Sports for Social Impact
By David Thibodeau
Sports for Social ImpactApr 30, 2024
Impact Marathon (with Nick Kershaw)
In 2015, Nick left his job in finance, placed all his possessions in two bags, and set on his way to create Impact Marathons around the world. He is deeply passionate about almost everything, and he brings his relentless energy to every meeting, every race, every taxi journey...everything. He built Impact Marathon starting from zero, and has had to do the same again as we emerge for the pandemic. He lives, and breathes 'the power of running' but is inspired by every single Impact Runner, every single charity partner, every single team member who give so much to those around them.
The Impact Marathon Series was born from a dream that they could use the simple power of running to uplift communities and empower runners all over the world. In 2015, they turned our dream into a reality, taking Impact Marathon to Nepal. Living in a Nepali village, they undertook the challenge of building a 5km water pipeline to the community, before lacing up their shoes and running their own race - it was then that they realised they have the power to change people’s lives forever.
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Investments in Sport and Recreation in Canada's 2024 Budget (with CPRA)
Mike Roma is the past President of the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association and has also served on the Leisure Information Network Board and the Recreation for Life Foundation Board. Mike has been involved in the recreation and parks sector for over 15 years and truly believes in the benefits of these essential services to the individual, community, and environment. Mike is an active volunteer, participant, and coach and lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta with his family of four.
The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to community health and vibrancy.
Links:
CPRA: cpra.ca/
Canada's Budget 2024: www.budget.canada.ca/2024/report-rapport/toc-tdm-en.html
British Columbia: www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2024/downloads.htm#gotoAllMaterials
Alberta: www.alberta.ca/budget
Saskatchewan: budget.saskatchewan.ca/budget-documents
Manitoba: www.gov.mb.ca/budget2024/index.html
Ontario: budget.ontario.ca/2024/pdf/2024-ontario-budget-en.pdf
Quebec: www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/Budget_and_update/budget/index.asp
New Brunswick: www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/budget.html
Nova Scotia: novascotia.ca/budget/
PEI: www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/provincial-budget
Newfoundland and Labrador: www.gov.nl.ca/budget/2024/reports-and-publications/
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Sport and Fair Trade (with Anton Klischewski)
Sport Handelt Fair is an association of NGOs, sports clubs, associations and municipalities that are actively committed to the topics of sport, fair trade and sustainability nationwide.
Links:
Sport Handelt Fair: sporthandeltfair.com/
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Sport Diplomacy (with ENGSO Youth)
ENGSO Youth is the independent youth body of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO). ENGSO Youth focuses on the youth sport-for-all sector in Europe and represents young Europeans under the age of 35 in sports in more than 30 countries. Since 2002, we have been at the forefront of youth sport advocacy at European level.
Links:
ENGSO Youth: engsoyouth.eu/
What is Sport Diplomacy?: www.sportanddev.org/thematic-areas/democracy/what-sports-diplomacy
Sports Diplomacy Australia: www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/sports-diplomacy#diplomacy
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Funding Development Work Through Sport (with Red Knot Racing)
Brett Harrison is an experienced endurance athlete, coach and event organizer. He’s coached numerous runners to PRs, a US cross country team to the state finals, and loads of people from couch to 5K. Brett has lived in Tanzania since 2009, working in community development with a focus on increasing food security among rural people. Brett started Red Knot Racing Company in 2012, in order to fund agriculture development work. In 2019 Brett registered non-profit organization Red Knot Development to scale his existing community development work while expanding its scope to include sports development and wildlife conservation.
Brett’s affinity for mountain biking and trail running, combined with their love for Tanzania, left them no choice but to organize world-class endurance events here.
They work hard to ensure our courses are unique and challenging, with the perfect combination of varied terrain and spectacular scenery.
Red Knot Racing firmly believes the solutions to the world’s problems lie in sacrificing ourselves in order to improve life for others. They founded Red Knot to make the world a better place, and they stand by that commitment. A minimum of 2% of our total revenue supports community development work in Tanzania. But it’s not just money they contribute; our staff personally assists farmers and youth to navigate the hardships they encounter. They believe the power to motivate others towards lasting change comes from relationships. The way forward is by walking alongside people — not in front of them.
Links:
Red Knot Racing: https://redknotracing.com/about
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75 - Sport and Youth Development (with Youth Tennis San Diego CEO Ryan Redondo)
Ryan Redondo is the CEO of Youth Tennis San Diego and Barnes Tennis Centre. Ryan has spent a career in racquet sports, first as a All-American tennis player then as a developer of emerging junior American tennis talent through his work at San Diego State University, University of the Pacific and Youth Tennis San Diego. Ryan is also Tournament Director of the WTA San Diego Open. Under Ryan’s leadership, Barnes Tennis Center / Youth Tennis San Diego is helping educate and train future generations of American tennis talent, from diverse backgrounds. The centre has a focus on increasing access to tennis for all young people through fee free options along with a growing wheelchair tennis program.
