Events
YMCA World Challenge 2017 – a celebration
This year’s YMCA World Challenge again celebrated the YMCA’s innovation and communities. This year’s theme – empowering young people through sport – was especially relevant as we recognised the invention of basketball 125 years ago. Across the world, YMCAs played...
Read More 19th YMCA World Council
The 19th YMCA World Council will be held from July 8 to July 14, 2018. The venue for the World Council will be Chiang Mai, Thailand and the theme will be "Youth Empowerment 4 Good". Registration details and bookings will open Sept. 1st, 2017....
Read More Volleyball & Basketball – YMCA Invention
Amongst its amazing contributions to the history of the sport, perhaps the YMCA’s invention of basketball and volleyball are two of the most well known. The inventor of basketball was a Canadian, James Naismith, who was working at the time for the YMCA International...
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