“There is no peace without solidarity” - IOC
IOC launches new long-term study of Olympians to protect athletes’ physical and mental health
IOC President and President of the Swiss Confederation meet in Lausanne at The Olympic Museum
The CCES and COC Announce Pilot Project and Education Initiative to Tackle Competition Manipulation
Key Amendments To The Hungarian Sports Act - Major Events, Anti-Doping & Agent Regulation
Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in UK & Ireland
Key Sports Law Cases And Developments Of 2021 – North America
Results & Evaluation of Pro Bono Legal Services at the Tokyo 2020 Games
Supporting athletes’ mental health on and off the field of play
Today is World Mental Health Day, an international day to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilise support efforts.
IIHF Congress starts today
The delegates from the IIHF member national associations have arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the 2021 IIHF Semi-Annual Congress that will be held over the next four days.
The delegates were warmly welcomed on Tuesday evening with a reception by the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organizing Committee, held at the Russian Museum of Ethnography.
CAS Bulletin 2021/1
In this Olympic year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has opened two temporary offices in Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (the Games) which have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and have been held this year from 21 July to 8 August 2021.
IOC awards 2026-2032 broadcast rights in China
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in Los Angeles in 2028, the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in 2030, and the Games of the XXXV Olympiad in Brisbane in 2032.
NHL and NHLPA announce agreement with IIHF
Afghanistan athletes unable to attend Paralympics due to unrest
Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes will not be competing at the Tokyo Games due to the unrest in the country.
Taekwondo competitor Zakia Khudadadi and track athlete Hossain Rasouli were due to arrive in Tokyo for the Games on Tuesday with Khudadadi set to become the first female athlete to represent Afghanistan at the Paralympics.
The CAS Ad Hoc Division dismisses the application filed by Yuberjen Martínez, the Colombian National Olympic Committee and the Colombian Boxing Federation
Tokyo, 5 August 2021 – The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the application filed on 4 August 2021 by the Colombian boxer Yuberjen Martínez, the Colombian National Olympic Committee (Colombian NOC) and the Colombian Boxing Federation (CBF) (the Applicants) against the IOC Boxing Task Force in relation to the Quarter Final bout in the Men’s Fly (48-52kg) competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 between Yuberjen Martínez and Japanese boxer Ryomei Tanaka.
The WADA-accredited Tokyo anti-doping laboratory: operating around the clock to safeguard the integrity of the Games
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games now fully underway, and the Paralympic Games soon to follow, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited Tokyo laboratory is operating twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to analyze athlete samples and safeguard the integrity of the Games.
The ITA provides an update on two rule violations for weightlifters qualified for Tokyo 2020
THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA), LEADING AN INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION (IWF), PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON TWO ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS FOR WEIGHTLIFTERS ARLEY MENDEZ PEREZ (CHILE) AND ROSA FIGUEIREDO (BRAZIL), BOTH QUALIFIED FOR THE TOKYO GAMES.
AAA Arbitrator Imposes Four-Year Sanction on Weightlifting Athlete James Nelson for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USA Gymnastics: How bankruptcy proceedings can help resolve mass sexual abuse claims
Sun Yang to miss Tokyo Olympics despite ban being reduced
Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced his eight-year ban to four years and three months.
Broadcasting Tokyo 2020: How Modern Media Techniques Will Be Protected By IP Law
Sport, equality & discrimination – the year in review 2020/21
Tokyo Olympics Playbook falls behind world class Covid-19 protective measures
Will Olympic Agenda 2020+5 Pave The Way For Inclusion Of Virtual Sports?
Tokyo 2020 showed it is possible to keep a pandemic at bay’
IOC launches new long-term study of Olympians to protect athletes’ physical and mental health
UKAD significantly increases its sample reanalysis efforts during 2021/22
Eligibility Cases From The Beijing Olympic Winter Games
Can Sports Federations Retroactively Cancel Olympic Qualifying Competitions? A Review Of Karlsson V FEI
A Summary Of 2021’s Key Sports Law Cases From The CAS & SFT
A guide to the regulation of transgender athlete participation in sport
IOC supports the calls for a wider consultation on FIFA’s World Cup plans and shares concerns
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) takes note of FIFA’s plans to change the football competition schedule and to hold the World Cup every two years. A number of International Federations (IFs) of other sports, national football federations, clubs, players, players associations and coaches have expressed strong reservations and concerns regarding the plans to generate more revenue for FIFA, mainly for the following reasons:
FIBA Europe General Assembly 2021 convenes in Sarajevo
The 2021 session of the FIBA Europe General Assembly convened in Sarajevo on Saturday under a hybrid meeting format, with approximately two-thirds of the delegates attending in person in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest participating via videoconference.
LawInSport Weekly News Recap - 17 September
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LawInSport Weekly News Roundup - 10 September
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NHL involvement fuels growing anticipation for Beijing 2022 Games
During today’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting, a progress report from the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee highlighted the growing anticipation and preparedness for next year’s Games. This follows the recent confirmation that National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey players will participate in Beijing.
The ITA asserts and apparent ADRV against Bahrain track and field athlete El Hassan El Abbassi
THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA) REPORTS THAT A SAMPLE COLLECTED FROM EL HASSAN EL ABBASSI, RUNNER FROM BAHRAIN, HAS RETURNED AN ADVERSE ANALYTICAL FINDING (“AAF”) FOR HOMOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSION (M.1 PROHIBITED METHOD - MANIPULATION OF BLOOD).
ICC prepares 2028 Olympics inclusion bid
The International Crickey Council is preparing a bid to be included in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Mixed-gender events: a sign of innovation and greater gender diversity at Tokyo 2020
To promote greater gender diversity at the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has introduced multiple new mixed-gender events at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. They are providing an exciting new competition format and are often unpredictable and thrilling to the end for both competitors and fans.
German Court ends the anti-trust fight between rival Wrestling Federations
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Testing for THC as Raised by the Sha’Carri Richardson Sanction Agreement Announcement
Press Statement on the IWF Constitution Reform Congress
Joint Statement on Spectator Capacities at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Today, on 21 June, the five parties, namely the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Government of Japan (GoJ), met to discuss spectator limits for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The IOC and IPC were informed about and support the policies the three Japanese parties have decided on.
Can the Tokyo Games still be cancelled? Yes, but the legal and financial fallout would be staggering
WADA welcomes decision of Swiss court on Alex Schwazer case
Sports & Governance - The Year In Review 2020/21
“We stand by athletes who stand up for human rights”: World Players Association
Please see reaction below from the World Players Association on the IOC's review of rule 50 of the Olympic Charter.
Regulating Against Competition Manipulation In Sport
The WS Sports Law Conference