The four-day Olympic Solidarity Sports Management course for senior sports executives and provincial officials in Markazi Province concluded today in Arak, with 40 participants receiving certificates.
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NOC; Tehran: The closing ceremony was attended by key officials, including
Moradi, Director General of Markazi Province’s Youth and Sports Office; Amir
Balzadeh, Director of the National Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity;
course instructors Mohammad Tabe (Director of the National Olympic Academy) and
Mahmoud Abdollahi (NOC Public Relations Director); alongside the participating
officials. The comprehensive four-day curriculum covered the Olympic Movement
and values, social media, financial and human resources, sports law,
anti-doping, and sports ethics.
Dr.
Amir Balzadeh praised the high engagement of senior provincial managers,
stating: “This has been one of our most prominent Solidarity courses, with
overwhelmingly positive feedback demonstrating its high efficacy and
highlighting a strong regional demand for such programs.” He added that the
provincial Director General has requested a formal memorandum of understanding
to extend similar training to other regional managers.
At
the conclusion of the program, official certificates signed by International
Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry, as well as the President and
Secretary General of the NOC, were awarded to all participants. The initiative,
approved by the IOC, aimed to upgrade managerial expertise in line with
national and international standards.