Youth Tennis San Diego's vision is to inspire and lead the international tennis community in transforming the lives of youth. Youth Tennis San Diego, a nonprofit organization, contributes to the development pathway of all youth by providing physical, mental, emotional, educational, and social platforms through tennis for children to thrive.
Articles:
Youth Tennis San Diego: https://www.barnestenniscenter.com/
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Urban Work Summit - Youthful Cities
Youthful Cities is a social enterprise that creates data-driven solutions to make cities more youthful — connected, open, dynamic, inventive, curious and playful — places.
The Urban Work Summit is on the future of work in Canadian cities, designed and delivered by young workers, powered by the 2023 Urban Work Index (UWI).
Articles:
Youthful Cities UWI: https://www.youthfulcities.com/blog/reports/urban-work-index-2023/
Youthful Cities UWI Methodology: https://thegrid.youthfulcities.com/pages/uwi-2023-methodology/
Calgary's Active Economy Report: https://sirc.ca/blog/evolution-of-the-active-economy/
Measuring Impact of SPAR: https://measuring-impact.ca/resources/
Measuring Impact of SPAR Report: https://measuring-impact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CFLRI-CPRA_Price-Inactivity-Full-Report-EN-FINAL.pdf
Canadian Labour Market Information: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240209/dq240209a-eng.htm?indid=3587-1&indgeo=0
True Sport Report (CCES): https://cces.ca/sites/default/files/content/docs/pdf/cces-true-sport-report-2022-acc-eng.pdf
Uniting Movement Impact Report (Sport England): https://www.sportengland.org/news/uniting-movement-impact-report-published
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Creating Active Spaces through Urban Agriculture Projects (with Highfield Regenerative Farm)
Empowering People with Disabilities through Sport (with AbleSail Network Chair Paul Tingley)
AbleSail Network guides and supports adaptive sailing programs across the country, so that Canadians of all ages and abilities can experience the freedom, independence, and joy of sailing.
Articles:
AbleSail Network: ablesailnetwork.com/
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Sports for Nature (with Jana Janotova, IUCN)
Sports for Nature is a joint initiative with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Olympic Committee, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sails of Change.
Articles:
Sports for Nature Framework: www.iucn.org/resources/file/sports-nature-framework
Sports and Urban Biodiversity: portals.iucn.org/library/node/49127
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First Steps in Sustainability (with Damian Foxall, 11th Hour Racing Team)
11th Hour Racing Team: 11th Hour Racing Team’s mission is to build a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at the core of all team operations, inspiring positive action among sailing and coastal communities, and global sports fans, to create long-lasting change for ocean health.
11th Hour Racing: 11th Hour Racing works to mobilize sports, maritime and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. Since 2010 11th Hour Racing has been harnessing the power of sport to promote collaborative, systemic change through three primary areas of engagement: Sponsorships, Grantees, and Ambassadors.
The Toolbox: The Toolbox is a suite of guides, tools and templates created by 11th Hour Racing Team for the purpose of establishing a sustainability program within any organization, no matter the size or industry sector.
Articles:
11th Hour Racing Team: www.11thhourracingteam.org/
The Sustainability Toolbox: sustainabilitytoolbox.com/
11th Hour Racing: 11thhourracing.org/
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Who are Parks for? (with Park People)
Laura Smith is a Project Manager for Park People. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Queen's University. Her planning interests include healthy community planning, equitable placemaking, and exploring marginalized peoples' experiences in city-building.
Park People supports and mobilizes community park groups, community organizers, non-profits, park professionals and funders who activate the power of parks.
Through Canada-wide and city-specific programs and events, funding, resources, research and professional services they help realize the power of parks to build strong communities, healthy environments, and resilient cities. Articles: Park People: https://parkpeople.ca/
Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/
Colour the Trails: https://colourthetrails.com/
High Park Nature Centre, Branching Out: https://highparknaturecentre.com/branching-out/
Surfacing Solutions: https://ccpr.parkpeople.ca/2023/
Cornerstone Report: https://parkpeople.ca/blog/park-people-releases-cornerstone-parks-report-on-stewardship-and-park-use
Race and Nature in the City: https://naturecanada.ca/race-and-nature-in-the-city/ ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Learn to Camp (with Parks Canada)
Laura Bernier is a Public Outreach Education Officer with Parks Canada. Parks Canada is the federal agency that manages and protects Canada's national parks and national park reserves.
