The important and sensible promotion of sports activities is our highest obligation, says the President of the Republic
The substantial and sensible promotion of sports activities is our highest obligation, acknowledged on Thursday night the President, Nikos Christodoulidis, in his greeting on the occasion of the Sports activities Writers Union of Cyprus “52nd Celebration of the Elites 2024” of Cypriot Sports activities, devoted to the sportsmen/athletes who they shone on the Olympic and Paralympic Video games in Paris.
He additionally despatched the message, relating to phenomena that tarnish sports activities, that the Authorities will “consciously” proceed to assist organized sports activities our bodies, however they need to additionally notice that nobody is above the Legislation.
In his greeting, President Christodoulidis famous that the Cyprus Sports activities Writers Affiliation's Celebration of Excellence is an establishment that’s “one of the necessary sports activities awards in Cyprus”.
Addressing the athletes “who deservedly” represented Cyprus on the Olympic and Paralympic Video games, he thanked them “as soon as once more on behalf of the state and the Cypriot folks” and warranted them “that we’re by your aspect with works, with deeds and never with phrases” .
He referred to the choice for the skilled rehabilitation of all athletes who guarantee participation within the Olympics and Paralympics, no matter their efficiency, but additionally to the plans for a Paralympic Middle in Cyprus for the primary indoor sports activities stadium in Cyprus.
Concerning the Paralympic Middle, he stated “we’re on the remaining stage” and that he expects the CMO to current the related plans to maneuver the challenge ahead.
“It isn’t doable for a European nation that invests in sports activities in 2025 to not have a Paralympic Village in our nation,” stated President Christodoulidis.
He additionally famous that the Union of Sportswriters can be invited “quickly”, together with the Editors' Union, the Publishers' Affiliation and all different companions from the press, print and digital, within the context of the initiative he has personally undertaken, “for to institutionally take a look at the numerous challenges that concern press officers”. “Sports activities editors are an integral a part of journalism, which, as I’ve repeatedly acknowledged, we think about a key pillar of our democracy,” he stated.
He additionally stated that “the substantial and sensible promotion of sports activities is our highest obligation, a high precedence for our authorities” and that inside this framework particular insurance policies are being carried out “which are being promoted efficiently”. He thanked the CMO “for the right cooperation and the continual initiatives he undertakes on this route in full session and cooperation with me in addition to with the Minister of Schooling, Sports activities and Youth”.
“Recognizing the day by day demanding effort that our athletes make along with their coaches, we need to give them the required ensures that, amongst many others, will result in their additional upward trajectory”, stated President Christodoulidis .
On the similar time, he famous “we need to develop mechanisms for detecting and highlighting new skills – and we now have many in our nation – in all sports activities, whereas we search to make mass social sports activities a aware alternative, strengthen sports activities schooling and create a sports activities tradition from younger age”.
He additionally stated that the hassle “to make Cyprus a sports activities tourism middle – one thing we now have not thought of in our nation is to take a look at the financial dimension of sports activities” is ongoing. He referred to a gathering he had with Pavlos Kontidis, “in relation to the financial dimension and the big prospects that exist for our nation, so let's see this dimension in observe and on the similar time be capable to entice worldwide organizations as nicely, a truth that it’ll carry a number of advantages to our nation, not just for sports activities, but additionally extra broadly for the event path of our nation”. On this context, he stated, the planning for attracting small and medium-scale worldwide occasions is included.
He additionally famous that with the assist of the state, monetary and in any other case, the group of EuroBasket 2025 to be held subsequent summer time in Cyprus, “a high sporting occasion that can promote our nation”.
President Christodoulidis additionally referred to the hassle “that we’re making to rid sports activities venues of phenomena that sadly exist in some instances, we have to be trustworthy, phenomena that don’t honor any of us”. “Phenomena that tarnish sport, comparable to hooliganism, corruption, doping, unlawful betting, we hear lately about instances of sexual abuse – the Gender Equality Commissioner is right here who has a particular function to work with the CMO and the investigative Rules to not exist and to face with zero tolerance such unacceptable actions and behaviors that don’t honor any of us”, he added.
“We now have an obligation to make sure a clear sport that may be a place to advertise morals and never a spot that some might imagine provides them immunity to abuse and exploit,” the President stated, noting that the message he needs to ship is that “the state, this Authorities, will consciously proceed to assist the organized sports activities our bodies, however they need to additionally notice that nobody and nobody is above the Legislation”.
He additionally referred to “an necessary innovation”, as he stated, within the institution of the Nationwide Faculty of Sports activities Ethics, which can also be the primary to coach freed from cost these concerned or concerned about partaking in sports activities within the nation. “And I’m pleased as a result of within the subsequent few days the primary classes of the Faculty can be held, during which we make investments probably the most, on condition that sport is and have to be a spot of creation, noble competitors and steady effort,” he stated.
Lastly, addressing all of the sportsmen and ladies, President Christodoulidis assured them that “we’re investing in you to take our sport even additional, to boost our Cyprus flag even larger”. In closing, he urged them to proceed, every from his personal place, “to encourage us along with your instance” and warranted them that the state will all the time be by their aspect.
