In recent years, news on harassment and abuse in sport have featured in the media. Whilst women and girls are encouraged to participate at every level, it is paramount to ensure their safety and well-being, as well as provide needful support and a framework to seek redress.

The webinar will underline the importance of the CoRE (Courage, Respect and Equality) of Me in tackling and addressing Safe Sport, with guest speakers and panelists sharing from their professional and personal experiences.

Come and learn to be empowered in protecting oneself, and the importance of creating a respectful environment in Safe Sport!

Date: Saturday, 27 March 2021
Time: 2.00pm-3.30pm

Register here. 

Programme

Hosts, speakers and panellists

	Hosts Dr Teoh Chin Sim Chin Sim chairs the Singapore National Olympic Council Women in Sport Committee. For over 25 years, Dr Teoh has supported Team Singapore as Chief Medical Officer at multiple major Games. In her daily clinical practice and in the sporting arena, she cares for competitive and recreational athletes as well as people who simply enjoy exercising and keeping active. A qualified acupuncturist, she has a keen interest in the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain.
	Dr May Ooi May is the vice-chairperson of the Singapore National Olympic Council Women in Sport Committee, and served as Team Manager to the Singapore National Ju-Jitsu Team. She was a former national swimmer and professional MMA fighter who has competed in the 1992 Olympics and 2016 ONE Championship. During her hiatus from sports competition, she earned a medical degree in Charles University, Czech Republic. She is also the Honorary Secretary of the Chiam See Tong Sports Fund where they raise money to help underprivileged children participate in sports from the grassroots to elite levels.
	Speakers and panelists Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala  is a women's rights activist with over 15 years of experience in the field of women's rights, gender and sexuality. She holds a Master's Degree in Gender Studies from the University of Sussex in UK. In 2016 she became the first Sri Lankan person (male or female) to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In recognition of this achievement, from 2016 to 2019 she was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Rights by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Sri Lanka. As an independent consultant, she is currently co-creating ‘Delete Nothing’ – an online platform aimed at addressing technology related Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Sri Lanka. Through her work with Chrysalis, she is also co-leading a global outcome on the prevention of GBV on behalf of CARE International. She is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Sexual Harassment Complaints Committee of the Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee; she is also a Board Member of the WOW Foundation, a UK-based charity which believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required.
	Eileen Chai Eileen Chai, a former national athlete in gymnastics, athletics and springboard diving, is a recipient of the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Singapore Olympic Academy Roll of Honour, and Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Merit Award. She still holds the record of being the youngest competitor – 7 years old at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Professionally, she is a violinist. She has performed with Tayo Irvine Hendrix, daughter of the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in 2018. She has also played the violin at the Opening Ceremony of the BNP Paribas Women’s Tennis Association Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in October 2018.
	Joscelin Yeo Joscelin Yeo is a former national swimmer and the only athlete on record to have won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Yeo retired from competitive swimming in 2007, and is regarded as a legend in the history of competitive swimming in Singapore. She set numerous records throughout her 17-year swimming career, including setting a world record with her relay team. Yeo was awarded the Public Service Star in 1993 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2006. Between 2009 and 2011, Yeo served as a nominated member of Parliament. In 2014, Yeo was one of 108 women lauded in the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation’s virtual Women’s Hall of Fame. She is currently the Singapore Swimming Association’s vice-president of swimming.
	Mr Azhar Yusof Mr Azhar Yusof is the Director of CoachSG at Sport Singapore. He has a diverse background; having been a national athlete, an international referee and a coach in multiple sports. A teacher by training, he headed the Physical Education (PE) Department at Raffles Institution before joining the National Institute of Education as a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Head (Teaching) at the PE and Sports Science Academic Group. His role in Sport Singapore also includes overseeing the Safe Sport Taskforce.