07/07/2025
IFAPA 2029, YET ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP, set to host the international congress in Rimini in 2029.
Rimini, July 4, 2025 – Another successful international bid for Italian Exhibition Group, as it adds the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity congress to its extensive future calendar.
This is the biennial event of IFAPA, scheduled from June 25 to 29, 2029. During the 2025 edition in Tralee, Ireland, it was announced that the event will be held at the Rimini Palacongressi in four years’ time. The next edition will be held in 2027 in Amman, Jordan.
The bid was spearheaded by the Department of Quality of Life Sciences at the UNIBO Campus in Rimini, with Professor Pasqualino Maietta Latessa leading the effort. Alongside him, Professor Maurizio Bertollo from the "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, who also serves as the President of the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), and Professor Aija Klavina, the former President of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (EUFAPA) from the University of Riga, they prepared the bid dossier that convinced IFAPA of the strength of the proposal.
The bid team also benefited from the support of the SYMPOSIA GROUP agency in Rome, the PCO (Professional Congress Organiser) for the Rimini edition of the congress, which will handle the entire organisation of the 2029 event.
Adapted Physical Activity (APA) involves movement programmes aimed at improving well-being and addressing motor difficulties. It offers a non-medical approach, featuring group physical activity programmes designed for individuals with specific needs, such as those with mobility issues or chronic conditions.
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