Inclusive Leadership Program (iLEAP)

The Inclusive‬‭ Leadership‬‭ Program‬‭ (iLEAP)‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ leadership‬‭ program‬‭ for‬‭ young‬‭ athletes‬‭ regardless‬‭ of‬ background,‬‭ gender,‬‭ and‬‭ abilities‬‭ to‬‭ become‬‭ great‬‭ leaders‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ future.‬‭ It‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ project‬‭ led‬‭ by‬ Tania Lee, MOiAS Vice President and IOC Young Leader 2021-2025.‬

We‬‭ recognised‬‭ that‬‭ sport‬‭ can‬‭ be‬‭ a‬‭ catalyst‬‭ in‬‭ shaping‬‭ the‬‭ character,‬‭ values‬‭ and‬‭ confidence‬‭ in athletes‬‭ and‬‭ these‬‭ elements‬‭ are‬‭ crucial‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ growth‬‭ and‬‭ development‬‭ of‬‭ future‬‭ leaders.‬ Hence,‬‭ this‬‭ program‬‭ is‬‭ fully‬‭ organized‬‭ and‬‭ conducted‬‭ by‬‭ athletes/ex-athletes‬‭ and‬‭ covers‬‭ 4‬‭ main‬ core‬‭ modules‬‭ that‬‭ every‬‭ leader‬‭ should‬‭ master,‬‭ namely‬‭ sport‬‭ values,‬‭ healthy‬‭ living,‬‭ life‬‭ skills‬ and‬‭ social‬‭ competency‬‭. We‬‭ have‬‭ also‬‭ included‬‭ special‬‭ topics‬‭ e.g.‬‭ sharing‬‭ session‬‭ by‬ Olympians‬‭ and Paralympians,‬‭ athletes‬‭ safeguarding‬‭ and‬‭ climate‬‭ action‬‭ in‬‭ sports.‬‭ This‬‭ program‬ also‬‭ ensure‬‭s a‬‭ minimum‬‭ 30-40%‬‭ participation‬‭ of‬‭ persons‬‭ with‬‭ disability‬‭ and‬‭ we‬ also hope to achieve equal participation of female and male.

Since‬‭ 2021,‬‭ we’ve‬‭ conducted‬‭ 3‬‭ virtual‬‭ iLEAP,‬‭ 4‬‭ physical‬‭ iLEAP‬‭ in‬‭ Kuala‬‭ Lumpur,‬‭ 1 physical iLEAP in Sarawak, 1 physical iLEAP in Penang‬‭ and‬ an international Inclusive Athletes Development Exchange Programme (iADEP) in Singapore.‬