News on athlete power and athlete representation
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Making a case for athlete advocacy: Humanitarians, Olympism and good governance
23.06.2020 -
Athletes and academics join forces to open more avenues for athlete influence
06.03.2020 -
It is important to ensure that athletes' voices are heard
06.03.2020 -
A fist of freedom or a fist of iron? Rule 50 and the Olympic paradox
11.02.2020 -
Global Athlete: “We are noticed”
20.11.2019
The SAPIS project
The project ‘Strengthening Athlete Power in Sport’ (SAPIS) aims to strengthen the influence and representation of athletes in the governance and management of the sports organisations they belong to.
Read more about the background for the project
Read more about the goals, approach and target groups of the project
News from the project
The first meeting of the SAPIS-partners took place in Vejle, Denmark on 27-28 February 2020.
Find out what happened at the meeting
Atletes and academics join forces to open more avenues for athlete influence
Backed by Erasmus+ funds, a coalition of European athlete representatives and academics has embarked on the pioneering project of mapping structures for athlete representation and develop new ones.
It is important to ensure that athletes' voices are heard
What do project participants think is the most important issue with regards to athlete represenation as they head into the project?