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• Diversity and Inclusion
• Doping
• High Performance
• LGBTQI2S
• Olympic Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent
• Policy Maker and Government Official
• Researcher
• Sport Organization

This week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hear a scheduled five-day appeal in the case of two-time Olympic 800m champion Castor Semenya. Semenya is appealing a ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that will...

The cheater’s high: why do athletes cheat?

July 21, 2014

• Athlete Development
• Doping
• Fair Play
• High Performance
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Sport Organization

Athletes train to be able to compete at their best with integrity, honesty and the hope their opponents have done the same, although sometimes this is not the case. Cheating is nothing new; resorting to anything to get an edge...

Anti-Doping

• Athlete Development
• Canadian Sport Policies
• Coaching
• Doping
• Health and Wellness
• High Performance
• Major Games
• Mental Health
• Training Methods
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Sport Organization

In these days of doping scandals, athletes can find themselves wondering about the other athletes lining up beside them. Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard, awarded medals from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in December 2018, advises athletes to stay true...

The Implications of Cannabis Legalization for Athletes

October 10, 2018

• Athlete Development
• Canadian Sport Policies
• Cannabis
• Doping
• Health and Wellness
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Policy Maker and Government Official
• Sport Organization

The legalization of cannabis in Canada will have significant implications on the Canadian sport system, ranging from anti-doping policy, to athlete and staff safety and wellbeing, to risk management for organizations. In conjunction with its partners, SIRC will be providing...

Athlete Perspective: My reality as a clean athlete in a not so clean sport

January 22, 2019

• Athlete Development
• Canadian Sport Policies
• Coaching
• Doping
• Fair Play
• High Performance
• Safe Sport
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent

SIRC’s Athlete Perspective series provides insight and recommendations on key issues from an athlete’s perspective. The collection of blogs and SIRCuit articles profiles Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes and taps into their lived experience. I started weightlifting in a small,...

Athlete Perspective

• Doping
• High Performance
• Major Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent

On December 3, 2018, Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard received a gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, following the disqualification of athletes convicted of doping violations. Learn more about her journey...

Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate

April 25, 2019

• Canadian Sport Policies
• Cannabis
• Doping
• Leadership and Governance
• Athlete
• Coach
• Official
• Parent
• Sport Organization

Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the medals pile up. For instance, February 2018 marked twenty years...

Experts in the House - Q&A with Beckie Scott on Integrity in Sport

October 13, 2020

• Doping
• Fair Play
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Safe Sport

In this highly-anticipated SIRC webinar, Politics vs Principle: retaining integrity in sport, and why it matters, Beckie Scott discussed the importance of ethics and integrity in sport and safeguarding the rights of athletes in the face of increasing pressures to...

Doping

• Athlete Development
• Doping
• High Performance
• Major Games
• Athlete
• Coach
• Parent
• Sport Organization

Research from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport finds, when it comes to doping, 82% of Canadians disagree that it is okay to cheat if you know or believe your opponent is doing the same. Learn more about Canadian...

The Athlete Biological Passport: Enhancing clean sport

March 4, 2015

• Doping
• Fair Play
• High Performance
• Policy Maker and Government Official

Promoting fair play and implementing ethical sport policies are among the options for promoting clean sport. Rules and regulations are created in order to protect the health and safety of participants – as well as the integrity of sport. However,...