Cultura Sport e Tempo Libero | Full or associate |
| Associazione Italiana Cultura Sport | Full or associate | |
| Centro Nazionale Sportivo Libertas | Full or associate | |
| Federazione Italiana Sport Acrobatici e Coreografici | Full or associate | |
| Centro Sportivo Educativo Nationale | Full or associate | |
| Mamanet Italy | Full or associate | |
| Italian Footbike Federation (FIFB) | Full or associate | |
 Kosovo | Kosova Workers Sports Federation | Full or associate |
 Latvia | Latvian Sport for All Association | Full or associate |
 Lithuania | Lithuanian Sports Society "ZALGIRIS" | Full or associate |
 Malta | Malta Sports For All | Full or associate |
 Mexico | Instituto del Deporte de los Trabajadores | Full or associate |
 Netherlands | Nederlandse Culturele Sportbond | Full or associate |
 Peru | Asociacion Deportiva Peruana de los Trabajadores (ADEPET) | Full or associate |
 Portugal | Fundação INATEL | Full or associate |
| Federação Portuguesa de Lohan Tao Kempo | Full or associate | |
 Russia | Russian Sport Association "Atom-sport" | Full or associate |
 Slovenia | Union of Amateur and Workers Sports of Slovenia | Full or associate |
 South Korea | Korea Office Worker Sports Committee | Full or associate |
 Spain | Unió de Consells Esportius de Catalunya | Full or associate |
 Switzerland | Schweizerischer Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportverband | Full or associate |
| FederSwiss - Sport for all | Full or associate | |
 Tunisia | Organisation Nationale Culture Sport et Travail | Full or associate |
| Fédération Tunisienne Sport et Travail | Full or associate | |
 Turkey | Turkish Sports for All Federation | Full or associate |
 United Kingdom | Judo for All United Kingdom | Full or Associate |
 Ukraine | Ukrainian Hand-To-Hand Combat Federation(UHHCF) | Full or associate |
Partners and networks
- International Olympic Committee
- SportAccord
- International Council of Sport and Physical Education
- European Fair Play Movement
- International Sport and Culture Association
- World Anti-Doping Agency
- The Association for International Sport for All
- Fédération Internationale Catholique Education Physique et Sportive
- International Academy of Sport Science and Technology
- International Working Group on Women and Sport
- The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic
- Panathlon International
- European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation
- The International FXC - Fireball Extreme Challenge Federation
CSIT World Sports Games - A New Brand of the CSIT
The "World Sports Games" are the main highlight and a new Brand of the CSIT. It is a unique major sports event for thousands of workers and amateurs every two years where the incomparable "Spirit of CSIT" can be experienced. This experience started in 2008 in Rimini, Italy, and as of November 2020, already had 6 editions: in Italy, Estonia, Bulgaria, Latvia and Spain. The 7th edition of CSIT World Sports Games was to be held in Cervia, Italy. The games in 2021 were cancelled due to the safety reasons because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CSIT World Sports Games are the successor to the International Workers' Olympiads.
| Edition | Year | City | Country |
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| 1[7] | 2008 | Rimini | Italy |
| 2[8] | 2010 | Tallinn | Estonia |
| 3[9] | 2013 | Varna | Bulgaria |
| 4[10] | 2015 | Lignano | Italy |
| 5[11] | 2017 | Rīga | Latvia |
| 6[12] | 2019 | Tortosa | Spain |
| 7[13] | 2023 | Cervia | Italy |
2017
* Host nation (Latvia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 158 | 127 | 86 | 371 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 76 | 72 | 62 | 210 |
| 3 | Russia | 44 | 9 | 4 | 57 |
| 4 | Israel | 36 | 44 | 38 | 118 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 27 | 42 | 31 | 100 |
| 6 | Iran | 26 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Finland | 24 | 25 | 38 | 87 |
| 8 | France | 21 | 39 | 36 | 96 |
| 9 | Mexico | 19 | 11 | 13 | 43 |
| 10 | Belgium | 19 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 11 | Italy | 17 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
| 12 | Latvia* | 13 | 26 | 27 | 66 |
| 13 | Ireland | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | Estonia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Benin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 500 | 447 | 388 | 1335 | |
Sports (2017)
15 official CSIT championships and 8 demonstration sports:[15]
Individual Sports
Team Sports
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Demonstration Sports
- O-Sport
- Bowling
- Wheel Gymnastics
- YOU.FO
- Street Workout
- Crossminton
- Darts
- Streetball (3 on 3)
- others : Spikeball, Kubb, Body Art, Zumba, Capoeira, Arm wrestling, Table hockey, Kendo, Lacrosse, Croquet, Archery, Novuss, Orienteering, Karate (All Style), Sambo.
2019
Individual Sports
Athletics
Swimming
Wrestling
Beach Wrestling
Judo
Karate
Table Tennis
Tennis
Beach Tennis
Chess
Pétanque
Team Sports
CSIT Partner Championships
Pole Dance , Mini Golf , Wheel Gym , American Football , Skating , Dancing , Fistball , Handball.
Medals
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 175 | 128 | 118 | 421 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 93 | 91 | 65 | 249 |
| 3 | Iran | 62 | 45 | 28 | 135 |
| 4 | Russia | 62 | 27 | 10 | 99 |
| 5 | Israel | 30 | 30 | 31 | 91 |
| 6 | Mexico | 28 | 28 | 39 | 95 |
| 7 | Italy | 25 | 37 | 28 | 90 |
| 8 | Belgium | 12 | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| 9 | Spain* | 12 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Portugal | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 11 | France | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| 12 | Ireland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Finland | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 16 | Estonia | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Brazil | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 19 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Latvia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 540 | 477 | 423 | 1440 | |
2023
Individual Sports
- Athletics
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Beach Wrestling
- Judo
- Karate
- Beach Tennis
- Tennis
- Table Tennis
- Chess
- Pétanque
Gymnastics
Parkour
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Team Sports
Demonstration Sports
- Hand-to-hand Combat
- Judo Kata
- Futsal
- Beach Mamanet
- Green Volleyball
- Bagherone Volleyball
Source :[18]
Medal Table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 162 | 150 | 78 | 390 |
| 2 | Mexico | 120 | 92 | 91 | 303 |
| 3 | Italy* | 92 | 81 | 69 | 242 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 80 | 76 | 60 | 216 |
| 5 | Belgium | 53 | 37 | 27 | 117 |
| 6 | France | 33 | 25 | 43 | 101 |
| 7 | Israel | 26 | 25 | 24 | 75 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 20 | 11 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Finland | 19 | 18 | 25 | 62 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Portugal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Ireland | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |  Moldova | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 16 |  Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 636 | 546 | 454 | 1636 | |
See also
- World Corporate Games
- World Company Games
- European Company Games
- World Firefighters Games
- World Military Games
- World Police and Fire Games