The Learn to Camp Programme is a partnership between Parks Canada and the MEC (Mountain Equipment Company), offering opportunities for newcomers to access national parks in new ways. Articles: Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/ Learn to Camp: https://parks.canada.ca/serapprocher-connect/ltc-dlc ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Scaling up Sport for Development Projects (with Football without Borders Co-Founder Nikos Lemanis)
Football Without Borders' mission is to harness the global power and reach of football, our mission is to raise awareness of inequality and to alleviate the plight of those displaced, underprivileged or oppressed. They believe that football is a uniting language. It can start conversations on every continent, promoting connections that would otherwise not exist and fostering a sense of likeness and equality.
They bring the world’s most accessible and followed sport directly to communities around the globe, providing equipment, education and activity to those who are most in need.
Articles:
Football Without Borders: footballwithoutborders.org/
Canadian Suburb Atlas: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/research/canadian-suburbs-atlas/
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Doorstep Sport and the Five Rights (with StreetGames)
StreetGames is one of the UK’s leading ‘sport for development’ charities – changing lives and transforming communities through the power of sport.
Articles:
StreetGames: www.streetgames.org/
Shared Micromobility in North America: nacto.org/publication/shared-micromobility-in-2022/
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Sport and Art (with Project Backboard)
Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2015, whose mission is to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment.
Articles:
Project Backboard: projectbackboard.org/about-1
Play in Colour: www.playincolor.org/
Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup starts in style: www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/881486
NHL Backtracks on Pride Tape Ban: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-backtracks-pride-tape-ban-1.7006393
Contact Project Backboard:
Dan Peterson: dpeterson@projectbackboard.org
Shelton Hawkins: shelton@projectbackboard.org
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Sport and Innovation (with UEFA Innovation Hub)
Charles Frémont is the UEFA Innovation Hub Manager.
UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations.
The UEFA Innovation Hub helps them shape the future of football through collaborative innovation. The world is experiencing unprecedented change and this brings great opportunities for football. The UEFA Innovation Hub is a vehicle for future-proofing UEFA and ensuring we stay one step ahead of the latest trends to shape the future of our sport.
Articles:
UEFA Innovation Hub: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/
Champions Innovate: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/champions-innovate
World Basketball Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-basketball-day
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Active Outdoor Play (with Outdoor Play Canada)
Dr. Louise de Lannoy completed her PhD at Queen’s University in 2019 in clinical exercise physiology. Her interests in population health and knowledge translation led her to join the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Team at the CHEO Research Institute in 2020 where she first became involved in Outdoor Play Canada while it resided within the CHEO Research Institute, growing with it as it became a not-for-profit organization. Outdoor Play Canada serves to build and support the growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada. Articles: Outdoor Play Canada: https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/ NHL Banning "Cause-based" Jerseys: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-banning-cause-based-jerseys-next-season-1.6885826 NHL Banning use of Pride Tape: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-ban-pride-tape-1.6991413 Hockey Canada Updated Dressing Room Policy: https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Safety/Downloads/dressing-room-policy-e.pdf
NHL's Pride tape ban shows 'Hockey for Everyone' was a lie: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/the-nhl-unwraps-the-pride-tape-and-shows-the-hockey-is-for-everyone-campaign-was/article_20e8d97c-fcfd-5c0a-a81e-63a1452ccec4.html ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Sustainability at Mega Sport Events (with Örjan Lundberg)
Can Sport Venues be Catalysts for Change? (with Scott Marshall)
Scott Marshall is a recent graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received his Masters of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning. He focused on how sport venues can be catalysts for change in our communities, and how we can harness the power of sport through them. He was a student-athlete, competing on the American Football team. Articles:
Green Sports Day Canada Registration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-pWSfc8qhVX5UtubBmjb_eLBTYZ2u4SXAUo5RniOXc0/edit?usp=sharing Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/
Norwegian study linking sports and social capital (Seippel, 2006): http://www.seippel.no/Seippel_SportAndSocialCapital.pdf Deloitte study, “The Stadium Experience: Keeping sports fans engaged—and loyal” (2018): https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-stadium-experience-keeping-sports-fans-engaged-loyal.pdf
Let’s Build An Aloha Stadium We Can Be Proud Of (by Scott Marshall): https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/09/lets-build-an-aloha-stadium-we-can-be-proud-of/
IOC Athlete's Giving Back Course: https://olympics.com/athlete365/courses/athletes-giving-back/ ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Sport and Active Aging (with BC 55+ Games Event Manager Judy Joseph-Black)
The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.
The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities. Each community, under it’s own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society. The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors. Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area.
The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province. The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community.
Articles:
BC 55+ Games: 55plusbcgames.org/
Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity
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Sport Equipment and the Circular Economy (with Nomads Surfing co-founder Thomas Cervetti)
Nomads Surfing, an ecofriendly surf brand, is the story of three friends, three surfers but most of all, three globetrotters: Nicolas, Thomas and Basile, traveling from West to East for work or pleasure but always with a surfboard in their luggage. The story started on April 2017, around a good beer at the bottom of the Pyla dune, facing the ocean, this ocean that became our project’s keystone.
