Play the Game launches podcast examining corruption, human rights, and politics in international sport
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Summary
Play the Game has launched a new podcast that explores corruption, human rights, geopolitics, gambling, athlete welfare, and abuse in sport. The first episode releases on June 8 and will be available on major podcast platforms. The podcast extends Play the Game's mission of fostering open, critical, and informed debate about international sport, featuring presentations from past conferences with current perspectives.
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Corruption, human rights, geopolitics, gambling, athlete welfare, and abuse in sport are among some of the issues at the centre of a new podcast from Play the Game.
It will feature presentations from previous Play the Game conferences, introduced with a current perspective.
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