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Right The SEA Games attracted 7,000 athletes and officialsAt the Closing Ceremony of the 28th SEA Games, IOC Member in Singapore, Ser Miang Ng, acting on behalf of IOC President Thomas Bach, presented the IOC President’s Trophy to TanChuan-Jin, President of the South East Asian Games (SEA Games) Federation and Singapore National Olympic Council.Tan was honoured for Singapore’s leadership of the SEA Games Federation, his active involvement in steering the Federation, and for making marked progress in several key missions to keep the SEA Games relevant in the South East Asian region. This award symbolises the IOC’s appreciation to all countries of the SEA Games Federation for participating in the SEA Games. The 28th SEA Games attracted 7,000 athletes and officials from 11 countries and featured 402 events in 36 sports.NEWS IN BRIEFBrazilian NOC launches injury prevention videosIn 2012, the Brazil Olympic Committee (COB) implemented a programme to reduce the risk of injury among high-performance athletes. Through a series of online videos, the COB has now made available tips on injury prevention exercises for athletics, basketball, judo, swimming and beach volleyball.Jordanian NOC launches social media campaignThe Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has launched a social media campaign, “Faces of Living Sport”, bringing alive the message of “Living Sport” through the stories of ordinary Jordanians. NOC of New Zealand launches Rio 2016 campaignThe New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has launched an exciting campaign to encourage the public to join athletes on their journey to Rio 2016. The campaign features inspiring articles and videos on Olympic medallists.Organised jointly by the IOC, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the NOC of Qatar, a media workshop in Doha focusing on women in sport brought together 113 men and women from 68 countries, representing NOCs, Continental Associations and international organisations as well as the sports media and business world. Delegates issued a call to action to improve media coverage of women’s sport. On 5 June, 6,000 teenagers from 200 schools across the Netherlands came together to participate in the final of the “Olympic Moves” programme. Held in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, the the event saw participants compete in 14 sports disciplines.Olympic Moves is the result of a partnership between Worldwide TOP Partner Coca-Cola, the IOC and the Netherlands NOC (NOC*NSF). It is the largest school sports programme in the Netherlands and, through a combination of sport, music and entertainment, it encourages young people to get active and contributes to their development. The final was the culmination of months of training and competition.NOC*NSF Managing Director Gerard Dielessen said: “Via Olympic Moves, we want to reach and inspire pupils of secondary schools with the power of sports and actively carry out the Olympic values of ‘excellence’, ‘respect’ and ‘friendship’. Exercising together offers young people lots of fun, enthusiasm and satisfaction, and contributes to their personal development. We win with sport.”The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) launched its Olympic education programme with a lecture by 2013 world weightlifting champion Hsing-Chun Kuo at I-Shou University. In addition, around 80 people – CTOC members, national federation representatives, specialists and students – attended the National Conference on Innovation and Prospects of the Olympic Agenda 2020, organised by the CTOC.CHINESE TAIPEI NOC LAUNCHES OLYMPIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME20 OLYMPIC REVIEW