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PRESS RELEASE – IOC Olympic Solidarity Seminar on “Sports Medicine and Protection of Clean Athletes Back To Main

Keeping in view the importance of subject matter and the education of athletes and officials, I am pleased to inform that an IOC Olympic Solidarity Seminar on “Sports Medicine and Protection of Clean Athletes” shall be organized on Saturday- Sunday, 04-05 August, 2018 at Margala Hall, Hotel Margala, Islamabad. Athletes (male & female), Coaches and Team Manager/ Secretaries Generals (approximately 150 x persons) of National Sports Federations (finally selected for 18th Asian Games 2018) shall attend/participate the subject Seminar.

The proposed seminar will help all participants to learn advance knowledge, experience and guidance of top specialist delivering their lectures in seminar. Subsequently the participants will share their knowledge and experience with their other colleagues. This particular seminar will help in protecting athletes from hazards like doping and drug abuse and will help to create a culture of clean athletes. In addition it will impart a special focus on sport nutrition and sexual harassment in sports fraternity.

Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
Secretary General
Pakistan Olympic Association