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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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