Articles:
Nomads Surfing: www.nomads-surfing.com/en/about-us/
Women's FIFA World Cup 2023: www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/tournament-review-england-spain-australia-new-zealand-beyond-greatness
Men's FIFA World Cup 2022: www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/groundbreaking-facts-and-figures-as-qatar-2022-tm-group-stage-wraps-up
Matildas' Women's World Cup semifinal loss to England sets TV audience record: www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-17/fifa-womens-world-cup-matildas-england-tv-audience/102741074
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Racing with Purpose (with The Ocean Race, Lucy Hunt)
School of Hard Knocks (with Fakhrie Arendse)
He has a particular passion for youth empowerment through sport and believes the fruits of a well-functioning society are fostered in the efforts of nurturing young people - by creating an environment conducive for youth to make a positive contribution to the world at large.
School of Hard Knocks (SoHK) is an award winning Cape Town based non-profit with a proven track record in using sport and one on one counselling to help young people cope with trauma, change outdated perceptions of gender, and improve their physical and emotional well-being.
Links:
School of Hard Knocks: www.schoolofhardknocks.co.za/
IOC Annual Reports: olympics.com/ioc/documents/International-olympic-committee/ioc-annual-report
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Sport and Refugees (with KLABU, Tjark Klimant)
KLABU is a young organisation based in Amsterdam, a social start-up with a scalable business model to power positive change through sport. They work directly with refugee communities around the world, who lead their own projects.
Links:
KLABU: klabu.org/
UNHCR: www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/insights/explainers/100-million-forcibly-displaced.html
UNHCR Sport: www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/our-partners/sport-partners
IOC Refugee Olympic Team: olympics.com/ioc/refugee-olympic-team
IPC Refugee Paralympic Team: www.paralympic.org/refugee-paralympic-team
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Sport and Wildlife (with Water4Wildlife and Calvince Ogall)
Calvince Ogall is the Programme Officer with Water4Wildlife. He is am passionate about community development, Environmental conservation and new innovations, Before joining Water4wildlife I have worked with various organization in implementing community based project among them; Prevention and countering of violent extremism in the informal settlements of Nakuru County by ISD and Strong cities, a Trainer of Trainees on an empowerment program for teenage mothers and girls in the informal setup by USAID, Slums upgrading through Affordable housing by We Effect international, and currently a programs Officer at Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara Kenya. Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara is anon profit making community based Organization that was officially registered in 2019. It’s established in Maasai Mara-Lemek Conservancy within the Maasai Mara ecosystem, Narok County (Kenya). Their mission is to inspire and empower children to be future wildlife and environment conservationist through football. Water4Wildlife is dedicated to environmental and wildlife conservation, with a focus on engaging and empowering children as champions for these causes through football. They believe that by educating and involving young people, they can build a more sustainable future for our planet and its species. Links: Water4Wildlife: https://water4wildlife.org/about-water-for-wildlife/ NYC Summer Streets 2023: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/408-23/mayor-adams-dot-commissioner-rodriguez-bring-summer-streets-all-five-boroughs#/0 Montreal Pedestrian Streets: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pedestrian-streets-summer-season-1.6829765 ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
ESports for Development (with Rahul Bissoonauth, Yunus Sports Hub)
In October 2022, Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) and the Global Esports Federation (GEF) joined forces to launch and grow the “Esports for Development” movement. This strategic partnership is focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. The primary aim of the Esports for Development (E4D) movement is to accelerate the contribution of the global esports community and industry to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Links:
Yunus Sports Hub: www.yunussportshub.com/
Esports for Development: www.esportsfordevelopment.org/
Paris 2024: avec 6,8 millions de billets vendus, Tony Estanguet défend des « Jeux ouverts au plus grand nombre » : www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2023/05/23/paris-2024-avec-6-8-millions-de-billets-vendus-tony-estanguet-defend-des-jeux-ouverts-au-plus-grand-nombre_6174521_3242.html#xtor=AL-32280270-%5Bdefault%5D-%5Bios%5D
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Global Sports Week 2023 (with Cedric Girard and Rithik Sinha)
Sport Tourism (with JOOKS Co-Founder Olivier Lebleu)
JOOKS is a free app that allows you to discover more than 300 cities around the world while running, walking, cycling or wheel chairing. JOOKS vocally guides you through the city and comments on the remarkable points you pass along the way. JOOKS is a combination of a voice GPS and an audio guide, available in 8 languages.
Links:
Jooks: www.jooks.app/
Sports for Nature Challenge Finalists: www.thinksport.org/en/latest-news-and-views/think-sport/winners-of-sports-for-nature-challenge-crowned-at-the-spot-12244
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Swim for Change (with Chloé Leger)
Swim for Change (formerly 0Megot) is a swimming based charity that uses sport to engage people on the issue of cigarette butt pollution. After their first swim in 2021, they are about to set off on a second, longer adventure in the Mediterranean Sea.
