Category: ethics

Ukrainian gymnasts rally for aid to war victims

John Crumlish:

1996 Olympic all-around champion Lilia Podkopayeva, 1996 Olympic parallel bars champion Rustam Sharipov and fellow Olympians Iryna Yarotska Goncharova, Alyona Kvasha and Iryna Krasnyanska are among former Ukrainian gymnastics team stars rallying from abroad for donations and supplies to assist victims of the war in their homeland. …

DETAILS
https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1524397557354582017

Oleg Verniaiev — actively serving in the defence of his nation — is collecting donations to buy supplies for the soldiers on the Kharkiv front.

Canadian class-action lawsuit

UPDATE: Gymnastics Canada has responded.

Amelia Cline — now a lawyer — is one of the athletes bringing forward a class-action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada and provincial governing bodies, claiming lasting physical and psychological damages suffered over many years.

Amelia was coached for 3 years by the Lashins at Omega Gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch National News coverage on YouTube.

gymnasts in Canada launch lawsuit

More than a dozen former Canadian gymnasts have launched a class-action lawsuit claiming lasting physical and psychological damages suffered over many years.

Amelia Cline is the named plaintiff and there are as many as 20 class members so far.

The proposed class of plaintiffs are suing Gymnastics Canada and provincial governing bodies in B.C., Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan alleging physical, sexual, and/or psychological abuse while participants of programs and activities delivered by Gymnastics Canada and six provincial member organizations between 1978 and the present. …

CBC

Melnikov supports Putin’s invasion

Most of Russia’s Tokyo Olympic gold medal teams have been appearing in support of the war.

#Chengdu2021 FISU postponed to 2023

Postponed due to Covid for the second time.

This means both Asian Games and Universiade have been postponed.

Southeast Asian Games is still ON in Vietnam starting soon.

supporting Trans rights

#FlippingExhausted

In a race to prove themselves more hateful than potential GOP challengers, Republican politicians in the USA are voting for transphobic legislation.

Of course all citizens should have the right to participate in sports.

Each sports governing body must decide who competes in what division. They must make the rules as fair as possible for all competitors.

Here are a few of those in the gymternet speaking out against transphobia in politics and sports.

Oleksandr Vorobiov’s father killed

Defending his nation from Putin’s invasion.

Rhys – 42 Russians in 1 minute

He was raising funds and awareness for Action Mental Health’s services which support the mental health of people of all ages across Northern Ireland.

No doubt other gymnasts have done more unofficially. But the former record was 35 Russians.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

remembering Kateryna Dyachenko

Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices

Julie Stevens, Editor

Centre for Sport Capacity, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

This is an Open-Access book, free for all.

Browse the book online HERE.

Overall, it’s the most complete summary I’ve seen so far on how athletes can be better protected.

  1. Introduction
  2. An Athlete View of Safe Sport in Canada
  3. History, Governance and Human Rights Perspectives about Safe Sport
  4. Legal Considerations and Safe Sport
  5. Organizational Action and Safe Sport
  6. Coaches and Safe Sport
  7. Officials and Safe Sport
  8. Safe Sport and Calls for Action

It includes a number of videos. Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube.

CONTENTS

I appreciate that the report does not focus exclusively on maltreatment.

True Sport Principles:

  1. Go For It: Rise to the challenge – always strive for excellence. Be persistent and discover how good you can be;
  2. Play Fair: Understand, respect, and follow the rules. Play with integrity – competition is only meaningful when it is fair;
  3. Respect Others: Show respect for everyone involved in creating your sporting experience, both on and off the field of play. Win with dignity and lose with grace;
  4. Keep It Fun: Find the joy in sport and share it with others. Remember what you love about sport and why you play;
  5. Stay Healthy: Always respect and care for your mind and body. Advocate for the health and safety of yourself and those around you;
  6. Include Everyone: Recognize and celebrate strength in diversity. Invite and welcome others into sport;
  7. Give Back: Say thanks and show gratitude. Encourage your sport group to make a difference in the community.

An abridged French version of Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices has been made available and can be accessed here.

Stevens, J. (Ed.) 2022. Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices. Ecampus Ontario. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/safesport Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.