Play the Game 2009

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Play the Game 2009

Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communications conference on sport and society took place in Coventry, UK 8-12 June 2009 and brought together over 270 stakeholders from the world of sport to debate and discuss these key issues in sport at Coventry University's Centre for the International Business of Sport.

This was the first Play the Game conference to be held outside the Nordic countries.

News from the conference

LeMond happy to be subpoenaed

20.07.2010

Greg LeMond is again speaking out against doping and Lance Armstrong, much like he did at the Play the Game Conference in 2009.
Bidders from Germany, Slovenia and South Africa compete to host Play the Game 2011

02.02.2010

After lasts year’s successful conference in Coventry, bidders have lined up to host the seventh edition of Play the Game, which will take place in 2011. The conference is known as the only international meeting-place where sport’s top officials, experts and media people meet for unrestricted debate on doping, corruption, sedentary lifestyle, sport in developing countries and other challenges to sport.
Presentations at Play the Game 2009

04.07.2009
Coventry Declaration approved by Play the Game delegates

12.06.2009

The Coventry Declaration was approved by conference delegates at Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communications conference on sport and society. The declaration calls upon the Canadian Government and Olympic authorities and to state their commitment to ensuring all Canadians and those visiting Canada will have their fundamental right to security of the person and freedom of expression protected as guaranteed by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Declan Hill wins Play the Game 2009 award

12.06.2009

Canadian investigative journalist, author and academic, Declan Hill receives the Play the Game 2009 award in recognition of his groundbreaking research and documentation of the realities of match fixing.

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A growing number of stakeholders realise that sport cannot fulfil its ambitions by being succesful as a global entertainment industry. On the contrary, commercial success is sometimes accompanied by serious threats to the core values and credibility of sport as a driver of social, cultural and educational progress.

The sixth Play the Game world communication conference on sport and society took place in Coventry, UK, and was co-hosted by Coventry University's Centre for the International Business of Sport, with main conference sessions taking place at the city's Cathedral.

Conference photos

Conference photographer Jens Astrup covered the 2009 conference and his photos can be used for editorial purposes if duly credited.

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Play the Game 2009

News from the conference

LeMond happy to be subpoenaed

Bidders from Germany, Slovenia and South Africa compete to host Play the Game 2011

Presentations at Play the Game 2009

Coventry Declaration approved by Play the Game delegates

Declan Hill wins Play the Game 2009 award

More news from Play the Game 2009

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Conference photos

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