MINSK, 5 September (BelTA) – The international Clean Sport Forum is taking place at the Raubichi Olympic Winter Sports Center in Belarus, BelTA has learned.
Belarus stays committed to fair play and fights against the use of prohibited substances in sport, Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk said, opening the forum. “In our country, sport is one of the priorities of the state policy. Belarus has always stood for clean sport and applies serious sanctions up to criminal responsibility to violators of anti-doping rules,” the minister emphasized.
Sport should bring joy to people, bring positive emotions to athletes and fans. Unfortunately, international sports organizations have been recently doing the opposite, applying double standards. Because of absolutely far-fetched sanctions against Belarusian and Russian athletes, many of the best athletes are unable to participate in international tournaments, which significantly reduces the true sports competition and the interest of spectators, Sergei Kovalchuk said. He thanked all the foreign guests of the forum and, above all, the Russian friends who continue to cooperate with Belarusians in keeping sport clean.
President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), four-time Olympic champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov stressed that Belarusian and Russian athletes have become more than neighbors over the past two years. “It is known that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Today we have been interacting much closer, holding joint tournaments in many sports. Despite all sanctions and pressure, everything is done in compliance with the Olympic Charter, including the fight against doping,” the ROC president said.
Head coach of the Belarusian national team in Thai boxing Vitaly Tishurov emphasized the importance of the current forum: “Today, anti-doping work is essential in addition to athletes’ training in the gym. After all, many can cross out years of training by one rash action simply due to lack of knowledge. Here the educational aspect comes to the forefront, so that the coaches could convey all necessary anti-doping information to their athletes”.
This year’s forum is a traditional platform for exchange of opinions in anti-doping rule violation prevention, sports training, sports medicine, law and education. Attending the event are more than 500 specialists from Belarus, Russia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Cuba, UAE, South Africa and other countries. This is the first large-scale anti-doping event in the CIS, consolidating specialists from different areas of activity with an aim to protecting the rights of athletes.
The forum program includes a plenary session featuring sport ministers organizing the forum and also three discussion platforms: the scientific section “Anti-doping science: integration of scientific and practical knowledge - the path to clean sport”, the panel session “Anti-doping compass: navigator for organizers of major competitions”, the round table “The future of the World Anti-Doping Program: Code and International Standards 2027”.
Belarus stays committed to fair play and fights against the use of prohibited substances in sport, Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk said, opening the forum. “In our country, sport is one of the priorities of the state policy. Belarus has always stood for clean sport and applies serious sanctions up to criminal responsibility to violators of anti-doping rules,” the minister emphasized.
Sport should bring joy to people, bring positive emotions to athletes and fans. Unfortunately, international sports organizations have been recently doing the opposite, applying double standards. Because of absolutely far-fetched sanctions against Belarusian and Russian athletes, many of the best athletes are unable to participate in international tournaments, which significantly reduces the true sports competition and the interest of spectators, Sergei Kovalchuk said. He thanked all the foreign guests of the forum and, above all, the Russian friends who continue to cooperate with Belarusians in keeping sport clean.
President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), four-time Olympic champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov stressed that Belarusian and Russian athletes have become more than neighbors over the past two years. “It is known that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Today we have been interacting much closer, holding joint tournaments in many sports. Despite all sanctions and pressure, everything is done in compliance with the Olympic Charter, including the fight against doping,” the ROC president said.
Head coach of the Belarusian national team in Thai boxing Vitaly Tishurov emphasized the importance of the current forum: “Today, anti-doping work is essential in addition to athletes’ training in the gym. After all, many can cross out years of training by one rash action simply due to lack of knowledge. Here the educational aspect comes to the forefront, so that the coaches could convey all necessary anti-doping information to their athletes”.
This year’s forum is a traditional platform for exchange of opinions in anti-doping rule violation prevention, sports training, sports medicine, law and education. Attending the event are more than 500 specialists from Belarus, Russia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Cuba, UAE, South Africa and other countries. This is the first large-scale anti-doping event in the CIS, consolidating specialists from different areas of activity with an aim to protecting the rights of athletes.
The forum program includes a plenary session featuring sport ministers organizing the forum and also three discussion platforms: the scientific section “Anti-doping science: integration of scientific and practical knowledge - the path to clean sport”, the panel session “Anti-doping compass: navigator for organizers of major competitions”, the round table “The future of the World Anti-Doping Program: Code and International Standards 2027”.
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