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2022: End of Year Message from FairSport and Global Athlete
Globally, 2022 has been a very busy year for athletes and those advocating for athlete rights. Collectively, the effort to bring awareness, justice and safety to athletes has never been more powerful, nor voices louder. On behalf of our small, dedicated team at FairSport and Global Athlete, we thank you for your continued partnership and support.
Athlete Video: The Time is Now for a Judicial Inquiry into Canadian Sport
Global Athlete shares this video on behalf of 1000+ Canadian athletes who continue to call for a judicial investigation into the abuse crisis occurring across Canadian sport.
Joint Statement Gymnasts For Change Canada and Global Athlete
Yesterday, a motion was rejected in the Canadian House of Commons to initiate a national inquiry into abuse in sport. Gymnasts for Change Canada’s calls remain unanswered.
US Pentathlon Athletes Call for CEO Rob Stull’s Immediate Resignation and For UIPM Publicly Retract False Statements
Over the past several years, the USA Pentathlon Multisport (USAPM) leadership, led by CEO Rob Stull, has continuously failed us as athletes in the sport of modern pentathlon.
Statement from Gymnasts for Change Canada: “Broken - The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics”
With the release of coproduction with TSN, CTV’s W5 and CraveCanada documentary, “BROKEN – The Toxic Culture of Canadian Gymnastics”, gymnasts’ voices are being elevated and the toxic culture and abuse happening across Canadian gyms is being exposed.
OPEN LETTER: 500+ Canadian Gymnasts’ Concerns about a Toxic and Abusive Sport Culture Continue to be Ignored
Open letter on behalf of 500+ Canadian gymnasts whose calls for an independent, judicial investigation remain unanswered by the Canadian Government. Trigger Warning: Content contains reference to sexual, physical, psychological, and verbal abuse.
Australian Field Hockey Athlete Lily Brazel Joins the Global Athlete Team
Global Athlete is proud to announce the appointment of former Australian Field Hockey player, Lily Brazel, as its new Program Manager.
Joint Statement from the Athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete
Russian and Belarusian Athletes must be banned from all international sporting events until Russia fully withdraws from Ukraine. The IOC holds significant responsibility to ensure that international sport is not a stage for Russian foreign policy and must enact on this clear breach of Human Rights and the Olympic Charter.
Joint Statement from Global Athlete & Gymnasts for Change Canada
Global Athlete and Gymnasts for Change Canada commend the bipartisan work of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for their diligent action and impassioned inquiry over the past few days.