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Open Letter from 300+ International Fencers
Over 300 International Fencers Call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Fencing Federation (FIE) to Uphold the Ban on Russia and Belarus.
Open Letter from Fencing For Change Canada
50+ Canadian fencers pen an open letter to the Canadian Minister of Sport, The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, calling for a national judicial inquiry into Canadian sport.
We write to you today on behalf of over fifty current and former Canadian fencers who have been and continue to be subjected to a toxic culture and abusive practices within the Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF).
International Olympic Committee Welcomes Russia and Threatens to Suspend Ukraine
Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a letter to the President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, Mr Vadaym Guttsait, attempting to justify Russia’s invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In the letter, the IOC told Ukraine that threatening to boycott the Olympic Games would be a violation of the Olympic Charter and would result in a sanction. The IOC’s inverted stance toward the aggressor and the victim of this war flouts the Olympic Charter and undermines peace.
International Olympic Committee Supports Russia’s War of Aggression in Ukraine
Today’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in qualifiers to attend the 2024 Paris Olympic Games sends a message to the world that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorses Russia’s brutal war and invasion of Ukraine. By allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete, the IOC is strengthening Russia’s propaganda machine, empowering the Putin regime, and undermining peace.
OPEN LETTER: 500+ Canadian Gymnasts’ Concerns about a Toxic and Abusive Sport Culture Continue to be Ignored
Open letter on behalf of 500+ Canadian gymnasts whose calls for an independent, judicial investigation remain unanswered by the Canadian Government. Trigger Warning: Content contains reference to sexual, physical, psychological, and verbal abuse.
Another Canadian Child Gymnast has been sexually assaulted and the Canadian Government continues to Ignore Athletes’ Calls for an Independent Third-party Investigation.
Another Canadian Child Gymnast has been sexually assaulted and Canadian Government continues to Ignore Athletes’ Calls for an Independent Third-Party investigation into the Abuse in Canadian Gymnastics.
I will no longer be silenced - Canadian Gymnast Abby (Pearson) Spadafora
I will no longer be silenced. Breaking the silence of my lived experiences of abuse in Canadian gymnastics is a heavy one. For the benefit of every child, athlete, and parent in the sport it’s time for me to be vulnerable; it’s time to inform everyone that the type of behaviour I and many others were exposed to was never acceptable and must be stopped.
Athletes Call for the Immediate Resignation of Boxing Canada’s High-Performance Director
Athletes and Coaches Call for the Immediate Resignation of Boxing Canada’s High-Performance Director