## (2) Training of sport instructors and referees and development of Career Cycles

• Support the Japanese Olympic Committee for the National Coach Academy and other initiatives to expand and carry out overseas study opportunities for referees, specialized staff and other relevant personnel

• Establish effective systems of human resources, dispatching efficient personnel to domestic institutions and overseas by National Sport Federations

## (3) Building core facilities of anti-doping activities for top athletes

• Strengthen the National Training Center and the Japan Institute of Sports Sciences based upon analysis of the results of the Olympic Games and other competitions

• Improve environments contributing to more effective reinforcement of athletes’ competitiveness through close cooperation between Core Facilities and Event-Specific Affiliated Facilities of the National Training Center

### 5. Promotion of international exchanges and contributions through bids for and holding of international competitions such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games

## Policy Goal

In order to promote international exchanges and contributions, actively bidding for, and efficient holding of international competitions such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as gathering and transmitting information globally and building international human networks, based upon a profound understanding of the Fundamental Principle of Olympism – namely, that sport is placed at the service of the harmonious development of man.

## (1) Bids for and holding of international competitions such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games

• Toward the smooth execution of international competitions hosted in Japan, support for dissemination of information overseas, receiving of sport-related people from overseas and other efforts, and improve and enhance the National Kasumigaoka Stadium and other facilities

## (2) Promotion of international exchanges and contributions through sport

• Establish international networks through dispatching and exchange of personnel and other efforts in the sport world

• Reinforce international collaboration in anti-doping activities

• Promote the dispatching of instructors, granting of sport equipment and other human and material exchanges and contributions in the sport world

• Promote international exchange at the civic level through the dispatching and acceptance of personnel at amateur sport tournaments and other efforts

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### 6. Improvement of the transparency and fairness/equity in the sport world via the promotion of anti-doping and sport arbitration

## Policy Goal

Towards the improvement of the transparency and fairness/equity in the sport world, preparing environments to promote anti-doping activities such as courses for sport organizations/athletes and education for junior athletes, while establishing operational transparency by enhancing the governance of sport organizations and establishing a solid foundation for the arbitration of sport disputes.

## (1) Promotion of anti-doping activities

• Support the Japan Anti-Doping Agency to enhance international-standard testing and research systems and conduct research and development of testing technology and equipment as well as research and study on future regulations while taking international trends into account

• Enrich outreach programs for sport organizations and athletes and education on anti-doping at school

## (2) Promotion of activities to enhance governance of sport organizations and improve their transparency

• Establish a governance guideline for sport organizations and follow up by disseminating and utilizing it

• Secure operational transparency and strengthen management functions at sport organizations

## (3) Promotion of activities for the prevention and prompt and smooth resolution of sport disputes

• Facilitate understanding on arbitration and mediation from sport organizations and athletes and promote human resource development for arbitrators and other specialists

• Develop environments for dispute resolutions through promoting the adoption of automatic acceptance clause by sport organizations and other efforts