Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel addressed Play the Game 2019 with a specific question: Why don’t WADA and the IOC want to hear any more evidence from Russian super-whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov?

Most professional sports teams are obliged to employ a doctor. However, according to Professor Annette Greenhow, such employment relationships make conflicts of interests inevitable. The question is: how do we manage them?

The contrasting challenges of growing participation in grassroots sport in the USA compared with other countries were a main topic on day three at Play the Game 2019.

At Play the Game 2019, a crowd of former athletes, current activists and others got the privilege of viewing the premiere of Jill Yesko’s new movie Broken Trust. The film shed light on the sexual abuse of athletes in the U.S. by their trusted coaches and trainers.

At Play the Game 2019 Assistant professor Spencer Harris from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs called for adjustments of the National Sports Governance Observer.

Making the authorities aware of corruption and cheating can have serious consequences for the informant. At Play the Game 2019 top speakers shared experiences on whistleblowing and how to better protect whistleblowers and encourage them to come forward.

Similar doping offences don’t always result in similar sanctions. At Play the Game 2019, speakers discussed how to ensure that the punishments are consistent.

The tentative opening up of football stadia to women in Iran for an international game against Cambodia on October 10 is only the start, FIFA’s head of sustainability & diversity said at Play the Game 2019.