Let the Games begin! IWG looks forward to the London 2012 Olympic Games

Those iconic rings – blue, yellow, black, green and red – linking to form one of the most widely recognized international symbols. Synonymous with the Olympic movement and its values of excellence, friendship and respect, the Olympic rings communicate volumes no matter what language you speak. Nowadays, the umbrella of Olympic values also includes gender equality, and women’s involvement in elite sport as athletes, coaches, trainers, officials and fans has been on the rise ever since women were first allowed to compete at the 1900 Paris games.

Gender Equality and the 2012 Olympic Games

This year’s Olympic Games in London are heralded as the most gender equal in Olympic history and mark some significant achievements in terms of gender equality such as increases in women’s participation and parity of sport disciplines. Despite these encouraging developments, the shadow of gender inequality still lingers over the XXX Olympiad.

IOC tackles sexual harrassment and abuse in sport with new video tool

A new interactive online video tool aims to bring about awareness of the problem of sexual harassment and abuse in competitive sport and also guide athletes and sports federations and associations on what they can do to stop these behaviors in their tracks.

Interview with IOC Member and ITU President Marisol Casado

“Not too bad”, says Marisol Casado, the President of International Triathlon Union (ITU) and a member of IOC, when I ask how are things in the triathlon world. I met up with Mrs. Casado at the Winter Triathlon World Championships in Jämijärvi, Finland on 24^th-25^th March 2012.

SportAccord 2012 - Listening to women of the international sport movement

It’s no secret that, generally speaking, women are often out numbered by men at sport conventions. The profile of the 2012 Sport Accord convention reflects this global trend, as seen in the fewer number female panelists or the male-dominated pages of the convention’s own daily newspaper, The Daily. 

WADA shows full support for the Brighton Declaration

When the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and governments from around the world in 1999, it was given a clear mandate to protect the rights of clean ‘athletes’ across the globe. Obviously there was no distinction made between men’s sport and women’s sport, or between male competitors and female competitors. 

EU Commissioner Vassiliou wants to have more female leaders in sports

The IWG, ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sport Organisation) and EWS (European Women and Sport) had the excellent opportunity to have a meeting with Ms. Androulla Vassiliou, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth to discuss how to promote gender equality in decision making within the sports movement. 

Norway: “Kvinneløftet” giving women a boost

 Norwegian female athletes from 13 different summer sports have, over the past six years, met regularly in Oslo to be a part of “Kvinneløftet”. Three days per year they have gathered to share experience, supplement their expertise, and to be supported and challenged in their development as elite athletes. "Kvinneløftet" is an inter-sport project that aims to raise both the quality and number of women in elite sport, and the name of the project refers to a boost for women. The target group is female athletes, coaches and team managers, and the project forms part of Olympiatoppen’s efforts to optimize elite sport development in selected women's national teams in the period 2006-2012 (female coaches 2016).

Peace & Sport International Forum Encourages Women Participants

The 6th edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum will take place in the city of Sochi, Russian Federation, from 31 October to 2 November 2012, under the presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) to take place in Sydney

This year's Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference will take place at the University of Technology Sydney Business School, November 28-30. The event aims to bring together industry experts and academics in sport management and to debate key issues in the field.

Upcoming Events July 1 - September 30

Additional upcoming events can be found from the IWG Calendar. You can submit events here.

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