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The Least Thing: March 2015
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Blatter vs. The Cartoonist. It is difficult to be surprised by anything that FIFA does. Via investigative journalist Andrew Jennings comes details. Of a legal campaign by FIFA to prevent the publication of a book of cartoons about Sepp Blatter and FIFA. An excerpt:. Like most efforts to squelch speech, this one failed too. You can find an English version of the cartoon book here at Amazon. Posted by Roger Pielke, Jr. Percentage of NCAA m...
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The Least Thing: The Genius of the Dutee Chand CAS Decision
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. The Genius of the Dutee Chand CAS Decision. Yesterday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the hyperandrogenism regulations of the IAAF. These regulations had been put into place following the controversy over Caster Semenya in 2009. In a nutshell, the regulations set a threshold for allowable natural testosterone in females who wish to compete in female events under the IAAF (and also the IOC). CAS accepted the latter argument ...
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The Least Thing: TdF 1967: Doping Will it Kill the Sport?
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Sunday, July 26, 2015. TdF 1967: Doping Will it Kill the Sport? Posted by Roger Pielke, Jr. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Roger Pielke, Jr. I am a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where I am helping to implement a new Center for Sports Governance within the Department of Athletics. View my complete profile. Champions PSG beaten by Monaco. College Football Down Under Attracts 61,000 Fans at Sydney. Arseblog . an Arsenal blog. HOOP SCOOP ...
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The Least Thing: August 2015
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Monday, August 31, 2015. A New Sports Governance Center at the University of Colorado. CU-Boulder Department of Athletics explores creation of Sports Governance Center. August 31, 2015. The University of Colorado Department of Athletics is embarking on an ambitious new initiative between academics and athletics – the proposed creation of a Sports Governance Center (SGC), which would be among the first of its kind in the nation. The vision for the center focuses...
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The Least Thing: What FIFA Can Learn from Toshiba
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Thursday, July 23, 2015. What FIFA Can Learn from Toshiba. Earlier this week Hisao Tanaka, president of Toshiba Corporation, and two top executives resigned after an independent investigation found. Who is on the FIFA payroll, to lead a new reform effort. Upon learning of possible wrong-doing Toshiba set up an "Special Investigation Committee" chaired by the chairman of its board of directors. This committee included experts from outside Toshiba. I]n order to f...
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The Least Thing: How Many Elite Athletes Dope? A Lot Says a New Study
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. How Many Elite Athletes Dope? A Lot Says a New Study. A new study has just been published by the journal. Which argues that, currently, between 14-39% of elite athletes are doping - that is, taking prohibited performance enhancing drugs. The Dutch authors, led by Oliver de Hon, the manager for scientific affairs for the national anti-doping organization of the Netherlands, conclude:. If the entire doping test system is indeed unabl...
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The Least Thing: WADA, Science and Trust
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Friday, July 24, 2015. WADA, Science and Trust. I'd love to have complete trust in the work of anti-doping agencies. But then I come across things like this. Appearing on the BBC’s HARDtalk. WADA director general David] Howman was asked how prevalent drug use was in elite sport. Published research suggests that the number is higher, 14% to 39% according to this recent study. Is WADA unaware of that research? Or Does WADA think that it is wrong? Anti-doping agen...
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The Least Thing: A FIFA Document Library (Work in Progess)
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. A FIFA Document Library (Work in Progess). I thought it might be useful to collect various documents related to the ongoing FIFA scandal in one place. If you would like to suggest an addition, please do so in the comments or via Twitter. FIFA Russia 2018 Bid Report (2011, PDF. FIFA Qatar 2022 Bid Report (2011, PDF. Governing FIFA, by Mark Pieth, commissioned by FIFA (March 2011, PDF. Safe Hands, Transparency International (2011, PDF.
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The Least Thing: April 2015
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Kentucky Derby Times and Performance Limits. The graph above comes from a column I had at FiveThirtyEight one year ago. In it I looked at the data on winning times in the Kentucky Derby. Here is the interesting fact which prompted the column:. Since 1949, the time it takes thoroughbreds to run around the 1.25-mile track has averaged 2:02.25, and no winning race time has deviated by more than 3 seconds. Have a look at my column. Overall ...
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The Least Thing: July 2015
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A blog about the study of sport in society. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. The Genius of the Dutee Chand CAS Decision. Yesterday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the hyperandrogenism regulations of the IAAF. These regulations had been put into place following the controversy over Caster Semenya in 2009. In a nutshell, the regulations set a threshold for allowable natural testosterone in females who wish to compete in female events under the IAAF (and also the IOC). CAS accepted the latter argument ...
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