Global Athlete
Caradh O’Donovan | Athletes have not had adequate preparation for the Olympics
Irish athlete Caradh O'Donovan says many athletes have not had appropriate training and qualification opportunities for this year's Olympics, and should have had a bigger say in the organisation of the postponed event
Global Athlete calls on TOP sponsors to back freedom of expression for athletes
Competitor-led movement Global Athlete has called on the sponsors of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to support its calls for greater freedom of expression…
IOC’s Haddad rejects Global Athlete’s collective bargaining call, backs solidarity model
The International Olympic Committee’s chief operating officer, Lana Haddad, has said that the body’s solidarity model for redistributing its revenue is “more important than ever” in an op-ed column written…
Global Athlete report criticises IOC revenue distribution to athletes and calls for collective bargaining
Competitor-led movement Global Athlete has published an explosive report into the way the International Olympic Committee distributes its revenues, accusing the organisation of a lack of financial transparency…
Global Athlete urges sponsors to back Olympians into 2021, USOPC offers free extensions
Athletes organisation Global Athlete has urged sponsors to keep up payments to Olympic athletes through the Games in 2021
Athlete body calls on IOC to make Rule 40 relaxation mandatory
Global Athlete, the body that exists to give athletes a stronger voice in sport, has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to mandate all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to relax their…
Former Wada deputy director general fronts new organisation seeking to empower athletes
A new international athlete-led movement for change has launched, with the remit of collectively addressing the balance of power between athletes and sporting leaders, and granting athletes an opportunity…