WADA HAILS 30th ANNIVERSARY OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANTI-DOPING CONVENTION

Athens, 5 April 2019 – Yesterday, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Director General, Olivier Niggli, addressed a two-day conference in Athens, Greece, being held to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention (Convention).
 
This year marks three decades since the Convention was open for signature – a treaty that has now been ratified by all 47 Council of Europe member countries and several other states. Arriving 10 years before WADA was formed, the Convention helped to prepare the way for the Agency’s work by standardizing and harmonizing measures to tackle doping across all boundaries.
 
Olivier Niggli told the conference that while the success of the Convention and many other measures in protecting clean sport were clear, now was not the time for complacency.
 
“Without a doubt there is much more work to be done and improvements to be made,” he said. “The fight against doping is not static. It evolves every day and none of us should rest on our laurels. Together, the Council of Europe, Member States, WADA, UNESCO, the Sport Movement and all other players within the anti-doping community must go further by improving our methods, our rules, our science, our monitoring, our education programs, our investigative capabilities and much more.
 
“The input of governments, such as those represented at this important conference, is paramount to going further and making a difference. We need them as a crucial part of the team. The athletes make all of us proud every day through their hard efforts, their excellence and their dedication. They act as role models for the youth and make their nations’ flags fly on the world stage. We owe them our full commitment – to protect them and the sports they love.
 
“Over the years, WADA has been working very closely with the Council of Europe on a range of issues, including matters related to monitoring the compliance of anti-doping programs. This partnership has allowed for a crossover of important expertise, which benefits both organizations in increasing their respective efficiency while avoiding duplication of resources.
 
“On behalf of WADA, I wish to thank Europe for their commitment, their investment and their relentless efforts in protecting clean sport and society.”

IeSF accelerates its effort to make e-Sports recognized by International Sport Society

Rita Subowo & Byunghun Jun

Jun Byung Hun, the president of International e-Sports Federation (IeSF), restarts international exchange activity in order for e-Sport to be recognized by the International Sport Society.

Mr. Jun visited Jakarta, Indonesia on 29^th of September and had meetings with Mr. Mahyudin, S.T..M.M, the vice president of MPR (Madjelis Permusjawaratan Rakjat) in Indonesia, Ms. Rita Subowo, the president of Indonesia NOC, and Mr. Hayono Isman, the president of FORMI (Indonesia Sport for All organization).

The agenda of this meeting was the possibility of authorization of e-Sport as official multi sports events which is one of the main priorities of president Jun. Indonesia will be hosting the TAFISA World Games in 2016, the Asian Youth Games in 2017 and the Asian Games in 2018. As e-Sport was adopted as an official program in the TAFISA World Games 2016, President Jun tried to promote the vision and importance of e-Sport to key people from the national sports authorities in Indonesia. Mr. Jun was eager to request their assistance to allow e-Sport to be included in international sport events which will be held in Indonesia in the future.

During the meeting with Mr. Mahyudin, Mr. Jun introduced e-Sport to him and made a request for legal and financial assistance.

Mr. Mahyudin expressed his interest to hold the IeSF e-Sports World Championship in Indonesia and other IeSF events. MPR in Indonesia is the governmental institution that is responsible for enactment of a constitution, creating national policies and compilation of the budget.

Mr. Jun also met with Ms. Rita Subowo, the president of Indonesian (National Olympic Committee). Ms. Subowo holds many important positions in the Sports world, such as committee chairwoman of OCA(Olympic Council of Asia), a member of the IOC committee(International Olympic Committee), and the chairwoman of the organizing committee for 2018 Asian Games. Mr. Jun discussed the possibilities for e-Sport to be in multi sports events in Indonesia as well as requesting for help to introduce e-Sports to international sport society.

Ms. Rita said, “We would like to take e-Sport into 2017 Asian Youth Games in Indonesia. Through this, we will also be able to see possibility of e-Sports to be selected in further multi sports events.” In addition, she showed interest in introducing and promoting e-Sport to global sport society.

At a meeting with Mr. Hayono Isman, Mr. Jun discussed issues about e-Sports in 2016 TAFISA World Games in depth. He expressed that TAFISA World Games can expand the amateur base of e-Sport and will be a great chance for e-Sport to be introduced to international organizations such as IOC, UN, UNESCO which have been supporting TAFISA.

Through those meetings in Indonesia, e-Sport itself has a much better chance of being a part of the 2017 Asian Youth Games as well as 2016 TAFISA World Games. Through these references, IeSF will continue pushing for e-Sports to be a part of the 2018 Asian Games as a demonstration discipline.

Mr. Jun said, “Indonesia is an important nation that will hold international sport events three years in a row and its government and sport council have high interests in e-Sport. So we, IeSF, are going to try to spread the possibility of e-Sports as an official sport to all over the world and promote e-Sports players to be admitted as sport athletes through international sport events in Indonesia.”

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