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A review of how Paris 2024 Olympic Games aimed to address gender equality

With the Olympics and Paralympics ending earlier this summer, it provides an opportune time to examine the impact that the hosting of major sporting events (“MSEs”) can bring. A…

News

Athlete Maria Antonieta Ortiz receives reprimand for breaching terms of her sanction

Montenegrin Para Swimming Athlete Ilija Tadic Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

WADA publishes Independent Observer team report for the 2023 European Games

Thailand athlete Worawut Marnnok receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation

UKAD records an increase in testing numbers in its latest quarterly testing report

Para powerlifter Dawid Lange receives a four-year ban for anti-doping violation

MMU Institute of Sport named Manchester 2023 Official Partner; Manchester Metropolitan University to use the partnership to amplify its research work and heritage in the sport

IPC appoints UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as preferred partners to assist with the transfer of governance of the two sports

Georgian athlete Lasha Alelishvili banned two years for anti-doping rule violation

Athlete Jabborov and coach Khushmurodov suspended for classification misconduct

Sanctions: Shevchik Leonid (Para-Tennis)

IPC suspension of NPC Russia and Belarus to go back before General Assembly

IPC praises French Government’s push to improve rights of persons with disabilities

U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Breanna Clark Accepts Public Warning

Athlete Groups call on the Minister of Sport to support a national judicial inquiry

AESF And APSF Partner To Advance Para Esports Development

ParaVolley Europe and Genius Sports strike new technology partnership to elevate competitions

IPC announces World Para Sports Unit Board members

WADA publishes Independent Observer team report for the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games

U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Catarina Guimarães Accepts Public Warning

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What is the impact of FIFA's Suspension of cases before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee?

The impact of the Diarra case on the football transfer system - Expert views on the CJEU ruling

English Football GBE Criteria Q&A

More Paralympic Articles

Why Rule 50 still isn’t working for athletes - Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

Eligibility Cases From The Beijing Olympic Winter Games

Key Amendments To The Hungarian Sports Act - Major Events, Anti-Doping & Agent Regulation

Beijing 2022: What are the travel and Covid-19 rules for the Olympic Winter Games?

A Summary Of 2021’s Key Sports Law Cases From The CAS & SFT

Results & Evaluation of Pro Bono Legal Services at the Tokyo 2020 Games

Why Blake Leeper is not running at the Tokyo Olympic Games – the 2nd CAS Award

The Blake Leeper Case - CAS Panel Rejects Double Amputee’s Appeal To Compete At The Olympics

Hedging your bets: how to regulate Brazil’s multi-billion-dollar sports betting market

Tax tips for not-for-profit sports clubs: how VAT impacts on facility improvements

Best practice for sports organisations when managing betting compliance risks (the Rob Howley case)

A guide to Australia’s new National Sports Tribunal

How game theory can help us design more effective whistleblowing polices for sports (Part 2)

How game theory can help us design more effective whistleblowing polices for sports (Part 1)

What can football clubs do when medical treatment given to a player by a third party goes wrong?

Why FIFA needs to provide a specific regulatory framework for football coaches (the difficulties in resolving club-coach disputes and the application of Swiss law)

Legislating for game integrity as U.S. states legalize sports betting

Controversy in African football: Why the 2019 Champions League final highlights fundamental concerns over due process at CAF

State aid in Spanish football - EU General Court overrules European Commission on Barcelona and Real Madrid decisions

Physiological and performance data in sport and the legal issues it raises

Whytes Bikes v Rich Energy - lessons from the Haas F1 Team sponsor’s copyright dispute

The legality of geo-blocking: could Sky’s recent commitments in the “Pay-TV” case impact European sports broadcasting?

Anti-doping: CAS accepts a new method to detect prohibited substances

Tackling match-fixing in Switzerland: the new duties on International Sports Federations to monitor & report suspected match manipulations

French sports fans have image rights too: balancing personal privacy against the public’s right to be informed

Fighting ticket touts: the duty to provide ticket information, lessons from first test case under s.90 Consumer Rights Act 2015

Registering an EU trade mark in bad faith: lessons from the “NEYMAR” decision

How Italy’s favourable new tax regimes can benefit the sports industry

The role and extent of criminal sanctions in sport

A data analysis of the arbitrators, cases and sports at the Court of Arbitration for Sport

A guide to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada – the primary appeals body for amateur sports

An overview of the regulatory and legislative framework for sports ground & stadia safety in the UK