Category: ethics

USA Gymnastics signs Nike

Finally.

Corporate sponsors are beginning to return following the disastrous way USAG handled the criminal doctor.

… Nike will serve as the Official Apparel and Footwear Partner of USA Gymnastics and the USA Gymnastics National Team, supporting athletes on their journeys to Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 …

“As the largest partnership in USA Gymnastics history, Nike’s support is critical,” USA Gymnastics President and CEO Li Li Leung said. …

Nike Partners with USA Gymnastics to Expand Sport for the Next Generation

Deal-breaker Behaviours in Coach Education

In Canada, coaches and clinicians will be removed from official Sports Canada course for these behaviours:

  • Uses language that is racist, sexist, or demeaning
  • Allows learners to use language that is racist, sexist, or demeaning

Via the GymCan National Coaching Certification Program requirements.

MOST IOC nations don’t want RUS in Paris

Ukraine’s Ambassador in Azerbaijan Vladyslav Kanevskyi also spoke out at the MINEPS VII, insisting that Russia had “no right to be part of the Olympic family and remain a UNESCO member state”.

During his speech, Kanevskyi held up a picture of talented 11-year-old gymnast Kateryna Diachenko who was killed following a missile attack in Mariupol. …

Saudi Arabia ‘Sportwashing’

Human rights abuses. A leader who murders American journalists.

Saudi Arabia is throwing money at athletes in order to distract the world from their many, many faults.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Juneteenth USA

At least 28 states and Washington, D.C. are legally recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday.

A step forward – equal opportunity for ALL citizens.

USAG celebrates #PrideMonth

All athletes should feel safe and protected when doing their favourite sports.

Minnesota’s new $15.5 million Gym

Congratulations. Completed by January 2025

… Now explain why there wasn’t enough money to keep the Men’s Team in Division 1.

Protect LGBTQ+ athletes

In my long lifetime, I’ve not yet faced an issue regarding a trans athlete. It’s quite rare.

In 2023 the concerns have been exaggerated by right wing politicians as an unethical and dangerous way to gain deplorable votes.

BUT every sport must make decisions on who is allowed to compete in any competitive division. Age. Ability. Gender. Etc.

For me it’s not automatic to disallow males who have transitioned to females.

Fujitsu Judging Support System

Perhaps we’ve reached the end of the beginning.

Certainly Artistic Gymnastics needs more objectivity. Trampoline is much fairer as time of flight and ability to stay in the middle of the bed is measured by machine.

The FIG has approved the official use of the Judging Support System (JSS), developed by Fujitsu, at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) for all apparatuses. …

Furthermore, the Superior Jury will have the possibility of using the outputs provided by the JSS, as well as the IRCOS video replay system, in cases of inquiries or blocked scores. The use of cameras instead of 3D sensors means that the body data measurements that were carried out during podium training days will no longer be necessary. …

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