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Comment 29.11.2023
Just stopping oil? The rise of climate protests at sporting events
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Article 27.11.2023
Mapping the territory of football's lucrative pact with illegal sports gambling
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Article 07.11.2023
The IOC has turned a blind eye to Taliban violations of the Olympic Charter for more than two years
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Article 01.11.2023
Play the Game publishes dataset that maps the network of actors behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategy
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Article 01.11.2023
The power players behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategy
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Article 30.10.2023
Pride and propaganda: Russia’s reimagined sports world
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Article 12.10.2023
Soft power through combat sports: The Abu Dhabi blueprint
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Article 04.10.2023
Conference showcased many examples of how athletes organise to protect and further their own interests
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Article 20.09.2023
New SAPIS report highlights that many athletes still lack influence and points to ways forward for better athlete representation
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Article 14.09.2023
Special call for journalists to present their work and investigations at Play the Game 2024
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Article 13.09.2023
Broad Nordic support for Play the Game’s first conference in Norway
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Article 28.08.2023
Pioneers share success stories about athlete influence at SAPIS conference
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Article 01.11.2023
The power players behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategy
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Dataset on sports power relations in Saudi Arabia
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Power relations in international sport
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The financing of grassroots sport in Europe
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Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport (SAPIS)
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ClearingSport: Countering corruption, protecting integrity
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National Sports Governance Observer (NSGO)
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Sports Governance Observer (SGO)
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Sport and climate change
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Athlete power and representation
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Benchmarking sports governance
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Do your own sports governance benchmarking
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Publication September 2023
Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport - Final report
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Publication June 2023
Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport - A guide to opening new ways in sports governance
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Publication June 2023
ClearingSport - Towards an agency countering crime and protecting integrity in world sport
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Publication February 2023
Mapping the sport and climate space
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Publication January 2023
Evaluation of Play the Game 2022 - is there a cure for sport?
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Publication June 2022
Elite sports in Finland
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Publication January 2022
A vote with a weight
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Publication November 2021
Tipping the scales of justice - the sport and its "supreme court"
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Publication November 2021
National Sports Governance Observer 2: Benchmarking governance in national sports organisations
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Publication September 2021
Strengthening athlete power in sport - A multidisciplinary review and framework
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Publication June 2021
National Anti-Doping Governance Observer - final report
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Publication May 2021
National Anti-Doping Governance Observer - indicators and instructions
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