Kuwait City, Kuwait, June 22, 2025: The Olympic Council of Asia is organising a safeguarding webinar in preparation for the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain this October.
The OCA Webinar - Safeguarding in Youth Sports: Preparing for a Safe and Inclusive Asian Youth Games - will be held on Tuesday, June 24. It will start at 11am Kuwait time and run for two hours.
After an opening address from the OCA’s Deputy Director General, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, the webinar objectives will be outlined by Sabine Fakhouri, OCA Gender Equity and Safeguarding Manager.
The webinar will then follow four main themes:
*Safeguarding Youth in Sport: Gloria Viseras, IOC Senior Manager Safeguarding - Health, Medicine and Science.
*The “Dos and Don’ts” of Safeguarding in Sport During Games: Marie-Laure Lemineur, FIFA Head of Safeguarding and Child Protection.
*NOC Local to Global Safeguarding: Claudia Villa Hughes, Independent Consultant, Member of International Safeguards for Children in Sport and Head of Safeguarding at Centre for Sport and Human Rights.
*Empowering Asian Safeguarding in Sports: Hera Liew, Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer, Asian Safeguarding in Sports Network.
The webinar will wrap up with a list of conclusions, all of which will be put into effect ahead of the 3rd AYG in Bahrain from October 22-31, 2025.