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Gaurav Misra , Publishing Editor , Plawyered

He is currently pursuing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Chanakya

National Law University, Patna. A voracious reader and an

ardent Arsenal supporter, Plawyered is his way of bringing

his love for law and sports on one single platform.

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She is currently pursuing B.A. LL.B. from Chanakya National

Law University, Patna. She is a sports enthusiast and a big fan

of cricket. It is her love for sports that made her come up with

this portal. Apart from this, she also holds the experience of

working with several legal portals and research journals.

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(Hons.) in University Institute of Laws, Panjab University,

Ludhiana. He has been a part of research team of

Mindbatteries-an online startup. Apart from being an

activist, he is also a member of Rotaract Chandigarh, youth

wing of Rotary International.

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Chanakya National Law University. He has an interest in

debating and mooting and has represented his University

in various Debating and Mooting tournaments. His

interests include Constitutional Law and Criminal Law.

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#1 ACHIEVEMENT, INITIATIVES AND

SUCCESS STORIES OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS ON

COMPLETION OF TWO YEARS OF NDA

GOVERNMENT

Image Courtesy:Indianexpress.com

The role of the Department of Sports is

to create the infrastructure and

promote capacity building for broad-

basing sports as well as for achieving

excellence in various international and

national competitive events. The

schemes being implemented by the

Department are geared towards

achieving these objectives. Keeping in

view the growing demands for

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advanced infrastructure, equipment

and scientific support, Department of

Sports has taken several initiatives and

is providing the necessary assistance to

sportspersons by way of training and

exposure in international competitions

backed up with scientific and

equipment support as well as cash

incentives for boosting their morale.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND INITIATIVES SINCE MAY 2014

Revision of scale of assistance to Sportspersons and National Sports

Federations

With a view to give a boost to the

preparation of Indian athletes for Rio

Olympics, 2016 and enhancing the

medal hopes of the country, the

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

has made upward revision of various

financial parameters under the

Scheme of Assistance to National

Sports Federations on 27th October

2015. As per the revised norms, the

amount for holding National

Championships has been revised from

Rs.2.lakhs for seniors, juniors and sub-

juniors to Rs.5 lakhs for seniors, Rs.7

lakhs for juniors and Rs.10 lakhs for

sub-juniors. This will help catch

sporting talent young. To promote

traditional tournaments, a new

provision of assistance of up to Rs. 5

lakh each for such events has been

made. Such tournaments will be

identified by a Committee of experts.

Assistance of Rs. 25 lakh will be

available for holding prestigious

tournaments in India. This will help

improve the quality of tournaments.

Senior players and coaches will be

allowed to travel by air in economy

class for a distance beyond 500 kms.

Similarly, junior players will be

allowed to travel by air in economy

class for a distance beyond 1200 kms.

Sub-junior players will be allowed to

travel by AC III tier. Earlier, air travel

was not admissible and senior players

were travelling by AC II tier and junior

and sub-junior players were travelling

by sleeper class for domestic

competitions. This will make

participation by athletes less stressful

and convenient. Air travel has been

allowed for coaching camps and

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competitions held in the North-East

Region. Similarly, the athletes from

the North-East Region will be allowed

air travel from their

residence/coaching camps to and from

Kolkata. Medical insurance policy of

Rs.5 lakhs and Personal Accident

Policy of Rs.25 lakhs for athletes has

been allowed. For international events

held in India, the quantum of financial

assistance has been enhanced from

Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.30 lakhs per

tournament. The assistance can be

utilized for boarding, lodging,

transportation, rent of playfields, cost

of consumable equipment, certificates,

medals, awards and prize money. Prior

to the revision, there was no provision

of assistance for prize money. The

salary of various support personnel

like doctors, physiotherapists,

psychologists, masseurs, etc. has also

been substantially hiked to attract

highly skilled personnel to assist the

athletes. High Performance Specialist

Coaches with a remuneration up to Rs.

2 lakh per month can be engaged by

SAI/NSFs for sports disciplines

included in mega events. The salary of

Chief Coach has been enhanced by

three times from Rs.50,000 to

Rs.1,50,000 per month. Higher salary

will also be allowed in specific

deserving cases. The salary of other

coaches has also been enhanced from

Rs.30, 000 to Rs.75, 000 per month.

This will incentivise good coaches.

NSFs have been allowed to procure

equipment upto Rs.10 lakh. Above that

amount, the procurement will be done

by Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Evaluation of athletes‟ performance

from Sports Science point of view has

been allowed. An amount of Rs.1500/-

per athlete per international

participation (if camp is not held

before competition) for undergoing

evaluation from Sports Science and

Medical Fitness point of view will be

paid by the Government.

