SAFEYOU Newsletter July 2016 / v.1
Keep exercise clean from drugs! The SAFEYOU team keeps informing the public about the SAFEYOU project findings and the values of drug-free exersice! SAFEYOU Newsletter July 2016 / v.1
The SAFE YOU at the 8th Aristotle Run
14/5/2016. The SAFE YOU team promoted the ‘stay fit, stay clean’ message to the participants of the 8th Aristotle Run, held in Thessaloniki, Greece. This is a running event organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and includes a 5000m run for adults and a 1000m run for children. The SAFE YOU teamed up with…
Symposium on “Doping in recreational sports”
17/4/2016 The SAFEYOU team in Greece co-organised with the Students’ Union of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science a symposium on ‘Doping in recreational sports: Research evidence and educational practices’. The symposium included two sessions. In the first session Prof. Kouidi and Prof. Mougios presented and discussed the health side effects of doping…
Informing young athletes about the values of sports
12/4/2016 The Cyprus Sport Organization organized an event, where young athletes in Limassol discussed with Dr Barkoukis and Dr Michaelides the importance of sport in the development and maintenance of health, as well as the negative physical, psychological and social consequences from the use of maladaptive practices during sport involvement.
The SAFE YOU team at the 4th European Union Physical Activity Focal Points Network
11/4/2016 SAFE YOU in Cyprus contributed to the organization of the Fourth meeting of the European Union Physical Activity Focal Points Network in Limassol. Many experts of the European Commission and WHO participated in this event, where Dr. Barkoukis presented the findings of the SAFE YOU project, regarding the prevalence of doping use in recreational…
Cyprus Sport Organization and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki informs international experts about SAFE YOU
8/3/2016 Τhe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has developed a flyer informing on the SAFE YOU project aims and activities. In the flyer, the prevalence of doping use among gym users and the proposed actions are discussed. In addition to that, the Cyprus Sport Organization printed hats, mouse pads and t-shirts with the SAFE YOU logo.…
SAFE YOU in the Greek parliament
3/3/2016 Mr Mavrotas, member of the Greek parliament with POTAMI, followed the SAFE YOU press release, and motivated him to address the issue in the Greek parliament. More precisely, he stressed whether any action is taken to a) control the import of sport performance-enhancing drugs potentially that are harmful for health, b) control the products…
SAFE YOU Teams-up with the Olympians
3/4/2016. Dr Barkoukis met with the President of the Managing Council of the Greek Olympians, Mrs Kozoboli Voula, and discussed the possibly for conducting joint activities to tackle doping use in both recreational and competitive sports. Important sport figures in Greece, such as Paraskevi Patoulidou (the first Greek female Olympic winner) and Yannis Yiannoulis (International…
SAFE YOU in the Marathon ‘Alexander the Great’
3/4/2016. The SAFE YOU team promoted the ‘stay fit, stay clean’ message to the participants of the Marathon ‘Alexander the Great’, held in Thessaloniki, Greece. This is the biggest running event in Northern Greece, attracting approximately 20.000 participants every year (marathon run, 1000m, 5.000m and 10.000m runs). The SAFE YOU team had their own kiosk,…
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the SPORTEXPO
31/3/2016 – 2/4/2016. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki participated in the SPORTEXPO exhibition held in Thessaloniki from 31/3 to the 2/4, 2016, which attracted more than 10.000 professional and recreational athletes. The SAFE YOU team distributed leaflets and t-shirts at the exhibition, approaching exercisers to increase their awareness about the hazards of doping use in…