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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Choi Hwi-young, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) will hold a commemorative ceremony and seminar from the 10th to the 11th at the Olympic Parktel and the National Library of Korea, together with KADA (Chairman Yang Yoon-jun), to mark the 20th anniversary of the agency's founding.
In addition, in cooperation with the National Library of Korea, a special exhibition will be held to promote a culture of fair sports.
Regarding this commemorative event, KADA explained, "This is an occasion prepared to reflect on the 20th-year achievements of the Korea Anti-Doping Agency, which has been reborn as a leader in international anti-doping activities through its support for hosting the 2025 Busan World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Congress, and to spread the values of fair sports."
Approximately 200 people will attend the event, including Kim Dae-hyun, Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ha Hyeong-ju, Chairman of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation; Olivier Niggli, Secretary General of WADA; Koji Murofushi, Executive Committee member of WADA and former Director-General of Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, Sports and Tourism; and executives from anti-doping organizations in 25 Asian countries, including the chairmen of the anti-doping agencies of Japan and Saudi Arabia.
At the commemorative ceremony to be held at the Olympic Parktel on the afternoon of the 10th, the agency will look back on its activities and achievements over the past 20 years and present awards to those who have contributed to the development of anti-doping efforts, expressing gratitude for their dedication and hard work.
Won Yun-jong, a committee member who serves as an athlete representative for both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and WADA and actively participates in formulating domestic and international anti-doping policies as well as education and public awareness campaigns, will receive an award from the Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A total of seven individuals will receive awards from the Chairman of the Korea Anti-Doping Agency, including Kim Ho-jun, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST); doping control officers Lee Young-gil and Kang Sun-young; and anti-doping education instructors Kim Seok-hyun and Yeon A-reum.
Along with this, the commemorative ceremony will declare KADA's vision of becoming a "Global Anti-Doping Leader Opening the Future of Fair Sports" and pledge a new leap that surpasses the past 20 years.
In addition, an "International Anti-Doping Seminar" will be held on the 10th and 11th, where more than 60 domestic and international participants, including officials from WADA and anti-doping organizations in 25 Asian countries, will discuss major issues in anti-doping. In particular, they will share cooperation cases with international events such as the Asian Games and the Chungcheong Universiade, as well as practical experience in doping control, and discuss plans for strengthening anti-doping capabilities in the Asia region and building a regional cooperation framework.
The special exhibition will be held on the first floor of the National Library of Korea from its opening ceremony on the afternoon of the 11th until December 10. The exhibition, themed "Clean Sports: The Darkness of Doping and the Light of Fairness," will introduce the history of doping and major incidents, while highlighting KADA's activities and achievements in preventing doping.
Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun stated, "I sincerely congratulate the Korea Anti-Doping Agency on its 20th anniversary of founding for upholding the belief that the emotion of sports begins with fair competition. Going forward, we will spare no effort to support the Republic of Korea in leading international anti-doping cooperation as a member state of WADA's Asia region."
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