Play the Game 2024
Clearing sport, sparking change
For the 13th time, Play the Game opened the doors for a conference that connects academics, journalists, and other stakeholders in sport to share research insights and debate key issues in international sport.
The conference took place in Trondheim, Norway from 4-7 February 2024 and was co-hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Questions and contact
Stanis Elsborg, head of conference, stanis@playthegame.org, or phone +45 61774915
Watch video on demand from the conference
More than 20 sessions at Play the Game 2024 were live streamed or filmed. You can now watch the recordings as video on demand
Presentations
Most presentations from Play the Game 2024 are now available for download.
Photos from the conference
You can find photos from the conference on Play the Game's Flickr page
See photos from Sunday 4 February
See photos from Monday 5 February
Speakers
Play the Game conferences always present a long line of expert speakers from various areas of world sport.
Read news about the conference
![Gerke Berenschot at Play the Game conference](/media/grzdzzom/gerke-berenschot-by-thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.4974937343358396,0.462406015037594&width=335&height=225&v=1da633cf2cd2850)
Male athletes could have twice the risk of dying from cardiac issues compared to men of similar age
![Faraz Shahlaei](/media/efwfg1p3/faraz-shahlaei_thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.5776942355889725,0.35902255639097747&width=335&height=225&v=1da63f4b11a1ea0)
The Russian doping scandal has exposed the weaknesses in the international anti-doping structure
![Joanna Maranhão and Andrea Florence](/media/o1blmm0j/joanna-maranhao-and-andrea-florence_thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.4849624060150376,0.4322826356787416&width=335&height=225&v=1da6340d8f56ab0)
Sports organisations are bad at handling sexual abuse, and athletes risk retaliation for speaking out
![Panel on anti-doping](/media/jklh23kz/anti-doping-and-human-rights_-thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.5288220551378446,0.3683809815235764&width=335&height=225&v=1da60228cbafc30)
CEO of USADA: "There is a lot we could do to ease the burden on the athletes"
![Travis Tygart](/media/ugwlu5dz/53513223347_37fb1a6bc2_o.jpg?rxy=0.49248494700582807,0.3824386460402075&width=335&height=225&v=1da59d239f654a0)
US anti-doping director: There is an incredible need for an anti-crime agency in sport
![Panel and Steve Menary](/media/qjqe53j4/53514429394_83f4c6b00d_o.jpg?rxy=0.5037574920960084,0.38026312912316723&width=335&height=225&v=1da59eae1e63230)
In-play bets and live data collection make new sports vulnerable to match-fixing
![Play the Game award winners 2024](/media/y0ojpals/ptg-award-2024.jpg?rxy=0.5062625021160485,0.4648077997089491&width=335&height=225&v=1da5a0d69a86810)
Investigative journalists Grit Hartmann and Nick Harris receive the Play the Game Award 2024
![Panellists](/media/eqomwdsq/sustainability-thomas-soendergaard.jpg?width=335&height=225&v=1da58fbc48a1430)
The German Bundesliga cut its sustainability requirements by half from 2022 to 2023
![James M Dorsey](/media/0bvgfn3v/james-m-dorsey-_-thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.32339677065312267,0.41240600356482027&width=335&height=225&v=1da591bf6210880)
Lessons from Qatar 2022: How activists should approach the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia
![Brian Wesaala](/media/yi3brrsv/brian-wesaala_thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.48621553884711777,0.27049068730177245&width=335&height=225&v=1da5911ceabc290)
The Global South could be the key to changing poor sports governance nationally and internationally
![Panel on sports journalism](/media/iicix2z1/sports-journalism-session_thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.7807017543859649,0.481330578217159&width=335&height=225&v=1da6e3f4f246070)
Investigative sports journalism is struggling on many fronts at the same time
![Jens Sejer Andersen and Lars Jørgensen](/media/fwpfgw4x/jens-sejer-andersen-lars-joergensen_thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.49999997706594834,0.3370514086015454&width=335&height=225&v=1da73b46f9627b0)
Doping, corruption and athletes' rights: Play the Game anniversary book revisits key sports political debates
![Khalida Popal](/media/pffm4qfy/khalida-popal-at-ptg2024-_-thomas-soendergaard.jpg?rxy=0.6127819548872181,0.3176691729323308&width=335&height=225&v=1da585595358cb0)