In March, a meeting of members of the "National Sports Integrity Platform" with representatives of the Badminton Federation of Ukraine took place in the Olympic House.

The event was devoted to the development of fair sport and combating corruption in sports competitions.

During the event, the experts of the Ministry of Youth Sports, the NOC of Ukraine and the Badminton Federation of Ukraine discussed the risks and problems of manipulation in sports competitions at the national and international level, as well as the actions of the IOC and the NOC of Ukraine to prevent them.

Photo: Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine

Employees of the Federation also shared their experience of implementing the best global practices in ensuring the purity of sports, and representatives of the "Sports Integrity Platform" spoke in detail about the activities of the platform and the available mechanisms for notification of manipulations.

The participants of the event agreed on future cooperation and joint information and educational events for the young generation of badminton players.

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I am grateful to the participants for the fruitful discussion and willingness to continue joint work in this direction.

Today, the National Platform consistently implements the provisions of the Makola Convention against the manipulation of sports competitions, and such events are an excellent tool for turning ideas into real steps to clean up Ukrainian sports and support sports ethics

," says the head of the Department of International Cooperation and European Integration of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the head of the "National Platform integrity of sport" 

Nataliya Radchuk

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Photo: Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine

The interdepartmental working group "National Platform for the Integrity of Sports" is a consultative and advisory body of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, consisting of representatives of the NOC of Ukraine, the National Police, NAZK, KRAIL, UAF and gambling operators.

Last year, the FAVBET company became a partner of the platform.

The company provides support for the platform's activities and also participates in the exchange of information regarding suspicious matches and results.

During 2023, with the assistance of FAVBET, a meeting of platform specialists with representatives of federations for game sports was held, as well as the first joint event with the Hockey Federation of Ukraine.

It was dedicated to the presentation of anti-corruption developments, as well as the approval of the plan of measures to promote the principles of sports integrity in 2024.

FAVBET is one of the largest sponsors of national sports.

The company is a partner of the Hockey Federation of Ukraine and the Basketball Federation of Ukraine, as well as a number of football clubs, sponsors talented athletes, and also supports the development of children's sports through the Favbet Foundation.

License for the organization and conduct of casino gambling activities on the Internet dated April 20, 2021, issued by BC "FAVBET" LLC on the basis of the KRAIL Decision No. 137 dated April 5, 2021, as amended, and License for the organization and conduct of bookmaking activities of activities dated 12/28/2022, issued by BC "FAVBET" LLC on the basis of KRAIL Decision No. 433 dated 12/13/2022.