Is Participation in School-Based Sports Activities Mandatory?

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I would like to ask, I am studying at a lower secondary school. Normally, at the end of the year, the school organizes extracurricular football competitions between different grades. Some years they do, and some years they don’t. I want to know if there are any laws mandating this sports activity.

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 20 of the Law on Physical Training and Sports 2006, it is regulated as follows:

Extracurricular sports activities in schools are voluntary activities for learners, organized in a manner that is suitable for interests, gender, age, and health, creating conditions for learners to exercise their right to recreation, entertainment, and sports talent development.

Therefore, in the case you mentioned, when the school organizes extracurricular football activities, these are voluntary activities that create conditions for exercising the right to recreation, entertainment, and sports talent development.

Respectfully!

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