Confirmed rules for combating manipulation of high-performance sports competitions and the procedure for assessing compliance therewith

The Minister of Education, Science and Sport has approved the Rules for Combating the Manipulation of High-Level Sports Competitions and the Procedure for Assessing Compliance with the Rules for Combating the Manipulation of High-Level Sports Competitions, which establish the main requirements for sports organisations and the principles for assessing their compliance.
„The manipulation of sports competitions remains a problem not only in Lithuania but also worldwide. Different institutions are focusing on the fight against problems with sports integrity, but sports organisations are the entities that first determine whether competitions have been manipulated,“ states the Director of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency, Rūta Banytė.
The rules for combating the manipulation of top-level competitions shall enshrine the most basic requirements for sports organisations, which form the value and procedural basis for recognising and investigating cases of possible manipulation: a prohibition on the dissemination of internal information shall be enshrined; procedures for investigating violations of cases of manipulation of top-level sports competitions shall be enshrined and, where necessary, sanctions for the manipulation of top-level sports competitions shall be established. The minimum requirement for sports organisations is to carry out educational or preventive activities and to publicise information on combating manipulation (e.g. by publicising the website of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency, www.antidopingas.lt).
The approved procedure for evaluating compliance with the rules sets out how the readiness of sports organisations to implement anti-manipulation measures will be assessed. The assessment will be carried out by employees of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency. The Agency is the institution that coordinates the implementation of the Macolin Convention in Lithuania.
These documents' approval is an important step in strengthening the prevention system for the manipulation of sports competitions in Lithuania and ensuring transparent and fair organisation of sports competitions.
The newly approved legislation will enable the consistent strengthening of preventive measures in sports organisations, will foster cooperation between responsible authorities, and will increase the sports community's awareness of manipulation risks.
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