COMPETITION MANIPULATION IS A THREAT TO SPORT INTEGRITY: AIU IDENTIFIES MULTIPLE ILLEGITIMATE QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES FOR THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES

21 JULY 2021, MONACO: In the lead up to the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has received 17 referrals for investigation of suspicious qualifying performances. The referrals were from 16 countries and included 31 athletes and five relay teams. As a result of the AIU’s investigations, eight qualifying performances for the Olympic Games were not recognised by World Athletics and the relevant athletes denied a place at the Games. A number of cases have been identified by the AIU for further investigation to determine if fraudulent conduct was involved.

2021 Tennis Anti-Corruption Program - Important Changes To Courtsiding & Inside Information Rules

Published Tuesday, 09 February 2021.

FIFA recognised in leading parliamentary report for integrity work at FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019

FWWC Integrity Task Force acknowledged as example of best practice to protect and monitor major international sporting events
An “unprecedented number of stakeholders” cooperated to protect the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019
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FIFA INTEGRITY BRIEFINGS COMPLETED AHEAD OF TOKYO 2020

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics fast approaching, FIFA has completed a series of integrity briefings with the participating teams and referees in order to raise awareness of potential threats to the game and outline FIFA’s preventative measures.

The sessions included practical examples on critical situations that team members and referees may face before, during or after the competition, as well as details on the appropriate mechanisms to report any incident relating to match manipulation.