LawInSport Weekly News Recap - 19 November
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LawInSport Launches New Look Global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) With Finals In London
Competition Timeline Registration Open - 9 November 2021 Registration Closes - 1 December 2021 Course - how to write legal submissions - 9 December 2021 Case sent to registered teams - 17 Dec...continue reading
WADA Co-Edits Book On Emerging Drugs In Sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency is proud to announce the publication today of a new book, “Emerging Drugs in Sport”, that was co-edited by WADA’s Senior Director of Science and Medicine...continue reading
IWGA Entrusts ITA With The Independent Anti-Doping Program For The World Games 2022 In Birmingham, Alabama
The International Testing Agency is set to manage yet another independent and expert-led anti-doping program for a major event, after completing its missions for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in...continue reading
The ITA Publishes The First-Ever NOC Anti-Doping Education Guidebook
The resource was designed by the ITA to support all National Olympic Committees taking part in the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 with the Anti-Doping Education of their athletes and athlete sup...continue reading
Sports Minister Says Independent Regulator In Cricket Is A Possible Option
Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has said that an independent regulator may be created for cricket following the ongoing racism scandal. Following Azeem Rafiq’s testimony at a Department for Digit...continue reading
Anti-Doping Forum Hosted By ONDCP With Olympic And Paralympic Athletes, Sponsors, And Other Stakeholders
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency are honored to have been invited to the first-ever ONDCP anti-doping forum…continue reading
FIBA Intercontinental Cup To Break New Ground With 2022 Edition Taking Place In Egypt
The next edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup is set to mark a landmark in the history of the competition which started 56 years ago, as it will be held in February 2022 in Cairo, Egypt...continue reading
WNBA Approves New Playoff Format
The WNBA Board of Governors approved changes to the league’s playoff format and postseason seeding, effective with the 2022 season, the WNBA announced today. The reconfigured postseason structure...continue reading
WADA Extends Analytical Testing Restriction Imposed On The Bucharest Laboratory
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has extended the analytical testing restriction (ATR) imposed on the Romanian Doping Control Laboratory in Bucharest (Bucharest Laboratory). The ATR, related to ...continue reading
Managing TUEs During The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 – A Guide For Athletes
HOW TO SUBMIT A NEW TUE DURING THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BEIJING 2022? You can contact us to submit a TUE starting 4 January up to 20 February 2022. Before 4 January 2022 You should follow ...continue reading
Russian Federation Suspension Extended By World Athletics Congress
Following presentations from RusAF Acting President Irina Privalova and Chair of the Russia Taskforce, Rune Anderson, the World Athletics Congress has today approved the World Athletics...continue reading
EFL Statement: Reading Football Club
Reading Football Club has been deducted six points from this season’s (2021/22) points tally, with a further six points suspended until the end of the 2022/23 Season, after admitting to breaches of...continue reading
First Edition Of ECA Legal Journal Is Now Available For Download
Last year, the ECA’s General Counsel decided to have a rethink at what sort of legal services ECA should be delivering to its members. The latest stage of that process is the introduction of the ECA...continue reading
Statement By Steve Simon, WTA Chairman & CEO On Peng Shuai
"The statement released today by Chinese state media concerning Peng Shuai only raises my concerns as to her safety and whereabouts. I have a hard time believing that Peng Shuai actually…continue reading
World Athletics And EBU Agree To Renewal Of Long-Running Media Rights Agreement
World Athletics and the European Broadcasting Union are delighted to announce that they have extended and enhanced their long-running media rights partnership for all the events in the top...continue reading
IOC Releases Framework On Fairness, Inclusion And Non-Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender Identity And Sex Variations
Following a two-year consultation process with more than 250 athletes and concerned stakeholders, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released its new “IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclus...continue reading
Amnesty International Report Claims Migrant Workers Are Still Trapped And Exploited In Qatar
An Amnesty International report has claimed that migrant workers are still being trapped and exploited in Qatar as they work on new stadiums for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Last year Qatar passed ...continue reading
ICC Board Appoints Afghanistan Working Group
The International Cricket Council (ICC Board) concluded yesterday with a number of key decisions agreed:Cricket in Afghanistan The ICC Board appointed Working Group has been established to review ...continue reading
Gareth Barry Charged With Breaching FA Regulations On Working With Intermediaries
Further to the existing proceedings against Swindon Town FC, Lee Power, First Touch Pro Management and Michael Standing, The FA has also now charged Gareth Barry in relation to breaches of...continue reading
Independent Misconduct Hearing Update: Rassie Erasmus And SA Rugby
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE INDEPENDENT MISCONDUCT COMMITTEE An independent misconduct committee has found that behaviour displayed by SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus towards match officials...continue reading
World Rugby And International Rugby Players Launch Global Brain Health Education Campaign
New Brain Health Initiative reflects commitment to educate and support current and former elite players who might be concerned about their wellbeing and brain health Global initiative...continue reading
AFC President Discusses Plans To Raise Asian Football With ANFA President
Manama: Asian Football Confederation President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa met with the All Nepal Football Association President Karma Tsering Sherpa, with the AFC General...continue reading
Derby County Football Club Has Received A Nine-Point Sporting Sanction With A Further Three Points Suspended After Admitting To Breaches Of The League’s Profitability And Sustainability Rules
The EFL has today confirmed that Derby County Football Club has received a nine-point sporting sanction with a further three points suspended after admitting to breaches of the League’s Profitability...continue reading
FIBA Boosts Basketball's Presence In Canada By Signing Deal With Market Leader Sportsnet
