DOHA: Lord Sebastian Coe, the man who won global praise for his role as the chief of the organising committee of the London Olympic Games in 2012, will be joined by scores of policy-makers in the world of sports at the two-day Securing Sport summit London.
This was announced by the Vice-president of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), Mohammed Hajjaj Al Hajri, here yesterday.
ICSS is a Doha-based organisation that works with
various global sports outfits to improve security, safety and integrity throughout the world of sport.
“We’ve had ICSS gatherings across Europe and this time we are at Lancaster House in London where we will have Lord Sebastian Coe joining some key figures from the world of sport to discuss matters on sports and security,” Al Hajri said at the ICSS headquarters here yesterday.
Coe is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events — including, in 1979, setting three world records in the space of 41 days — and the world record he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained unbroken until 1997.
Taking place at Lancaster House on October 6 and 7 with the conference theme of ‘Sport under threat: the game is ours to win’, Securing Sport 2014 is an invite-only event that will bring together ministers, high-level leaders and international experts from sport, betting, government, civil society, law enforcement and anti-corruption.
Al Hajri said Coe will be joined by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, WADA chief David Howman, UNESCO official Angelo Melo, Boston police commissioner UEFA representative Andrea Traverso besides many others at the two-day gathering.
ICSS President Mohammed Hanzab will be the key speaker in London, Al Hajri confirmed.
In a statement released last week, Hanzab said: “When looking for answers on the future of sport, we should learn from those with the greatest experience. Franz (Beckenbauer) is one of those people and is a proven leader at the very highest level of the game. I would like to thank Franz for taking part at Securing Sport 2014 and look to forward to hearing his views and opinions for what I am sure will be a must-attend session.”
Hanzab added: “With Securing Sport taking place in London for the very first time, 2014 marks an important year in the ICSS’s growth and development with new offices recently opening in Europe and Latin America.”
The ICSS boss said: “As the ICSS continues its journey expanding into new markets and working hard to address emerging security and integrity threats, Securing Sport 2014 looks set to be a must-attend event for anyone who is truly passionate about protecting the future of sport.”
This year’s conference will also further advance recent developments in the fight against match-fixing, including UNESCO/MINEPS V Declaration of Berlin and the draft Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competition, as well as being part of continued efforts to set a roadmap to introduce international legislation on sport integrity and create a trans-national sport integrity body.
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