An initiative aimed at promoting women in leadership roles within sport has been launched by the Cyprus Olympic Committee ©COC

An initiative aimed at promoting women in leadership roles within sport has been launched by the Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC).

The COC have begun the scheme by initiating a training programme, which started last month.

The first session was attended by former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission chairperson Claudia Bokel.

Bokel, who won a silver medal in fencing at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and served on the IOC Executive Board, was a guest speaker at the opening event in Nicosia.

The programme, entitled "promoting women as sports executives", will be held under the guidance of the COC's Women in Sport Commission.

Former IOC Athletes' Commission chairperson Claudia Bokel ©COC
Former IOC Athletes' Commission chairperson Claudia Bokel ©COC

The tailor-made initiative will be available solely to female executives in Cyprus.

It "covers a broad spectrum of sports Management topics, with the contribution and participation of distinguished trainers, including sports experts and renowned athletes", according to the COC.

The COC claim the programme was created in response to a call from the IOC to promote women in decision-making roles in the sporting world.