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Performance & Injury Prevention
How might AI change training, recovery and the support that athletes need?
Sustainable futures for sport
Shaping the
future of sport.
Together.
Connecting strategic foresight, AI and education to prepare Europe’s sport sector for what comes next.
One shared journeyExplore below
An illustrated vision of sport’s future
Across borders.
Looking ahead.
- Partners
- 17
- Countries
- 12
- Months
- 36
- EU grant
- €1.5M
The idea behind SF4Sport
Better questions.
Better futures for sport.
What will AI require of the sport workforce? We bring research, strategic foresight and education together to help Europe prepare.
Discover the project01 / Foresight research
Listen to the sector
Interviews with sport, technology, education and policy stakeholders explore what is changing and which skills will matter.
02 / Future scenarios
Explore what comes next
Shared scenarios and cluster roadmaps help the sector consider future choices over a five to ten year horizon.
03 / Education & practice
Turn insight into skills
The research informs AI courses for students and professional development for people working in sport.
Three research clusters
The future reaches
every part of sport.
Our research follows three connected themes, bringing today’s experience into conversations about tomorrow’s possibilities.
02
Fan Engagement & Marketing
How might new technologies reshape the relationship between sport and its audiences?
03
Sports Management & Governance
What capabilities will sport organisations need to make informed decisions about AI?
The work behind the vision
Five connected work packages.
WP1WP2WP3WP4WP5
Project Management & Strategic Coordination
Governance, quality assurance and coordination across all 17 partner organisations.
Led by Collective Innovation AS
Lead partner
Collective Innovation AS
Explorative Research & Foresight Foundations
Stakeholder interviews explore AI opportunities, challenges and the skills sport will need.
Led by University of Turku
Lead partner
University of Turku
Foresight Co-Development & Cluster Roadmaps
Scenario workshops and collaborative activities turn research into cluster roadmaps.
Led by University of Rome Foro Italico
Lead partner
University of Rome Foro Italico
Educational Courses & Professional Development
Four student courses and three professional courses are planned, informed by the research and roadmaps.
Led by University of Ljubljana
Lead partner
University of Ljubljana
Dissemination, Exploitation & Community Building
Public communication, events and stakeholder networks connect the project with the wider sport sector.
Led by GSIC
Lead partner
GSIC
What we are working towards
Knowledge you can use.
Research, roadmaps and learning resources for the sport sector. These outputs are planned; publication links will appear here as they become available.
Planned
Research briefings
Three thematic briefings will bring together the opportunities, barriers and emerging skills needs identified through the research.
Followed by an interactive knowledge base and synthesis report.
Explore the research planPlanned
Cluster roadmaps
Shared scenarios will explore a five to ten year horizon and help identify practical steps towards preferred futures for sport.
Developed through foresight workshops and collaborative activities.
Explore the roadmap planPlanned
Learning for the next era
Four student courses and three professional development courses will connect AI and foresight with real sport challenges.
Course pilots are planned for more than 200 learners.
Explore the education planDifferent perspectives. Shared ambition.
A European alliance
17 partners across 12 countries connect research, sport education, technology and practice. Coordinated from Oslo by Collective Innovation AS.
17 partners · 12 countries
Connected from Oslo. Working across Europe.
Approximate city locations. Map: Natural Earth. Coordinates adapted from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
People, ideas and project life
Inside the alliance.
Project lifePartner report ·
The SF4Sport alliance meets in Oslo
The consortium’s opening meeting brought partners together on 5 to 6 February 2026 to plan the work ahead.
Read the storyThe project approach
Signals. Scenarios. Skills.
ResearchProject overview ·
From foresight to skills: the SF4Sport approach
How research, future scenarios and practical learning connect in the project’s work plan.
Read the storyPlanned student + professional courses
4 + 3
EducationPartner report ·
UCAM outlines the project’s education ambition
Four student courses and three professional courses are planned, bringing AI skills closer to sport practice.
Read the storyBring your perspective
What does the future
of sport need from us?
Work in sport, education, technology or policy? Get in touch about contributing to the research, future activities or using the project’s results.