NEWS FROM PLAY THE GAME

 

Kipketer calls for fairer procedures in IOC Athletes' Commission
(4 September 2008)

Former Olympic medallist Wilson Kipketer calls for changes to voting procedures for election to the IOC Athletes Commission. An election he feels has been subject to inappropriate and unfair procedures.

The Fix: match-fixing in professional sport documented and exposed
(1 September 2008)

Many regulars at Play the Game conferences have been left amazed and outraged in equal measure by the research carried out by Canadian investigative journalist and academic Declan Hill, who has devoted years to researching the dangerous underworld that lies behind much of professional sport. Now, Hill has compiled his latest research into one book – The Fix.

New president at ICSSPE
(29 August 2008)

The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) has appointed a new president, Prof. Dr. Margaret Talbot, who will succeed Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper at the beginning of 2009.

Additions to Knowledge Bank
(30 July 2008)

Play the Game has added articles by Georg Facius, who has held high-level positions within both European and World Athletics, and Julian Summerhayes, a UK-based lawyer, to the Play the Game Knowledge Bank.

Cycling event alleged to have bought Olympic acceptance from UCI
(29 July 2008)

The International Cycling Union (UCI) is facing allegations that it accepted a payment of USD 3 million to endorse the place of the ‘keirin’ as one of cycling’s Olympic events, a claim the world governing body for cycling vehemently denies.

CAS decision on Handball controversy highlights top-level failings at IHF and AHF
(29 July 2008)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling on the dispute between the International Handball Federation and the Asian Handball Federation over Asian qualification tournaments for the Beijing Olympics highlights a catalogue of failings by both organisations. John Ryan of teamhandballnews.com analyses the findings.

Relaunch of sport and development platform
(29 July 2008)

After a massive overhaul in strategic direction, content and layout, the improved ‘one-stop-shop’ on Sport & Development, sportanddev.org has been relaunched.

Players take up the fight against match fixing in badminton
(21 July 2008)

Long-held suspicions were confirmed in late March this year, when Chinese badminton coach Li Yongbo admitted to fixing one of the women’s singles semi-finals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Thus far, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has failed to get an explanation from China over the admission. The Badminton Players Federation (BPF) is keen for answers though, and calls for tough sanctions against the Chinese coach.

FIFA and IOC won’t investigate China spy case
(17 July 2008)

Nearly a year after the initial incident, the Danish women’s national football team are still waiting to find out who it was that spied on them in a Chinese hotel room at the 2007 Women’s World Cup. Despite protests by the Danish players, FIFA are refusing to investigate claiming the incident is not a sporting matter, while the IOC cites a lack of jurisdiction prevents its Ethics Commission from probing further.