site.btaSports Minister Attends Change the Game Ministerial Forum

Youth and Sports Minister Georgi Glushkov took part in the July 24 Change the Game Ministerial Forum at UNESCO in Paris. It was organized as agreed at the 7th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VII), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2023, and capitalizing on the visibility provided by the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

The event brought together ministers, sports organizations, high-level athletes, private sector representatives, investors, social entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to discuss the transformative power of sport for sustainable development.

A Ministerial Forum on "Building More Equal and Sustainable Sporting Legacies" was held on the sidelines of the conference. During the discussions, some of the resources of UNESCO's flagship sport programme "Fit for Life", which aims to promote the development and implementation of more inclusive practices, policies and programmes for Quality Physical Education and gender equality in sport, were presented.

The event also featured a panel on the promotion of a safe and equal sport environment where participants addressed the issue of athlete protection, challenges and regulatory gaps, and discussed the engagement of Member States and the sports world in this area. The important role of sports teachers in fighting racism, discrimination and hate speech was also discussed.