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The Sports Ethics Center, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (acting director Han Min-soo Lee (President), hereinafter "the Center"), has launched human rights protection activities.
The Center announced that it conducted on-site human rights protection activities to protect athletes in cooperation with the Korean Biathlon Federation at the '42nd President's Cup Summer National Biathlon Competition' held on the 9th at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province.
It further explained that "biathlon is a sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting," adding that "this activity was organized to support biathlon athletes so they can be protected from human rights violations such as violence, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, and focus on competitions and training in a safe environment."
The Sports Ethics Center emphasized that it deployed human rights protection officers at the competition venue to monitor human rights across all aspects of stadium and athlete team operations, and carried out human rights violation prevention activities targeting athletes and coaches. It also established a real-time response system to provide counseling and reporting support for any human rights-related grievances that may arise on-site, striving to create a safe competition environment.
Human rights protection officers, official professional personnel operated by the Sports Ethics Center based on the National Sports Promotion Act, are dispatched to nationwide sports events to conduct human rights violation prevention activities and on-site monitoring. When incidents occur, they perform roles such as initial counseling, reporting support, and connecting with relevant institutional investors, supporting athletes in exercising in a safe and respectful environment.
The Center conveyed that this on-site activity by human rights protection officers served as an opportunity to further strengthen the on-site response system for athlete protection based on the cooperation of the Korean Biathlon Federation.
Han Min-soo, acting director of the Sports Ethics Center Lee (President), stated, "As a protector of athletes' rights and interests that upholds sports ethics together with the public, the Sports Ethics Center will continue to consistently carry out on-site human rights protection activities so that athletes can focus solely on their competitions and growth."
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