Gwangju Sports Council Accelerates Efforts to Create a Healthy Sports Environment

National Human Rights Commission and 'Sports Ingan Education' Conducted

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Council (President Lee Sang-dong) announced on the 19th that it recently conducted sports human rights education in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission.

This education was promoted to cultivate human rights awareness among athletes and to create a healthy sports environment.

The training covered topics such as prevention of human rights violations in sports and protection of athletes' human rights, targeting professional sports coaches and athletes.

Experts including Lee Eun-kyung, a former national ski representative at the Winter Asian Games, and Lim Da-yeon, a former national swimming representative and professor at Far East University, served as instructors.

They delivered content on understanding sports human rights, sensitivity training, and ways to spread awareness of sports human rights to coaches and athletes.

In particular, the lecture titled "Sports Human Rights from the Athlete's Perspective," based on the experience of athlete instructors, was conducted at a level suitable for both coaches and athletes, receiving high praise from the education beneficiaries.

President Lee Sang-dong of the Sports Council said, "I hope this education will serve as a foundation to raise human rights awareness among athletes and prevent human rights violations," adding, "We will continue to take the lead in strengthening expertise on sports human rights by cooperating with related organizations such as the National Human Rights Commission."