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Fostering a fear-based environment: Coach behaviour needs to change in high-performance sport

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Fostering a fear-based environment: Coach behaviour needs to change in high-performance sport

admin August 29, 2022

Sport organizations have repeatedly come under fire with frequent allegations of toxic culture. With each news article,...

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Bradley Wiggins alleges he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was about 13: expert explains safeguarding in sport and what more needs to be done

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Bradley Wiggins alleges he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was about 13: expert explains safeguarding in sport and what more needs to be done

admin April 26, 2022

Former professional cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, a Tour de France winner and multiple Olympic gold medallist, has...

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What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing’s grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment

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What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing’s grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment

admin November 25, 2021

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s apparent disappearance may have ended with a smattering of public events, which...

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Football’s Darkest Secret: why many sexual abuse victims’ complaints were left off charge sheets

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Football’s Darkest Secret: why many sexual abuse victims’ complaints were left off charge sheets

admin March 30, 2021

It’s now almost five years since ex-professional footballer Andy Woodward first waived his anonymity to speak out...

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Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change

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Gymnastics NZ has apologised for past abuses — now it must empower athletes to lead change

admin February 15, 2021

Within days of serious allegations of physical and psychological abuse in New Zealand gymnastics emerging in late...

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Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18

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Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18

admin August 5, 2020

The new Netflix documentary Athlete A details how Larry Nassar, the US women’s gymnastics team doctor, was...

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