The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Anti-Doping Agency from Nov. 10-11 will hold a ceremony to mark the agency's 20th anniversary at Seoul Olympic Parktel and host an international seminar at the National Library of Korea in Seoul. Shown is the opening ceremony of last year's World Anti-Doping Agency's World Conference on Doping in Sport on Dec. 2, 2025, at the convention center BEXCO in Busan's Haeundae-gu District. (Busan Metropolitan City)

By Aisylu Akhmetzianova

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Anti-Doping Agency from Nov. 10-11 will host a ceremony at Seoul Olympic Parktel to mark the agency's 20th anniversary and host an international seminar at the National Library of Korea in Seoul.

The events will remember the agency's 20-year journey during which it has emerged as a global leader in anti-doping efforts through Busan's hosting last year of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) World Conference on Doping in Sport and to promote fair play in sports.

The ceremony on Nov. 10 was attended by some 200 guests including Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Dae-hyun, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation CEO Ha Hyung Joo, WADA Director General Olivier Niggli and officials from anti-doping organizations in 25 Asian countries.

During the two-day seminar on preventing global doping, about 60 domestic and foreign participants like representatives from WADA and anti-doping organizations from 25 Asian states will discuss key issues in the sector. The agenda also includes raising anti-doping capabilities across Asia and devising plans for building a regional cooperation framework.

The National Library of Korea in the capital's Seocho-gu District will host from Nov. 11 through Dec. 10 an exhibition for promoting a sports culture of fair play. Titled "Clean Sport: The Darkness of Doping and the Light of Fairness," the display covers the history of doping and highlights major related incidents.

This is the promotional poster for the exhibition "Clean Sport: Doping in the Shadows Fair Play in the Light" running from Nov. 11 through Dec. 10 at the National Library of Korea in Seoul's Seocho-gu District. (MCST)