Alvina Ledru (Originally published in French, automatically translated as below by google) Officially announced at a press conference organized by FIFA Thursday, July 5, the re-raise controversy. Is it necessary or not to allow headscarves in official sports competitions? The IFAB, the … [Read more...]
London’s High Court permits Female Canoeist’s lawsuit to proceed
On Thursday, London's High Court granted permission for British National Sprint Canoe Champion Sam Rippington's lawsuit to proceed. In addition, "The IOC and the Olympic Delivery Authority have been ordered to be joined as interested parties. The case will then proceed through the usual … [Read more...]
LOCOG Deflects Equality Responsibilities
LOCOG continues to deflect equality responsibilities. See article in"The Guardian." http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/19/london-2012-japan-australia-sexism. British National Champion Canoeist Samantha Rippington is not asking for events in 2012. She requests in a claim for … [Read more...]
Meet the IOC
Tweet Sports writers and activists Nikki Dryden and Andrew Jennings have put together quite the piece of work. A must read for anyone that wants to learn more about the International Olympic Committee members. Here is their press release. Want to know who the International Olympic Committee really … [Read more...]
OCR Enforcement of Title IX to Prevent Sexual Violence in Schools
Professor Joanna Grossman's latest column at Justicia.com looks at recent efforts by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to enforce Title IX's requirement that schools address sexual violence as part of their obligation not to discriminate based on sex. In addition to having issued … [Read more...]
Equal pay in tennis called into question
Tennis is one of the (few) sports where the prize money for men and women is equal at major tournaments – as of 2007, even at Wimbledon. Yet, five years later, it is precisely during the grass-court Grand Slam that equal pay comes into question. Gilles Simon, a French player who … [Read more...]
Euro Cup 2012 & HIV/AIDS
Photo from HDWallpaper.In 2005, the United Nations held the International Year of Sport and Physical Education and committed sport to assisting in Millennium Development Goal achievement. Goal #6 is to help combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. How is sport supposed to help combat … [Read more...]
Wishy, washy IOC ridiculousness
Has anyone written about the highly problematic tenure of IOC president Jacques Rogge? I want to fast forward to a few decades from now and read about his legacy. I can't imagine it will be favorable. The inspiration for these frustrations? The IOC, as lead by Rogge, is still trying to work it out … [Read more...]
Brunei to Send Its First Female Athlete to the Olympics
By Marc MCDONALD HONG KONG — The International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Olympics for nearly 30 years, until 1992, because of the repugnant official policy of apartheid that kept black athletes from competing. Nevertheless, the I.O.C. has continued to allow three nations … [Read more...]
“Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women” by Eman Al Nafjan
Last Friday Sheikh Al Fowzan, ironically a member of the Saudi human rights commission, stated that the thought that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) might be implemented in Saudi Arabia makes him shiver in fear and worry. This was … [Read more...]