NOC hosts international conference dedicated to Tokyo Olympics

The international science conference “Tokyo Olympics: 100 Days to Go” dedicated to athletes’ training for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad opened at the headquarters of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee on 15 April 2021.

The opening ceremony was attended by President of the Belarusian NOC Viktor Lukashenko, Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich, Hungarian Ambassador to Belarus Zsolt Csutora, Director of the National Research Center for Sports Irina Malevanaya, President of the Russian Federation of Sports Medicine, M.D., Professor Aleksei Lapin, President of Ukraine’s Association of Specialists in Sports Medicine and Therapeutic Physical Training Yuri Dekhtyarev.

Viktor Lukashenko welcomed the participants of the conference and noted that today elite sport is, in fact, not about a competition of athletes but a competition of training technologies.

“Each athlete is a kind of ‘product’ of their coach's professional activities. The coach’s knowledge and skills determine the quality of this ‘product’. Sports medicine, being an integral part of training, is designed to solve a number of specific tasks,” the NOC President said.

Viktor Lukashenko assured that the NOC is ready to support sports medicine in the country and is willing to continue cooperation as part of new and interesting projects.

The NOC President thanked the conference participants for their professionalism and selfless work and wished everyone strong health, every success and productive work during the conference.

The event is set to explore major avenues of scientific, methodological and medical support of athletes' preparation for the Olympic Games, to facilitate international exchange of knowledge between scientists, experts and representatives of the sports community.
Attending the conference are representatives of physical training and sport organizations, national healthcare institutions, and foreign guests. Specialists are expected to make presentations on sports medicine, traumatology, sports biomechanics, sports training, rehabilitation, nutrition, and pharmacology in sports.

The participants of the meeting are scheduled to discuss new scientific trends and innovations in elite sport.

The conference is running at the National Research Center for Sports through 16 April.