Links:
Swim for Change: www.swimforchange.fr/en
2021 Documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu2FFmbQOo4
Nike x WeForest: www.nike.com/nl/en/a/weforest-growing-together
Adidas x Parley for the Oceans: news.adidas.com/running/adidas-and-parley-for-the-oceans-unite-sporting-communities-across-the-globe-to-run-for-the-oceans/s/0621eb8e-fe22-426f-8bf3-4980347c184f
2022 Run for the Oceans: www.adidas.com/us/runfortheoceans
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50 - Life in a National Park (with Mayor of Banff Corrie DiManno)
Corrie DiManno is the Mayor of Banff, elected in 2021. She was elected town Councillor in Banff for the first time in 2013. She has worked in journalism as a reporter and as a magazine editor in the Bow Valley. In 2013 she transitioned into working in communications for the Banff Canmore Community Foundation and in 2018 became a part-time coordinator for Roam Public Transit. Links: Town of Banff: https://banff.ca/
Roam Public Transit: https://roamtransit.com/
Canada Games Council Green Sport: https://www.canadagames.ca/news/canada-games-strive-to-spark-climate-action-with-launch-of-sustainability-strategy ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Dreaming in Colour with Fundlife (Marko Kasic)
Marko Kasic is the Founder and Managing Director of FundLife. FundLife is a community-led not-for-profit delivering direct support to young people in short-term and chronic emergencies in the Philippines. They collaborate with local partners to ensure even the most vulnerable children can reach their full potential through access to purposeful play, quality education, and positive youth mentors. Since its inception in 2015, FundLife has designed, implemented and provided oversight on projects that have directly reached over 120,000 young people in conflict, chronic poverty, internal displacement and those at risk of human trafficking and has raised over USD 3.2 million in direct bottom-up investments for the hardest to reach communities. Links: The Renaissance of Urban Swimming: https://popupcity.net/insights/the-renaissance-of-urban-swimming/ Fundlife: https://www.fundlife.org/ ---- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact) Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/
Sport and Recreation Budgets in Canada
Links:
Lulu Lemon tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn't Work Out: thewalrus.ca/lululemon-tried-to-become-a-tech-company-it-didnt-work-out/
Sport and Recreation Budgets in Canada: www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/post/sport-and-recreation-budgets-in-canada
Obesity rates in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/healthy-living/obesity-canada.html
Costs of Obesity in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/obesity-excess-weight-rates-canadian-adults.html
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Skateistan: The Land of Skate (with Oliver Percovich)
Oliver Percovich Oliver Percovich is the founder and executive director of Skateistan, a nonprofit organization that uses skateboarding as a means of empowering youth and promoting education globally. He has received numerous awards including the World Skateboarding Federation’s Humanitarian Award and the Australian Youth Mentorship Award. He has also been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. Percovich is also a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission and a board member of the Tony Hawk Foundation, which supports the creation of public skateparks in underserved communities around the world.
Links:
Skateistan: www.skateistan.org/
Goodpush: www.goodpush.org/
'Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If you're a girl)' Academy Award Winning documentary: ff.hrw.org/film/learning-skateboard-warzone-if-youre-girl
Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool: www.bbc.com/news/technology-64939558
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Reimagining Sport Events (with Hamilton 2030 Chair Louis Frapporti)
Louis Frapporti is the Chair of the 2030 Commonwealth Games Bid for Hamilton.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada gave birth to the Games almost 100 years ago. Ontario has not hosted the Commonwealth Games since their inception. Bringing them back to Ontario on their centenary would be noteworthy. But while noting the historical significance of this bid is important it’s not enough. Large-scale international sporting events the world over are at a crossroads. In the face of pressing societal need, their cost to taxpayers is seen as excessive, particularly on the heels of the economic dislocation caused by a global pandemic. Therefore, if we are to secure the privilege of hosting the Commonwealth Games there is a need to reinvent them. This is our mission. Having given birth to the Games 100 years ago what better legacy than their revitalization for the next century?
Links:
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Hamilton 2030: https://hamilton2030.ca/#
The Social Impact Games: https://thesocialimpactgames.com/
La Sienne clean up: https://time.com/6261729/seine-clean-up-paris-olympics-2024/
Paris 100% cyclable: https://www.paris.fr/pages/un-nouveau-plan-velo-pour-une-ville-100-cyclable-19554
Paris Budget 2023: https://www.paris.fr/pages/budget-2023-les-principaux-investissements-au-service-des-parisiens-22698
Paris E-Scooters: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/02/parisians-vote-on-banning-e-scooters-from-french-capital
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Municipal Sport Policy (with Victoria City Councillor Matt Dell)
Links:
Adidas Sustainability: www.adidas.ca/en/sustainability
Matt Dell: www.victoria.ca/EN/main/city/mayor-council-committees/councillor-matt-dell.html
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Changing the Game (with MLSE Launchpad: Marika Warner & Bryan Heal)
Marika Warner is the Director of Research and Evaluation for community engagement and social impact initiatives at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). Her portfolio includes program evaluation, academic research partnerships, and technology and innovation. Marika uses data to explore issues relating to Sport for Development, positive youth development, sport equity, and corporate social responsibility in professional sport. Marika is also a retired professional dancer, a former physical therapist, and a mom.
