Senior analyst and head of conference

Stanis Elsborg

Contributes to Play the Game's research and communication. Responsible for Play the Game's biennial conference.

stanis@playthegame.org

+45 6177 4915

Twitter: @StanisElsborg

Stanis Elsborg (b. 1984) has worked for Play the Game since August 2019 as a senior analyst and head of the Play the Game conference.

He holds a Master of Science in Humanities and Social Sport Sciences from the University of Copenhagen specialising in the field of sport, politics and national identity.

He is also a guest lecturer at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen.

Received the Gerlev Award 2022. The Gerlev Award is given “for an effort which has particularly developed the qualities of sport or of the views on sport’s cultural position and possibilities. The award is given in order to encourage freedom of expression and democracy and to support initiatives that dare dispute the established sports political order.”

EURO 2024 sponsors linked to forced labour and pornographic content for minors

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EURO 2024: Meet the man that secures Qatar’s grip on European football

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Stanis Elsborg: "Skal dansk idrætsliv agere platform for Dubai-styrets politiske PR?"

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The power players behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategy

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Tour de France er fanget i et geopolitisk magtspil

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The expansion of Saudi investments in sport: From football to esport

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Beckham er Qatars trumfkort, men Nadim og Schmeichel er også med

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The Saudis in sport: Ambitions much larger than sportswashing

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Sporten er en yndet arena for politiske budskaber

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A confident China on display at the 2022 opening ceremony

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The political power of the Olympic opening ceremony: Lessons from Beijing and Sochi

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Beijing 2022: To the moon and back

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Rule 50 and the Olympic paradox

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Atleternes aktivisme: Et gode eller onde?

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IOC-President calls for sanctions of athletes’ entourage

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Time’s up: Athlete power on the rise!

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In the wake of the USA Gymnastics scandal, new bill proposal sparks debate on sport's autonomy

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Idrætsfest med skyggesider i ’Europas sidste diktatur’

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Putin’s use of sporting events as a domestic policy tool

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Sport as a driver in Qatar’s National Development Strategy

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