The Impact of COVID-19 on Sport, Physical Activity and Well-being and its Effects on Social Development

This policy brief highlights the challenges COVID-19 (coronavirus) has posed to both the sporting world and to physical activity and well-being, including for marginalized or vulnerable groups. It further provides recommendations for Governments and other stakeholders, as well as for the UN system, to support the safe reopening of sporting events, as well as to support physical activity during the pandemic and beyond.