Bryan Heal is the Social Impact Research Lead at MLSE Launchpad, which involves helping a sports & entertainment enterprise drive wide ranging social impact outcomes through its investments in youth and communities - a career in sport he never thought possible growing up dabbling in baseball, football and basketball as a kid.
MLSE Launchpad is located in Toronto’s urban centre of Moss Park, our 42,000sq ft space serves as an ambitious ‘living lab’ to explore and measure how sport can help improve the lives of youth. Sport For Development is a specific methodology supported by extensive research that suggests the intentional use of sport and physical activity can build healthy communities and help people reach their full potential.
Located in Toronto’s urban centre of Moss Park, MLSE LaunchPad serves as an ambitious living lab to explore and measure how sport can help improve the lives of youth. MLSE LaunchPad was built and is supported by the MLSE Foundation to advance positive developmental outcomes for youth facing barriers aged 6-29.
Links:
Vote for the Sports for Social Impact podcast: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-equality-and-social-impact-podcast/
MLSE Launchpad: https://www.mlselaunchpad.org/
Change the Game research: https://www.mlsefoundation.org/news-stories/mlse-foundation-reveals-change-the-game-research-results
Transathlete: https://www.transathlete.com/
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Sport and Child Development (with Childreach Nepal)
Childreach Nepal is a leading organization that uses sports as a unique approach to engage children and their communities. With over 5 years’ experience under their belt, they have tailor designed curriculums that addresses the needs of the young people. A part of a global street football world network, they collaborate with like minded organizations to identify and mitigate issues like gender inequalities, child trafficking, child labor, school bullying etc. Childreach Nepal believes in the power of play and sports, creating safe spaces for young people to express themselves in the sports field and beyond.
Urgen Lama has been working with Childreach Nepal for the past 9 years, under various capacities, starting as the Programmes and Institutional Fundraising-Manager and now over looking the over all functioning of the organization as the Director. His experience over the past 17 years, has seen him working directly with displaced children and youth overlooking their rescue, rehabilitation, development and eventually their reintegration to designing programmes and implementing them with partner organizations.
Links:
Childreach Nepal: https://www.childreachnepal.org/
How are Canadian Youth Getting to School? https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/active-transportation-how-children-getting-school.html
Bike Share Toronto carbon emissions: https://twitter.com/bikeshareto/status/1617629005611425796?s=46&t=LbnCwbkrJQkgj4z6RLvhog
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PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games
Links:
2023 CWG: www.2023canadagames.ca/
Canada Games: www.canadagames.ca/
Steel Heart by POESY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFLBJfwD6Y
IOC Climate Action Awards: olympics.com/athlete365/well-being/celebrating-the-climate-leaders-in-our-community/
Sports for Nature: thespot.ch/sports-for-nature/
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Engaging Communities around Sport for Development Projects (with love.fútbol)
love.fútbol specializes in partnering with underserved communities to plan, build, activate, and sustain their own recreational spaces, and as a result, strengthen their communities. Rather than an end product, our projects are a process where in-depth community engagement and a critical focus on sustainability are interdependent and integral to the entire project.
Links:
Love Futbol: www.lovefutbol.org/
Inventory of Publicly Owned Sport and Recreation facilities in Canada: www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3410006501
State of Britain's pools: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/15/britain-pools-leisure-centres-nhs-public-health
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Gender Equality through Sport in Genocide Impacted Countries (with Kids Play International)
Kids Play International believes gender equity transforms communities and countries and that it is not only a woman’s right, it is a human right. KPI leverages the power of sport and the Olympic values in a safe space so girls and boys can positively challenge and shift harmful gender, social and cultural norms. Sport has been proven to provide a unique environment where harmful norms can be renegotiated giving girls the same opportunities as boys to reach their full potential. Genocide education and prevention goes hand in hand with gender equity as the assumptions and perceptions a society holds regarding the roles and responsibilities of each gender effect their power dynamics in and out of conflict.
