IOC publishes new Consensus Statement on Safeguarding and Interpersonal Violence in Sport
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaffirms its commitment to safe sport by announcing the publication of its third consensus statement on safeguarding and interpersonal violence in sport. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), the 2024 IOC Consensus Statement on Interpersonal Violence and Safeguarding […]
GAISF HOLD ATHLETES’ SAFEGUARDING WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS
GAISF recently concluded the second of two Safeguarding Workshops, co-organised with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), designed for International Sports Federations to learn ways to take meaningful action to create safe sporting environments for athletes. The workshops, which were delivered by specialised consultancy and project delivery company IGNITX, were held on 21 and 28 April […]
IOC – GAISF Safeguarding Workshop
The objective of this workshop will be to introduce the concept of environmental risk as a key component to the manifestation of abuse in the sports community and to stimulate IFs to consider the opportunity to take meaningful actions towards creating safe sporting environments through organisation risk assessments, mitigation strategies, […]