Kuwait City, Kuwait, September 16, 2025: The Olympic Council of Asia with the support of the IOC’s Olympics Movement Unit on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competition held a webinar on PMC on Tuesday, September 16.
The webinar to prepare delegations attending the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain next month was attended by around 100 participants, including Chefs de Mission, representatives from National Olympic Committees and National Sports Federations in Asia.
“We wanted to get the message across that competition manipulation is a threat to fair play and the integrity of sports, and what steps can be taken to counter it. The clear purpose was to bring together NOCs and National Federations as they get ready for the Bahrain Asian Youth Games,” explained Jamyang Namgyal, Manager, Athletes Department of OCA.
The 3rd Asian Youth Games will be held in Bahrain from October 22-31, 2025.
“This session focused on two key objectives – the first being to activate all NOCs of Asia on the topic of the prevention of manipulation of competition (PMC), and secondly to support preparations for the Asian Youth Games by sharing practical resources and educational tools that can be used with athlete delegations,” Jamyang revealed.
The OCA’s Namgyal, and IOC’s OM Unit PMC duo Vagelis Alexandrakis and Rida Ahmed, conducted the 90-minute interactive webinar.
There were presentations done by PMC officials from the NOCs of Sri Lanka and Iraq, on the work being done in their respective governing bodies to educate athletes on the prevention of competition manipulation.
The IOC’s Believe in Sports Ambassador, Ayako Rakkaku, a former captain of the Japanese women’s baseball team, also explained the PMC’s Code of Conduct. “There are four rules – We Will Not Fix; We Will Not Bet; We Will Not Leak Information; and We Will Speak Up.
“This is a key message for athletes and Asian Games delegations,” Rakkaku noted in her presentation.
The importance for NOCs to appoint a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and the adoption of rules in line with the Olympic Movement Code on PMC was also emphasised.
“We hope participants in this webinar will be better prepared to support their athletes and delegations in ensuring fair play and competition, further reinforcing the region’s commitment to protecting the values of sport,” Jamyang said.
