Monthly Archive for December, 2008

The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) was established in 1994 at the 1st World Conference on Women and Sport held in Brighton.  The Group is an independent coordinating body consisting of representatives of key government and non-government organizations from different regions of the world. To date the IWG’s main financial support and leadership has been provided by governmental organizations in the United Kingdom, Namibia, Canada, Japan and Australia.
Published – December 2008
2010 IWG Website

Wheelchair athlete Chantal Petitclerc added more hardware to her incredible career Tuesday.

The Montreal native was named the Lou Marsh Award winner as Canada’s most outstanding athlete, an honour decided on by a panel of sports editors and broadcasters.

Petitclerc, 38, completed her Paralympic career by winning five gold medals at this summer’s Beijing Games.
Posted – December 2008
CBC Lou Marsh Announcement

CCES Mission

Responsibility for fair and ethical sport in Canada is shared by athletes, coaches, sport organizations, governments and the general public. The CCES assists Canada’s amateur sport community to fulfil this responsiblilty in a way that is effective and publicly accountable.

Canadians expect the institution of sport, as broad and diffuse as it may be, to adhere to high moral and ethical standards. From the physical and moral development of our youth to the presentation of our national character on the world stage, sport represents a powerful social, cultural and economic force in our pluralistic society—a force upon which the sport community must exercise diligence and stewardship to ensure a positive, productive and healthy sport environment for all Canadians.

Over the past decades, society’s image and expectations of sport have evolved. The Canadian public expects the world of amateur sport to act responsibly and to model the kind of values, moral and ethical conduct, which should be communicated through the experience of sport. Indeed, the integrity of sport is intimately tied to the integrity of our society as a whole. Both the moral and the financial health of amateur sport in Canada are matters of significant public interest.

The current amateur sport environment in Canada is characterized by the kind of turbulence, uncertainty and financial pressures which, when taken together, create increased difficulties and challenges for sport to recognize, maintain and exercise its traditional roles of celebrating excellence and development of young Canadian athletes. In facing these challenges, the integrity of Canada’s sport system remains a key element in ensuring that young athletes will be able to reach their potential, and that Canada’s contribution as a sporting nation on the world stage can continue to flourish.

The mission of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is to foster ethical sport for all Canadians. The CCES achieves this mission through research, promotion and education relevant to ethics in sport, including fair play and drug-free sport. As well, the CCES administers Canada’s domestic anti-doping program, while at the same time exercising international leadership in advancing a doping-free, fair and ethical environment for sport worldwide.
Published – December 2008
Canadian for Ethics in Sport (CCES) – Website
Canadian Anti-Doping Program 2009
CCES Online Education: Anti-Doping Course
Therapeutic Use Exemptions

University of Alberta             Inside/Out Speakers’ Series Thursday December 4th, 2008 5:00-6:00pm

Behind the Curtain: Understanding Physical Transition and The Truth Behind Politics, Policy Development, and Its Impact Within Elite Sport

In this presentation, I explore the impact of being born as a gender variant child, my journey toward a complete physical transition, and my life as an elite professional gender variant athlete. I critique the “Stockholm Consensus”, which was presented to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Medical Commission in Spring 2004, as a means to allow transgendered athletes to compete in all levels of sport. I explore critically why the IOC felt the need to develop this policy and its ramifications for the international sporting community. To conclude, I articulate how policy ought to be supported scientifically, rather than premised in moral and political beliefs, which can have tremendous repercussions on athletes and athletics at all levels of the sporting community.
Published – December 2008

Richard Moore
The Guardian, Monday 3 December 2007

Britain’s track cyclists recovered from a disappointing first day at the Sydney World Cup with Victoria Pendleton, Chris Hoy and the team pursuit squad leading a charge over the weekend that re-established them as the team to beat in the velodrome.

Pendleton put the disappointment of her elimination in Friday’s sprint quarter-final behind her, and overcame the effects of a stomach bug to return yesterday with a gold medal in the women’s keirin. Hoy emulated her success in the men’s event, with Ross Edgar taking the silver.

But it was arguably the men’s team pursuit squad that provided Dave Brailsford, the British performance director, with the most satisfaction. A makeshift quartet, including one rider who had arrived late in Sydney and one who had contested the points race the previous evening, stormed to a decisive victory in Saturday’s 4km event in a time that surprised not only their opponents but also Brailsford.

“Brilliant,” was Brailsford’s description of the performance of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Newton, Ed Clancy and Steve Cummings. “It shows the level we’ve stepped up to. Bradley had stepped off the plane, Chris had raced the previous evening, and the only time they rode together was for four laps [1km] prior to qualifying. To then ride together as they did in qualifying [where they recorded the fastest time of 4:04.16] was phenomenal.”
Published – December 2007
The Guardian UK – Full Article