An agreement has been signed between Vice-Chancellor, National Law University Delhi (NLU Delhi), Prof (Dr) GS Bajpai and Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, for the establishment of a UNESCO Chair for Legal Dimensions of Clean Sports at NLU Delhi.
Registrar, NLU Delhi, Prof (Dr) Ruhi Paul has been appointed as the Chair.
The Chair will work to enhance teaching and training in sports law and anti-doping by integrating new topics in NLU Delhi's curricula and delivering courses that would foster knowledge in governance, ethics, and clean sports.
The Chair will also generate and disseminate research related to clean sports, the cultural and social dimensions of sports, athlete rights, as well as gender equality, and combating discrimination, hate speech and stereotypes in sports.
The Chair aims to contribute to the documentation of practices and evidence base on sports and sustainable development; raise awareness on the role of sports in mobilizing youth as means to protect and promote the diversity of heritage and cultural expressions; and cooperate closely with UNESCO, other UNESCO Chairs and University Twinning and Networking (UNITWIN) Networks on relevant programmes and activities.
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