Swiss Sports Aid: turning your support into gold

The Swiss Sports Aid Foundation (Stiftung Schweizer Sporthilfe) helps fulfil the dreams of more than 1200 athletes, from emerging talents to gold medallists like figure skater Lukas Britschgi. And you can get involved by supporting the winners of tomorrow with your SWICA Benevita community coins. You can literally turn your community coin into gold.

Overview

Lukas jumps his way to the top – with the help of Swiss Sports Aid

Any medal represents years of training, fierce determination, and in many cases the support of Swiss Sports Aid. In Switzerland, many sports seldom make the headlines and receive little financial support from sponsors. This is precisely where Sports Aid comes in: it's often the first sponsor, after family, in a young athlete’s career, and one that makes all the difference.

One example is 27-year-old Lukas Britschgi, who surprised everyone by winning the gold medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in February 2025. His success is testament to the importance of long-term support is. He has been able to rely on Swiss Sports Aid for years, as have over 1200 fellow Swiss athletes.

Sports Aid supports young emerging talents as well as performance-driven elite athletes on their journey to success. This support enables athletes to pursue their goals, whether it’s competing nationally or internationally for the first time, earning a spot at the world championships or winning an Olympic medal.

What your community coins are doing

Sports (successes) connect people. Together we can achieve more. Thanks to your community coins, Swiss Sports Aid enables athletes to do much more than everyday training:

  1. Training camps: Athletes are able to attend important training camps and prepare optimally for competitions.
  2. Mental coaching: Mental coaching helps athletes deliver their best when it counts and equips them to cope with setbacks and losses.
  3. Personal training: Access to a personal trainer provides athletes with exclusive support that they often can't afford without Sports Aid.
  4. International competitions: For young emerging athletes, competing in extra international competitions is a key step in their sporting development.
  5. Costs of equipment: Sports Aid helps cover the high costs of equipment so that athletes can train with the best possible gear.
  6. Time: And finally, the support saves the athletes valuable time: having their own car shortens journeys and frees up more time for them to train and recover.

Sporthilfe Super10Kampf

Spectacular performances, thrilling competitions and lots of excitement: Every year, Sporthilfe Super10Kampf transforms the Zurich Hallenstadion into a cauldron of emotions. Get up close with Switzerland’s sports stars. Tickets are available at Ticketcorner.ch

Swiss Sports Aid in numbers

100%
of the medallists from the last four Olympic Games received support from Sports Aid.
1259
athletes were financially supported on their journey to success in 2024.
84
different sports are supported by Sports Aid, from archery to judo and table tennis.
55
years of Sports Aid. Bernhard Russi was one of the first supported athletes in the early 1970s.

Past successful projects

These donation projects have already been supported with the help of your community coins.

Protecting native wild bees with Benevita: Your contributions enabled the WWF project “Nature creates connections” to successfully plant hedges, look after pastures and biodiverse meadows, and conduct public awareness campaigns.

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Your community coins supported WWF's educational and political activities. The donations also supported efforts to promote renewable energy as a replacement for fossil fuels. All these measures may help to reduce glacial melting.

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Peatlands cover just 3% of the world's land area but store twice as much carbon as all of the world's forests put together. However, these fragile ecosystems are under threat from overexploitation. In addition to raising awareness, WWF is using the community coins to actively conserve and manage intact peatlands.

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Seen as a tree of the future, the silver fir is a climate-resistant alternative to the endangered spruce. With your community coins you can support the WWF on "Tannätag", a volunteer-led initiative in which silver fir stands are maintained.

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The aim is to reintroduce salmon to Swiss rivers and lakes. Your community coins benefited WWF's Salmon Comeback, an initiative committed to making obstacles such as power plants surmountable for fish and promoting the rewilding of rivers.

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The charitable organisation Pro Audito provides support for people with hearing problems. Your community coins went directly towards funding its work, which includes improving access to hearing aids and providing training and day-to-day assistance for sufferers.

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Dreaming and making dreams come true. A Million Dreams has dedicated itself to this task. The organisation fulfils the dreams of disadvantaged people and encourages everyone to pursue their own dreams and find their personal happiness.

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The non-profit organization Pink Ribbon is committed to breast cancer prevention. It raises awareness of the disease through creative, high-impact initiatives such as the Pink Ribbon Walk at Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium.

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SWICA and Sports Aid Switzerland: partnering for passion in sports

Regular exercise is a key foundation of a healthy life, which is why SWICA has long been dedicated to encouraging an active lifestyle. And when the joy of movement grows into real ambitions, Swiss Sports Aid is there to provide support. The partnership with Benevita reaches the peak of perfection when aspiring athletes inspire others to get active as well.

Benefits of Benevita

Live healthily with Benevita

Physical fitness, a balanced diet and regular relaxation are important for a healthy lifestyle. Benevita is a health coach and bonus programme that supports your personal commitment in these areas of health.

Doing good together

When you complete challenges in the Benevita app, in addition to the points you can swap for generous discounts, you also receive community coins that you can pool with those of other users to support charitable projects.

Benevita challenges

Get actively involved in breast cancer prevention. The Benevita app offers interesting and practical challenges on this topic – from instructions on self-examination to tips for a healthy lifestyle.

Live healthily with Benevita

Physical fitness, a balanced diet and regular relaxation are important for a healthy lifestyle. Benevita is a health coach and bonus programme that supports your personal commitment in these areas of health.

Doing good together

When you complete challenges in the Benevita app, in addition to the points you can swap for generous discounts, you also receive community coins that you can pool with those of other users to support charitable projects.

Benevita challenges

Get actively involved in breast cancer prevention. The Benevita app offers interesting and practical challenges on this topic – from instructions on self-examination to tips for a healthy lifestyle.