Award goes to Alessandro Donati
Alessandro Donati at this year’s conference
Hear Donati’s reaction to the award
(phone from his home in Rome, 2:57)
This years Play the Game Award was awarded to Alessandro Donati for his lifelong work against corruption and doping in sports. The award is given by Play the Game to persons or groups who have done an outstanding effort to strenghten the basic ethical values of sport, and consists of a piece of art and an invitation to the next Play the Game conference.
“Receiving this award is very important for me. Play the Game has been here for me during some very hard times. Also, it is of the utmost importance, that Play The Game continues. The sports organizations are not yet ready, voluntarily, to open up for a dialogue on these topics”, says award winner Alessandro Donati.
Participants of Play the Game 2007 giving their final applause.
Goodbye Iceland
The Play the Game conference 2007 in Iceland is over. Five days with presentations, debate and discussions have passed and participants from all over the world are returning to their home countries. Even though this site isn’t being updated anymore feel free to roam the site and fill in your comments. This way the debate can continue beyond these five days in Reykjavik.
- “Wrap-up” interview with the Play the Game director
- How did this website do?
- Coffee talk: What does the participants bring home?
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Children suffer from doping
Children of top-athletes in the former DDR suffers with heavy side effects as a result of the regime’s systematic doping. Read the story
Crazy bidding war for mega events
The bids for mega events have reached astronomical figures, as spotlight hungry leaders hunt for events to profile their nation/region/city.
The spiralling costs induced by the bidding system makes it hard to guarantee a positive outcome for citizens after a mega event.
Read the full story/tell us what you think!
Pound answered our readers
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency answered questions from the users of thepulse2007.org about a dopingfree world, his future in WADA and cyclists not telling the whole truth. See what the controversiel president has answered in this interview.
Doping in the world of cycling
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Munro: -The good guys can’t loose
Corruption: Yesterday at Play the Game Bob Munro talked about his struggle against corruption in the Kenyan football system. We met up with the man himself to talk about the work he does.
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Stuck between normal and handicapped
ADHD: Lack of attention keeps 16 year old Dane, Scott Mills, from training and competing with equals in his sport - swimming.
He suffers from a slight attention disorder that sort under the ADHD-syndrome. Because of this he can participate in the Special Olympics, but he cannot live out his dream of attending the Para Olympics, as they do not allow mentally handicapped in the games.
- To be honest, It would be nice to be challenged, Scott Mills says.
Watch Scott Mills’ story on TV Today
Jens Sejer Andersen has opened the conference:
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