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Vikki Krane, Emma Calow, and Brandy Panunti

( Abdul, 2020 ). Shortly after that, a physician associated with World Athletics 1 told her she needed to undergo treatment, including surgery, to be eligible for future elite competition. Given the option of never competing again or undergoing the treatment, Negasa opted for the treatment. “I love my

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R. Elueze and R.L. Jones

The purpose of the study was to compare the televised depictions and portrayals of male and female athletes who partook in the so-called ‘masculine’ events of the marathon, shot-put and discus at the 5th World Athletics Championships in 1995. Both commentary and modes of production were analyzed in order to ascertain if women were treated equally in terms of the above modes of presentation when participating in physically challenging events that defy traditional and stereotypical notions of femininity.

Based upon the results, not only were the men’s events given greater air time, but the quality of the commentary and modes of production also favored the men’s events when compared with their female counterparts. Thus, commentators frequently framed the female athletes’ accomplishments in terms of traditional notions of femininity, through the use of negative, condescending and ambivalent descriptors and a gendered hierarchy of naming.

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Lukas Linnér, Natalia Stambulova, Louise Kamuk Storm, Andreas Kuettel, and Kristoffer Henriksen

benefit for their future vocational career: “You can certainly benefit from much you have learned, many competencies … that you can bring with you into the business world” (athletics-student). DCDE Effectiveness During the last 3 years, no athletics-student had dropped out from the environment (documents

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Emma J. Kavanagh, Chelsea Litchfield, and Jaquelyn Osborne

Football Association (FIFA), the International Tennis Federation, and World Athletics have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in order to understand the scope of violence online during major competitions and as a tool for the moderation of online threats to athletes and other members of the

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Mark A. Robinson

target level may be required for other sports if used for goal-setting purposes. For instance, between 1990 and 2020, world records in Olympic events improved 3.31 times more in swimming ( M  = 4.51%, SD  = 1.20; USA Swimming, n.d. ) than in track athletics ( M  = 1.36%, SD  = 1.24; World Athletics

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Mathew Dowling, Spencer Harris, and Marvin Washington

created a payment scheme with the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) so that Russian athletes could pay officials to keep positive results covered up. Third, WADA, the IOC, and CAS were seen to exhibit slow and misguided leadership in addressing the allegations of systemic doping in

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Gillian Renfree

athletes, where there is a dearth of case studies, existing studies are supplemented by an investigation into sport governance policies. The impact on intersex individuals is also examined through policies, supplemented by a review of Caster Semenya’s lawsuit against World Athletics and its Differences of

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Michelle Hayes, Kevin Filo, Caroline Riot, and Andrea Geurin

Championships □ 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships □ 2017 ICF Sprint Canoe World Championships □ 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships □ 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final □ 2017 Ocean Cup (Hockey) □ 2017 Oktoberfest 7s □ 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships □ 2017 Short Track Speed Skating

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Markus Buser, Herbert Woratschek, Geoff Dickson, and Jan Schönberner

, and semi-finals. Among others, the eight finalists also benefit from the contributions of World Athletics, the IOC, their national Olympic committees and national athletics federations, event volunteers, sponsors, and broadcasters as part of the value co-creation process. FP3: Actors Co-Create Value

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Craig Pickering, Dylan Hicks, and John Kiely

popular area is that of Masters athletics ( Dionigi, Baker, & Horton 2011 ). Like its mainstream counterparts, the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games, Masters athletics has a competitive arm, which includes World and European Championships, and competing in these championships drives the