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Sports Sector

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Mon, October 30, 2023

World Rugby launches T1 Rugby, the non-contact sport

World Rugby has launched T1 which is the worlds first non-contact sport that fully reflects the unique characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and breakdown. 

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Fri, October 27, 2023

Sport Resolutions to support the Sports Arbitration Moot (SAM) for its third edition

We are delighted to announce that Sports Resolutions will be supporting the SAM which aims to introduce sports arbitration to the next generation of arbitration practitioners

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Thu, October 26, 2023

International Tennis Integrity Agency v Jenson Brooksby

A decision in the case of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) against Jenson Brooksby has been issued by the Independent Panel

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Thu, October 26, 2023

Sport Resolutions to present at the UK Sport International Leadership Programme in Glasgow

Sport Resolutions Chief Executive Richard Harry will be presenting at the International Leadership Programme, UK Sport’s training programme for high calibre British sports administrators and retired athletes who are seeking to operate at senior level in international sport

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Wed, October 25, 2023

UK Coaching to become a member of Sport Resolutions

We are delighted to announce that UK Coaching has become a member of Sport Resolutions 

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Tue, October 24, 2023

Study finds that longer rugby careers linked to higher risk of brain injury

A study of former rugby players brains has found that those who played for longer were more likely to suffer from a degenerative brain disease. 

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Mon, October 23, 2023

NCAA postseason bans racial bias claim dismissed

The National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has seen a proposed civil rights class action which alleged academic eligibility criteria for Division I (D1) sports discriminate against student-athletes at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) dismissed. 

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Thu, October 19, 2023

Sport Resolutions to speak at the Rome Sports Law International Conference

Sport Resolutions Head of Case Management Catherine Pitre will be discussing some of the high-profile cases that were resolved in 2022/23 and recurring themes in matters before SR Panels

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Tue, October 17, 2023

World Rugby to adopt smart mouthguard technology

World Rugby will be adopting mouthguards with smart technology that measures the force of impacts to the head in real time. 

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Mon, October 16, 2023

World Athletics v Divine Oduduru

A decision in the case of World Athletics (WA) against Divine Oduduru has been issued by the Disciplinary Tribunal

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Mon, October 16, 2023

IOC Executive Board approves plans to establish two pilot regional safeguarding hubs in Southern Africa and the Pacific Islands

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved plans to establish two pilot regional safeguarding hubs in Southern Africa and the Pacific Islands with a European hub to follow. 

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Fri, October 13, 2023

Kate Gallafent KC appointed as the new President of the National Anti-Doping Panel

We are delighted to announce that Kate Gallafent KC has been appointed President of the NADP 

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