The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will partner with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) to host the Metropole regional substance abuse seminar at Newlands on Saturday, 15 June 2013.
This initiative is part of a series of seminars to take place in the various regions in the Western Cape this year. The purpose of this seminar is to create awareness around a scourge that has been undermining the fairness of competitive sport for many years.
The seminar will focus on three key areas:
By working better together, the partners are focusing on ways to combat the use of performance enhancing substances in sport, thus agreeing proudly with the slogan, “I play fair: Say no to doping”.
Daniel Johnson
Spokesperson for the Minister
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
Tel: 021 483 3261
E-mail: Daniel.Johnson@westerncape.gov.za
or
Tania Colyn
Acting Head of Communication Service
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
Tel: 021 483 9877
E-mail: Tania.Colyn@westerncape.gov.za