KOI Strengthens Safeguarding with Active Participation in Global Summit

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) is strengthening athlete protection within its Safeguarding programme by actively participating in the IWF Global Summit on Women & Sport 2026 in Birmingham, England.

“There are many good practices we can adapt (from the IWG Global Summit Women & Sport 2026) to strengthen the implementation of Safeguarding in Indonesia,” said KOI Safeguarding Officer Tabitha Sumendap in an official statement in Jakarta on Monday.

The IWG Global Summit Women & Sport 2026, held from 9 to 11 July, is the world’s largest forum discussing progress on gender equality in sport.

Over three days, participants discussed a range of strategic issues, from women’s leadership in sport, gender policy and sport safety, to innovation, investment and cross-country collaboration to create lasting change for women and girls in the sporting world.

Tabitha said the forum provided fresh perspective on the importance of building a Safeguarding system that exists not merely as regulation, but also as a culture within sporting organisations.

Chair of KOI’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission, Zavnura Pingkan, said KOI’s participation in the forum marked an important step in expanding international collaboration to accelerate the implementation of gender equality in the national sporting world.

“We see that gender equity is no longer a supplementary agenda, but rather part of modern sports governance,” she said.