The world basketball governing body FIBA has expanded its media presence in North America with the announcement of a long-term broadcast rights agreement with the multiplatform Canadian network...continue reading
Sport Integrity Australia: Weightlifter Receives Sanction
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges the decision of the Australian Weightlifting Federation to sanction athlete Nathan Mortensen for the presence of prohibited substances and their metabolic...continue reading
WADA Announces Independent Observer Teams For Beijing Olympic And Paralympic Games
The World Anti-Doping Agency is pleased to announce its Independent Observer program teams for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, which will take place from 4-20...continue reading
Football Leadership Diversity Code Expands Into The Wider English Game
We have today launched a version of the Football Leadership Diversity Code tailored for the National League System, Women’s pyramid and grassroots football, aiming to tackle inequality and improve...continue reading
World Rugby Medical Commission Conference To Consider Latest Developments To Cement Rugby As The Most Progressive Sport On Player Welfare
Annual Medical Commission Conference helps inform the future shape of rugby Agenda reflects the six pillars of World Rugby’s welfare advancement plan, including former player support, rese...continue reading
Iranian Athlete Nikoeimajd Mehran Suspended Four Years For Anti-Doping Rule Violation
The International Paralympic Committee has suspended Iranian Para athletics athlete Nikoeimajd Mehran for a period of four years for committing an anti-doping rule violation...continue reading
IOC And The Adecco Group Announce Extension Of Athlete365 Career+ Collaboration
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an extension to its support agreement with The Adecco Group, the world’s leading talent solutions company, to help strengthen its support for...continue reading
One Change Of Nationality Approved For Beijing 2022
An application for a change of nationality was accepted today by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board as it held a hybrid meeting from Lausanne, which concluded a series...continue reading
NOCs To Receive USD 28.5 Million Subsidy For Tokyo 2020
Outstanding results of Olympic Solidarity-supported athletes in Tokyo Reflecting on the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the Commission noted the outstanding results of the 827 athletes – 465 me...continue reading
Port Vale To Launch Mental Health Partnership For Players, Staff And Supporters
Port Vale have agreed a pioneering partnership with psychological and technology resources company AIM-FOR which will offer free mental health support to players, club staff and supporters. The EFL...continue reading
FIFA Transfer Reforms Gain Additional Support
The European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education has published a report recalling “the need to regulate the activities of agents” and acknowledging the importance of the “recent…continue reading
WADA Releases New E-Learning Course For Athletes And Coaches Heading To Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
The World Anti-Doping Agency has launched a new education course on its Anti-Doping Education and Learning platform specifically designed for athletes (including their guide...continue reading
UIPM Committee Members Meet To Kickstart New 5th Discipline Consultation Process
Six members of UIPM’s Athletes Committee, Coaches Committee and Technical Committee met today to begin the consultation process announced by the UIPM Executive Board (EB) on Nov...continue reading
Introduction To Equine Protocol, Prohibited List, And Definitions
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart: “We are honored to be involved at this stage to help draft and ultimately finalize gold-standard rules on anti-doping and medication control for the equine...continue reading
Powerlifting Athlete Suspended For The Presence And Use Of Tamoxifen
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Phillipe Marcil, a powerlifting athlete, received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample...continue reading
WADA Strategic Testing Expert Advisory Group Explores Alternative Sample Collection Programs
From 27-29 September 2021, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Strategic Testing Expert Advisory Group held three virtual meetings focused on the following topics...continue reading
Statement From USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart On HISA Introduction Of Equine Protocol, Prohibited List, And Definitions
“We are honored to be involved at this stage to help draft and ultimately finalize gold-standard rules on anti-doping and medication control for the equine industry. We are excited with where this...continue reading
CGF Appoint New Ethics Officer And New Commission Members
The Commonwealth Games Federation is delighted to announce the appointment of its first Ethics Officer and a further four members to its Ethics Commission. The CGF Ethics Commission is a com...continue reading
Extreme E Supports Count US In Citizens' Declaration At COP26
Today at a COP26 special event, Extreme E alongside Count Us In, the Drive Electric Campaign, Route Zero, and Bloomberg Green has supported the UN High Level Climate Action Champions, Nigel Topping...continue reading
FIFA Publishes The 2021 Edition Of The Commentary On The Regulations On The Status And Transfer Of Players
The first edition, published in 2007 by FIFA, was a tool to supplement the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which were first adopted in 2001 following cooperation and...continue reading
World Athletics Announces Safeguarding Policy
World Athletics today (10) launches its Safeguarding Policy, which is designed to ensure that those in positions of authority in athletics adopt practices that actively prevent harassment, abu...continue reading
Sport Integrity Australia: Play It Fair Online
Sport Integrity Australia, together with 23 other major sporting organisations from around Australia, has teamed with the eSafety Commissioner to help combat online abuse in sport. According to CE...continue reading
WADA Invites Stakeholders To The Eighth International Conference On Novel Psychoactive Substances
The World Anti-Doping Agency is pleased to invite stakeholders to the eighth International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances. The event, which will take place...continue reading
IOC And UNODC Extend Collaboration To Fight Corruption And Crime In Sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) extended their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the cooperation between the...continue reading
Azeem Rafiq Settles Tribunal Case With Yorkshire County Cricket Club And Receives Apology
Azeem Rafiq has settled his tribunal case with Yorkshire County Cricket Club and received an apology from new chair Lord Kamlesh Patel. Rafiq played for Yorkshire between 2008 and 2018 and has...continue reading
