{"id":16,"date":"2021-11-06T16:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icits.my\/2026\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-09-18T02:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:41:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icits.my\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ICITS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.hero-info strong{\n    color:#00ffb3;\n    font-weight:700;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"icits-hero\">\n\n<div class=\"hero-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\n<p class=\"hero-tag\">\nTHE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE\n<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"hero-title\">\nICITS 2026\n<\/h1>\n\n<h2 class=\"hero-subtitle\">\nInternational Conference on Innovation and Technology in Sports\n<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"hero-info\">\n16\u201317 November 2026 \u00b7 <strong>Fully Online Conference<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"hero-buttons\">\n\n<a href=\"#important-dates\" class=\"hero-btn-primary\">\nImportant 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