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Play the Game 2019 - presentations, photos and video
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NOlympics Anywhere: A transnational movement to stop the Olympic Games
03.12.2019 /In July 2019 anti-Olympics organisers gathered in Tokyo with the goal of solidifying their transnational connections into a movement against the Olympics. > -
More – not less – democracy is often better for organising a World Cup
29.11.2019 /In 2013, then-FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke stated that a “strong head of state” reduces organisational costs. Matthias Fett looks at the numbers and tests this hypothesis. > -
Who will host Play the Game 2021? Calling interested partners
27.11.2019 /Play the Game calls upon potential partners to declare their interest in hosting Play the Game 2021, the 12th world communication conference on sport and society. > -
Global Athlete: “We are noticed”
20.11.2019 /To Global Athlete Director General Rob Koehler, sports democracy is ‘a democracy limited for the few’ that needs to change. He heads up an international athlete-led movement promoting athletes’ rights. > -
From Iceland to India: 13 new countries join the NSGO project
20.11.2019 /Governance structures in national sports organisations in 13 countries will come under scrutiny in the coming year as Play the Game initiates the third round of the NSGO project. > -
Mixed-blood athletes challenge old myths in Japan
08.11.2019 /The upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has raised questions about national identity and belonging among the Japanese population. Asger Røjle Christensen reports from the Japanese capital. > -
IOC-President calls for sanctions of athletes’ entourage
05.11.2019 /The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, calls for tougher sanctions against athletes’ entourage in his speech at the WADA’s 5th World Conference. >