DOHA: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) yesterday announced a new partnership with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the international governing body for professional snooker and English billiards.
The global integrity partnership, announced at The Indian Open in New Delhi, will see the ICSS and WPBSA work together to protect and enhance the integrity of professional snooker.
It will include specific areas of activity and collaboration, including integrity training and education, monitoring of international betting on snooker, investigation advice and support, and intelligence gathering, that will take advantage of the ICSS global source network.
This initiative has been developed in order to enhance monitoring and detection mechanisms of international snooker and will safeguard the WPBSA’s position as one of the worlds leading sports in anti-corruption strategies.
Mohammed Hanzab, President of the ICSS, said: “On behalf of the ICSS, I would like to thank the WPBSA who have already shown their commitment to safeguarding the integrity of sport.”
He added in a statement released yesterday: “Whilst many acknowledge the challenges the sports industry faces, the development of comprehensive integrity programmes not only shows strong leadership, openness and transparency but the determination to eradicate behaviour that threatens the very foundation of sport and its core values.”
Chris Eaton, Director of Sport Integrity at the ICSS, said: “This landmark partnership clearly demonstrates to all stakeholders that the integrity of the sport is of the utmost priority for the WPBSA.”
Eaton added: “It is crucial that sport governing bodies show proactive leadership in this area and I look forward to working with the WPBSA to develop new programmes that build on the work already being carried out by Jason Ferguson and his team.”
Jason Ferguson, Chairman of the WPBSA, said: “We are proud to carry the global weight of the ICSS network within our sport. This new agreement with the ICSS demonstrates the WPBSA’s commitment to integrity and our message to those who think about fixing matches is clear. We are watching, we will identify it, we will investigate, it has no place in our sport.” THE PENINSULA
Aspire set to host marathon run on Oct 24
DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) is open to last-minute registrations in its 5km Fun Run, which takes place on October 24 at Khalifa International Stadium, it was announced yesterday.
Hundreds of people have already registered and will have the opportunity to see unique parts of the stadium during the 5km fun run as well as take in amazing views across Doha.
The event will begin on the running track and the route will then incorporate other areas of the iconic sports venue, giving entrants the chance to see parts of the stadium normally reserved for professional athletes, organisers said.
Aspire’s Khalifa Stadium 5km Run Around is being organised by Aspire Logistics and is one of a number of community participation events planned across the Aspire Zone precinct in the months ahead.
The event first took place earlier this year and proved extremely popular with both runners and walkers of all ages.
Aspire’s Khalifa Stadium 5km Run Around takes place this Thursday at 6:30 pm and is open to both men and women aged 16 and over.
Interested parties can register online at: http://www.aspirezone.qa/events, organisers said yesterday. THE PENINSULA
