Our precedence is the promotion and participation of girls in your complete spectrum of sports activities, with the main focus of our efforts on cooperation and session with competent our bodies, at native and worldwide stage, so as to take focused measures, the Minister of Training, Sports activities stated within the night and Athena Michailidou Youth, throughout an occasion on the theme of “Girls and Olympism” held on Tuesday on the Leventios Artwork Gallery in Nicosia.
MP Dora Bakoyannis was a particular visitor of the occasion, whereas greetings had been addressed by the French Ambassador to Cyprus Salina Grene-Catalano and the President of the Cyprus Olympic Committee George Chrysostomou.
In her greeting on behalf of the President of the Republic, beneath whose auspices the occasion was held, the Minister of Training stated that the profitable claims of the ladies's sports activities motion for participation and equal remedy within the Olympic occasions marked one of many symbolic fields for gender equality .
“Because the Ministry of Training, Sports activities and Youth, we proceed this wonderful course by offering ladies with all the mandatory ensures, in good cooperation with the CMO, the Cyprus Olympic Committee and all related and concerned our bodies by way of a coherent coverage, we each strengthen the skilled , in addition to the newbie involvement of girls in sports activities”, famous Mrs. Michailidou, including that the objective of the Ministry is to supply equal alternatives and incentives to all.
“Our precedence is the promotion and participation of girls in your complete vary of sports activities, with the main focus of our efforts on cooperation and session with competent our bodies, on the native and worldwide stage, so as to take focused measures”, emphasised Mrs. Michailidou, indicatively mentioning the institution of the committee for gender equality in sports activities and the CMO, in addition to the modification of the related laws within the course of attaining equal remedy and remedy of women and men within the subject of sports activities in any respect ranges.
The particular visitor of the occasion, Dora Bakoyannis, referred in her personal speech to the transformative energy of Olympism for the hundreds of athletes who participated throughout her mayorship within the Athens Olympic Video games in 2004, including that the video games are a celebration of the human spirit, of unity and striving for excellence, but in addition a car for social adjustments and the event of humanity.
It’s a philosophy of life that promotes gender equality and the empowerment of girls by way of Olympism, Ms. Bakoyannis continued, including that girls confronted and proceed to face challenges and exclusions concerning their participation in sports activities.
“Because of the sacrifices and struggles of pioneering ladies, the trail of girls's participation in sports activities and the Olympic Video games has recorded nice leaps,” she then famous, including that their achievements have empowered generations of girls, encouraging them to pursue their sporting goals with willpower, with their participation within the administration of sports activities remaining disappointingly low, but in addition the funding and visibility of girls's occasions persevering with to fall wanting their male counterparts.
The Ambassador of France to Cyprus Salina Grenet-Catalano stated in her personal welcome that in the present day's initiative is coordinated with the Olympic and Paralympic Video games that France will host this summer season in simply 108 days from in the present day and reminds us to by no means take without any consideration the struggle for ladies's rights and demand on selling gender equality.
She added that an increasing number of ladies are excelling in sports activities, turning into position fashions for women and girls and serving to them consider in themselves in sports activities and different actions, making particular point out of Cypriot champion Karolina Pelendritou, who she stated will participates within the Paralympic Video games in Paris for the fifth time in her profession.
The Paris 2024 Video games will characteristic an equal variety of female and male athletes for the primary time in Olympic historical past, together with greater than 5,000 ladies, the French Ambassador stated, including that the video games can even embody three new mixed-gender occasions, in crusing and operating .
For his half, the President of the Cyprus Olympic Committee George Chrysostomou made a particular point out of Domnitsa Lanitou – Kavounidou, the primary feminine athlete from Cyprus who participated within the Olympic Video games in 1936 in Berlin.
He additionally famous that the KOE cultivates “honest play” amongst its athletes, federations and executives, whereas he assured the Minister of Training that he’ll respectfully and beneficially use all of the state sponsorship to the committee.
This was adopted by the awarding of Mrs. Bakoyannis and Mrs. Grene-Catalano by the President of the KOE, whereas afterwards the Leventis Basis Scholarships had been awarded to 11 Cypriot athletes by the President of the KOE and the consultant of the Basis Marilena Nikolaou.
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