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Play the Game 2019 - presentations, photos and video
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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. > -
The struggle for safe sport in Canada
25.10.2019 /At Play the Game 2019, participants heard about the Canadian struggle for safe sport and how attempts to establish an independent body to oversee safe sport have stalled due to political hesitation. > -
Sports betting: What are the odds on a fix?
24.10.2019 /In the final session of Play the Game 2019, a powerful panel of experts warned that far greater efforts are needed to combat match-fixing. > -
Nancy Hogshead-Makar receives the Play the Game Award 2019
16.10.2019 /On the last day of Play the Game 2019, the Play the Game Award was awarded to long-time advocate for protection and support of girls and women in sport, Nancy Hogshead-Makar. > -
The great doping battle
16.10.2019 /The two directors of the national anti-doping agencies in Russia and the U.S. discussed the future of anti-doping with the chairman of iNADO and two athlete and media representatives at Play the Games 2019. > -
Athlete activism: defending the right to protest
16.10.2019 /Political movements like #metoo and #blacklivesmatter have spilled over into the sporting arena. Should athletes enjoy the same freedoms as others to protest? > -
FIFA governance under renewed assault
16.10.2019 /Potential rivals to Gianni Infantino would need a war chest of at least £2 m to challenge the FIFA president in a future election, said former chairman of FIFA’s Governance and Review Committee at PtG 2019. > -
Play the Game 2019 on tour to USOPC training hub
16.10.2019 /After some intriguing days of debate, the Play the Game 2019 delegates went on tour to the Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. >