Accordingly, the plan focuses on 8 strategic measures, including:
1. Sports for Development and Peace: Using sports as a tool for social cohesion, integration and community reconciliation. (Inter-agency with APSC, AIPR).
2. Sports Science, Training, Education and Technology: Integrating sports science to improve athlete training, performance and management, community education and training and recreation. (Inter-agency with SOMHD)
3. Sports Integrity: Promoting policies, legal standards and ethical regulations in sport to promote a clean and fair sports culture.
4. Inclusiveness in Sport: Increasing participation of disadvantaged groups, including women, youth and people with disabilities.
5. Community Sports and Cultural Values: Traditional Sports and Games as a Community Building Tool in a Modernized, Hybrid and Commercialized Sports World.
6. Sports Industry Development: Professionalizing sports and promoting the development of sports-related industries, while linking with the real economy and the private sector.
7. Sports Tourism: Leverage major regional sporting events to boost tourism and economic growth. (Linking with SEOM, ASEAN Tourism Forum and National Tourism Organisations)
8. Sustainable Growth: Mobilise resources, build partnerships and integrate sustainable and environmentally friendly practices into sporting infrastructure and events, leveraging Green Sports, Green Finance, Green Economy and Blue.
The ASEAN Community Vision 2045 envisions a future where sports are not just a recreational activity but a strategic tool, contributing to the comprehensive development of the region. This vision envisions a sports-driven community that contributes to making ASEAN a sports hub of excellence, promoting peace, social inclusion, health, education and socio-economic development.
The strategic objectives of the ASEAN Sports Work Plan 2026-2030 are based on interim priorities identified through the performance review process. These objectives provide a direct link between the sports sector and the overall ASEAN vision, covering political-security, economic and socio-cultural dimensions.
One of the top priorities is to use sports as a tool to promote development and peace. Sports is not just a competition, but also a powerful means to create social cohesion, promote community reconciliation and integration.
In addition, the application of sports science, training and technology is also an important priority. The plan emphasizes the integration of sports science to enhance athlete performance, while improving management and education in the community. This creates effective inter-sectoral linkages with sectors such as health and education.
Integrity in sports is also a priority through the promotion of policies and ethical standards to build a clean and fair sports culture. Inclusiveness is also an integral goal, focusing on increasing the participation of disadvantaged groups such as women, youth and people with disabilities, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access and benefit from sports.
Another key aspect of the plan is the recognition of the role of sports in the economy. The plan aims to develop the sports industry and sports tourism, leveraging major events to drive economic growth and create jobs. Professionalization of the sports industry and engagement with the private sector are seen as drivers to realize this goal.
Last but not least, is the focus on sustainable growth. The ASEAN Sports Work Plan emphasizes resource mobilization, partnership building, and the integration of environmentally friendly practices into sports infrastructure and events. This includes leveraging concepts such as Green Sports and Green Economy, ensuring that sports development goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility.
Ha Phuong