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Play the Game 2019 - presentations, photos and video
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A decade that opened windows of democracy in sport
31.12.2019 /It was not primarily athletes that drove the radical change of the sports agenda in the decade we leave. But there are signs that they will be at the heart of the agenda of the 2020’s. > -
Governments step up their actions against sports corruption
18.12.2019 /For the first time, IPACS invited all nations of the world to join in. While other stakeholders are still kept out, governments are engaging more in fighting corruption in sport. > -
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. >