Expanding the list of high-level events that have taken place in the country, Qatar will next week host the first SIGA Inter-Regional Summit set to kick off on Monday, September 16.

The two-day event, which is organized by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Airways in cooperation with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), will bring together sport integrity leaders and experts from around the world to discuss some of the most important issues connected with integrity in sports. 

Doha to host the Inter-regional Sports Integrity Summit on September 16 and 17, organized by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and Qatar Airways in cooperation with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) #QNA

— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) September 11, 2019

Held under the banner, 'Sport Integrity - the power of collective action in the Middle East, Asia and Africa,' the summit seeks to explore the prevailing challenges in sport in the region and develop solutions by encouraging countries to adopt SIGA’s international standard legislation. 

In a press conference held this week to announce the details of the event, Mohammed bin Hanzab, Vice-Chairman, SIGA, said Qatar is a pioneer in supporting integrity, transparency and fighting corruption in sport in the region and around the world.

The country seeks to create a legacy through its vision and strategy for the future, he added.

Bin Hanzab, who is also Chairman and CEO of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) said the State of Qatar has developed initiatives that aim to achieve integrity in sports.

One of these initiatives is SIGA, which is the first independent and self-financed international organization dedicated to sports integrity.

Founded in 2016, the international alliance comprises more than 100 members of international organizations, sports federations, major sponsors of global sports and civil society organizations.

According to Bin Hanzab, the SIGA Inter-Regional Summit comes under Qatar's efforts to support sports integrity and fight corruption.

The Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali will also attend the event which will draw together about 60 integrity experts.

The SIGA Vice-Chairman thanked the wise leadership for the great support the State of Qatar provides to eliminating corruption in sport and achieving integrity.

After the great success SIGA has achieved on a European and international level, the alliance is currently discussing sports corruption in Asia, Africa, and the Middle Eastern region, Bin Hanzab added.

Furthermore, the regional summit will look at ways of supporting national associations in many countries by playing a role in improving the organization of world sports championships.

It will also assist in drafting legislation and laws aimed at protecting sports and achieve integrity.

"We need a united front to meet the increasingly complex challenges that the sport industry is currently facing. SIGA is an independent, neutral & multi-stakeholder, global organisation that brings all sides of the industry to do precisely that: to bring about change."@EmanuelGsc pic.twitter.com/pr3Z28oMmG

— SIGA (@SIGAlliance) September 12, 2019

CEO of the Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Emanuel Medeiros, who also attended the press conference thanked Qatari officials for hosting the SIGA Inter-regional Summit.

He noted that the State of Qatar is the first in the region in terms of sports facility, adding that it was the only country that uses modern technology in sports.

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