Links:
Kids Plat International: kidsplayintl.org/
MLSE Foundation study: assets.website-files.com/5eb9ca182f6df037590c28ea/60f5a049b617f857b0d14be4_Change%20The%20Game%20Research_FINAL.pdf
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Financing Active Transit (with Stientje van Veldhoven)
Stientje van Veldhoven is the Vice President and Regional Director for Europe and is based in the Europe Regional Office in The Hague. Stientje has been a prominent politician in the Netherlands, most recently serving as a Member of Cabinet responsible for Public Transport and Environment and as Minister for the Environment and Housing. She has also been a Member of Parliament, an international diplomat, representing the Dutch government in the European Union in Brussels and has been working with the European Commission DG research and development. Stientje has had longstanding involvement in environmental issues, especially related to climate change, energy and the circular economy. Stientje is based in the Europe Regional Office in The Hague.
World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global nonprofit organization that works with leaders in government, business and civil society to research, design, and carry out practical solutions that simultaneously improve people’s lives and ensure nature can thrive.
Links
World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/
Stientje van Veldhoven: https://www.wri.org/profile/stientje-van-veldhoven
Over 125 years of Olympic venues: post-Games use: https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-legacy/over-125-years-of-olympic-venues
UN GA Resolution: https://press.un.org/en/2022/ga12476.doc.htm
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Arctic Winter Games (with Arctic Winter Games Wood Buffalo 2023 & Mat-Su 2024)
Kerry Quade is the General Manager for Mat-Su 2024 Arctic Winter Games.
The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) is a high profile circumpolar sport competition for northern and arctic athletes. The AWG provide an opportunity to strengthen sport development in the participants’ jurisdictions, to promote the benefits of sport, to build partnerships, and to promote culture and values. They celebrate sport, social exchange and cultures. The AWG provide an opportunity for the developing athlete to compete in friendly competition while sharing cultural values from northern regions around the world.
Links:
Arctic Winter Games: www.arcticwintergames.org/
AWG 2023: awg2023.org/
AWG 2024: www.awg2024.org/
COP 15 Biodiversity Sport announcement: www.sailsofchange.org/sports-for-nature-a-new-framework-to-help-sports-protect-biodiversity/
Skate Canada: skatecanada.ca/2022/12/definition-of-team-updated-to-reflect-gender-diversity-across-the-podium-pathway/
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Sport and Active Living (with Elena Mercedes)
Elena Mercedes is a former member of the Women’s Saber National Fencing Team of Guatemala. She holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management and a Bachelor’s in International Relations. Her goal is to generate transformative change in and through sports to accomplish both social and economic development goals in Latin America. Through the project, the aim is to improve access to sports/physical activities in local communities by implementing socially responsible initiatives that: 1. Increase the opportunities for physical activity participation for least active groups (such as girls, women, older adults, rural and indigenous communities, and vulnerable or marginalized populations) 2. Facilitate access to safe, regular, and affordable or free sports physical activities in public spaces 3. Raise knowledge and awareness about the benefits of applying socially responsible principles in sports events/activities in Latin America.
Links:
Elane Mercedes: https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders/elena-mercedes-haro-lima
TfL Press Release - New TfL data shows continued boom in walking and cycling, with almost twice as many now living near a high-quality cycle route: https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-press-release-new-tfl-data-shows-continued-boominwalking-and-cycling-with-almost-twice-asmany-now-living-near-a-high-quality-cycle-route
Commuting 2021 Canadian Census: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/census/census-engagement/community-supporter/commuting
Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Commuting Habits for Good? https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221130/dq221130c-eng.htm?utm_source=cst&utm_medium=smo&utm_campaign=statcan-2021census-diss-commuting-en
Bixi: https://twitter.com/BIXImontreal/status/1595873032630943748
More Victorians are cycling, walking to work: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/more-victorians-cycling-walking-to-work-census-data
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Sport and Reforestation (with Football for Forests)
Sport and Mental Health (with Koun)
Koun, a Lebanese NGO, started operating in 2018 in refugee camps and community centres across the country, and was registered in January 2020. Koun aims at promoting mental health, empowerment and peace in marginalized communities in Lebanon through Yoga. We are driven by the belief that well-being is a condition that every individual should have, regardless of age, race, or social class. Yoga is an ancient body-mind practice and an efficient psychosocial support activity that works on every aspect of one’s being. Each yoga activity focuses on enhancing the practitioner’s self-awareness while releasing their muscular, mental and emotional tensions, leading to an enhanced psychological state.
Sandy Boutros, a Lebanese activist and yoga instructor, founded her non-profit Koun to promote mental health and total well-being in the most disadvantaged communities in Lebanon through Yoga. She believes that yoga should be accessible to everyone regardless of age, race and social class. Koun is the perfect way for Sandy to propagate yoga not only as a powerful tool for well-being but also as a discipline that promotes inclusion, equity and empowerment.
