II Summit of Young Professionals in Sport
In 2018, from September 17 to 21, the II Summit was held in the run-up to the I Winter International Sports Games "Children of Asia" in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The Summit was attended by specialists and heads of National Olympic Committees and executive authorities of the countries, members and leaders of sports organizations aged 18 to 35 from 19 countries: Russia, Armenia, Jordan, Syria, China, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Philippines, Vietnam and a number of other countries. Speakers included representatives of the Olympic Council of Asia, heads of the National Olympic Committees of Asian countries, the Organizing Committee of the Winter Universiade-2017, the UNESCO International Centre for Combat Sports, the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and the University of Tsukuba (Japan). The educational program of the event was dedicated to the development of winter sports in the countries of the Asian continent.