At the 11th Olympic Summit held on December 9, 2022, the leaders of all Olympic Movement stakeholder groups had requested the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to explore how athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport could return to international competition as “Individual Neutral Athletes.” Olympic
In a recent op-ed entitled “What did Qatar actually get out of the billions spent on the World Cup,” economics professor from the College of the Holy Cross, Victor Matheson, speculates on the potential returns of Qatar’s estimated $300-400 billion investment in preparing for the
In an article recently published by the Globe and Mail, entitled “MPs demand secret board minutes of sporting bodies as probe into safe sport intensifies,” author Marie Woolf discusses the unanimous vote by the House of Commons heritage committee demanding all private and public meeting
In early November 2022, the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) announced its new website, HIWU.org. HIWU is the independent agency that will be enforcing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program. This program applies to Thoroughbred racing and
In a recent article entitled, “Report: Hockey Canada had a second fund for Handling sexual assault claims,” Sportsnet shares recent findings by a House of Commons investigatory committee that Hockey Canada had a second, undisclosed fund to handle claims that are not otherwise covered by
In an article published by CBC Canada, “Hockey culture suffers from a ‘systemic problem’ of sexual violence, minister says,” author, Ashley Burke shares the federal government's response to recent developments in an investigation of Hockey Canada. With emerging information regarding at least 15 group sexual
In a CNN article entitled “Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina on a ‘mission to help war-torn country,” author Ben Church shares the efforts of Ukrainian professional tennis player, Elina Svitolina to raise awareness of the current state of her home country. Taking a break from
In an article entitled, “World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear ‘toned down’ jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar,” BBC Sport shares steps taken by Denmark’s national soccer team to shed light on Qatar’s history of human rights violations and emerging information about their treatment of
In a recently published article entitled “UEFA confirms it does not allow concussion subs after confusion over Beth Mead head injury,” BBC Sport shares news that the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) is not allowing substitutes in the case of head injury or concussion,
Inside the Games posted this article entitled “De Vos says riding in modern pentathlon must align with FEI standards” on June 6, 2022. In it, the author, Patrick Burke, shares an exclusive interview with the Fédération Équestre Internationale's (FEI) President, Ingmar De Vos, on the