Articles:
Koun: https://koun.org/
17th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport: https://rm.coe.int/msl17-10-resolutions/1680a8bcf1
UK's National Health Service to prescribe Dancing and Surfing: https://beyondsport.org/articles/nhs-prescribe-surfing-and-dancing-to-help-anxiety-in-the-uk/ ---
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IOC Young Leaders Programme (with Rishav Bhowmik)
Rishav Bhowmik is an architect and also a national level air rifle shooter. He got selected as a Young Sports Maker at Global Sports Week in Paris 2020 and 2022. He has done a Master trainer workshop in Olympic Value Education Programme and has been working with a NGO to help create a better future. His IOC Young Leaders project is called SportxALL.
SportxALL aims to provide free training and expert coaching to underprivileged children in the locality. The idea is to create an online platform which will connect all the sports clubs with everyone who wants to play sports. This will create traction for the clubs and in partnership with the project, the underprivileged kids will receive free training. These kids will also be provided with the appropriate sports equipment and sports goods to further their sports careers and journeys.
The IOC Young Leaders programme, launched in 2016, empowers talents to leverage the power of sport to make a positive difference in their communities.With the support of seed-funding from the IOC and a network of mentors, these inspiring young people have delivered over 100 initiatives reaching over 30,000 individual participants.As agents of Olympism they have also spoken at many international events spreading the message of sport for good and 17 IOC YLs are currently IOC Commission Members.
Articles:
Sport and low-income neighbourhoods: Commission publishes report https://sportcommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CWB-Commission-Summative-Report.pdf
IOC Young Leaders: https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders
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COP27 Sharm El-Shiekh
This week is our first solo episode with some featured guests! Host David Thibodeau attended COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt as a Canadian Youth Delegate. This episode is all about his experience at COP27. He discusses what he got up to each day, what it was like to be at COP and how sports can relate back to climate action.
Articles:
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: https://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/our-story/how-we-work/environmental-sustainability
All you need to know about Tokyo 2020 sustainability: https://olympics.com/ioc/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-tokyo-2020-sustainability
COP 27 Egypt: https://cop27.eg/#/
City of Ottawa: Climate change and energy: https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/climate-change-and-energy#section-3db00806-5c90-4cce-8768-8bda52ad2d79
Cars, planes, trains: where do CO2 emissions from transport come from?: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport
EU CO2 Emissions from cars: facts and figures: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190313STO31218/co2-emissions-from-cars-facts-and-figures-infographics
Trees as Infrastructure: https://treesasinfrastructure.com/#/
All Draft Texts from COP27: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z0wyEGoU_6da9SGNlsqzyi8PPEa0fkeIYjne4Xcmezo/htmlview#gid=0
Progress was made at COP27, but more is needed, says climate activist: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/progress-was-made-at-cop27-but-more-is-needed-says-climate-activist-1.6659381
COP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/world/cop27-egypt-agreement-climate-intl/index.html
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Sport and Climate Advocacy (with Protect Our Winters Canada)
Protect our Winters Canada (POW) is a passionate community of enthusiasts, professional athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. They believe that their love of adventure in nature demands their participation in the fight to save and protect it.
Anik Champoux is a Program Director with POW Canada. Having grown up in the ski industry in Quebec, Anik has always been a passionate skier. Through the ski industry she was able to take on many exciting professional opportunities, most formidably working as the Whistler Blackcomb Brand Manager for over a decade. With a BCom in Strategic Management and Sustainable Development, she has always been driven to create purposeful campaigns and movements using the brand voice for good. Having the opportunity to join POW as the interim Program Director is truly a dream come true with being able to use her skills and experience to advance climate policy. As a mom of 2 young boys, it is important to her to give them a good example of merging purpose with work and play. She resides in Whistler, BC. Game on, Climate Change
Articles:
WHO Global Report on Physical Activity: https://www.who.int/teams/health-promotion/physical-activity/global-status-report-on-physical-activity-2022
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Sport and Climate Change Part 2 (with Dan Wilcock)
Dan Wilcock grew up in Australia, the Philippines and the United States, competing in multiple sports, including swimming, soccer, athletics, cricket, field hockey and dragon boat racing. He then specialised in snowboarding, following winter around the world and had the opportunity to represent Australia as both a competitor and a coach. During his career in snowboarding, Dan also developed experience in sport program management, talent development and events management. Dan holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the Australian National University, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa. He is also a qualified lawyer in both Canada and Australia. Dan has served in a number of executive roles in the Government of Canada, in areas including competition law, marketing law, environment and climate change, and international relations. Join the Canadian Alliance on Sports for Climate Action: Born from the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework - the Canadian Alliance is a community of practice on sport & sustainability issues in Canada. Participants collectively leverage the power of sport to raise awareness of climate issues and improve sustainability in Canadian sport.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadian-alliance-on-sports-for-climate-action/
Articles:
Timeline: Hockey Canada's handling of 2018 sexual assault allegation
Sports for Climate Action IOC Sustainability
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