QNA
The four-day conference Securing Sport virtual edition 2020 organized by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) under the theme 'Building Resilience in an Ever-Changing World' kicked off on Tuesday.
Securing Sport brings together international and national decision-makers, eminent experts and gives a voice to stakeholders across sectors with the aim of inspiring collective action and identifying solutions to enhance the safety, security and integrity of sport, while protecting its societal valuesChairman of the ICSS Mohammed bin Hanzab delivered the opening speech of the seventh international conference, while journalist Reena Ninan moderated the first session of the conference's day 1 entitled 'Safeguarding Sport in the Post-COVID-19 Era'.
In his opening remarks, the ICSS Chairman welcomed the participants and speakers from all over the world. Since the launch of the first edition of the International Conference on Sports Security in Aspire Academy in Doha in 2011, many editions were held in global capitals and cities, including London, New York and Washington, until this edition of the global event that is held virtually due to the repercussions of the Coronavirus currently sweeping the world, he said. "We are here to openly discuss what the future of sport will look like in a new social and economic scenario shaped by COVID19 with or without a vaccine, with or without masks. It is our duty to investigate and anticipate all possible scenarios," he said. The ICSS Chairman added that there is no definitive answer to any of these questions at the present time, whether from a scientific or political perspective, but it is our duty in any case to investigate, discuss and carefully consider all available scenarios and this is what will be discussed by the International Conference on Sports Security.
He wished the participants success in this conference, expressing his belief that the event will come out with new conclusions that mimic the logic imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic on the present and future of global sport.