Successful conduct of 12th South Asian Games

India successfully hosted 12th South

Asian Games at Guwahati and Shillong

from 5-16 February 2016 at a very

short lead time of 100 days. 12th South

Asian Games were declared open by

Prime Minister in a glittering opening

ceremony on 5th February 2016 at

Guwahati. After 12 days of competitive

spirit and bonhomie among

sportspersons and teams from 8

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participating SAARC countries, 12th

South Games were concluded on 16th

February 2016. The Games were

conducted successfully and smoothly

amidst severe time constraints for

upgradation and renovation of sports

infrastructure and facilities and other

challenges. The Games were conducted

in a very professional manner. 12th

South Asian Games saw participation

of about2500 athletes from eight

nations in 226 events over 22 sports.

Revision of the Scheme of Special Awards to Medal Winners in

International Sports Events and their Coaches

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

revised the Scheme of Special Awards

to medal winners in international

events and their coaches on

29thJanuary 2015. In the revised

scheme, the amount of award money

has been enhanced to encourage

outstanding performance by

sportspersons. The amount of award

money for medal winners in Olympic

Games (summer and winter) has been

enhanced from existing Rs. 50 lakh

(gold medal), Rs. 30 lakh (silver

medal) and Rs. 20 lakh (bronze medal)

to Rs. 75 lakh, Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 30

lakh respectively. The amount of

award money for medal winners in

Asian Games and Commonwealth

Games has been enhanced from

existing Rs. 20 lakh (gold medal), Rs.

10 lakh (silver medal) and Rs. 6 lakh

(bronze medal) to Rs. 30 lakh, Rs. 20

lakh and Rs. 10 lakh respectively. In

the category of the World

Championships, Asian Championships

and Commonwealth Championships,

three separate categories of award

money have been provided depending

on whether the championships is held

once in four years, once in two years or

held annually. Amount of award

money for medalists of Paralympic

Games (summer & winter), ParaAsian

Games and Commonwealth Games

(Para-Athletes) has been fixed at par

with medalists of Olympic Games,

Asian Games and Commonwealth

Games. IBSA World Championship of

Blind, Deaflympics and Special

Olympics (summer & winter) have

been included in the revised scheme of

special awards.

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Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme and Preparations for Rio

Olympics 2016

A programme, namely TOP (Target

Olympic Podium) Scheme has been

formulated in March 2015 within the

overall ambit of National Sports

Development Fund (NSDF) with the

objective of identifying and supporting

potential medal prospects for 2016 and

2020 Olympic Games. Focused

disciplines are Athletics, Archery,

Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling,

Weightlifting and Shooting. The

selected athletes are being provided

financial assistance for their

customized training at Institutes

having world class facilities and other

necessary support. Benchmark for

selection of athletes under the scheme

is in relation to international

standards. 118 athletes have been

identified as on 31.3.2016 so far for

funding under TOP scheme.

Customized training at Institutes

having world class facilities and other

necessary support is being provided to

the elite athletes, which is expected to

result in improved performance and a

higher position in medals tally for the

country. Further, National coaching

camps are being organized and

competitive exposure abroad is being

provided to the identified proables as

per Annual Calendar of Training &

Competitions (ACTCs) finalized in

consultation with National Sports

Federations (NSFs) and funds are

being provided from the Scheme of

Assistance to NSFs.

Enhancement in various facilities for athletes

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and

Sports has on 30th June 2015

enhanced the diet and supplement

charges of the athletes as per the

following rates: I. Diet Charges – Upto

Rs.650/- per day per athlete for Senior

sportspersons Upto Rs.450/- per day

per athlete for Junior/Sub-junior

sportspersons II. Supplement Charges

– Upto Rs.700/- per day per athlete

for heavy & middle weight power

events Upto Rs.400/- per day per

athlete for endurance, team, sprints

and low weight power events Upto

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Rs.300/- per day per athlete for skill events

Special Package for Development of Sports Infrastructure of Jammu and

Kashmir

A special package of Rs. 200 crore for

upgrading and provision of sports

facilities in the Jammu & Kashmir has

been announced for the benefit of J &

K.The works to be executed under the

special package have been finalized in

consultation with the State

Government of J&K. Stadiums at

Jammu and Srinagar will be brought

to international standard with funding

of Rs. 84 crore. Besides that, up-

gradation of existing stadia at Poonch

and Rajouri and construction of

multipurpose indoor hall in 12

districts/locations will be carried out

to cater to climate of the State with

prolonged winter season. Estimated

cost for these works has been worked

out to Rs. 52 crore. For taking up these

works, Rs. 6.00 crore have been

earmarked for development of

infrastructure for Water Sports

Activities in Pahalgam and Mansar

Lake. Rs. 2.63 crore have been

earmarked for lighting system in

artificial football ground at TRC

Srinagar and Gani Memorial Stadium,

Srinagar. Rs. 55 crore have been

earmarked for sports equipments,

coaches, trainers, furniture,

competitions etc.This will provide

opportunity to the youth of the State

for engaging in sporting activities and

help in weaning them away from

militancy. Rs. 55 crore has been

released to Government of Jammu &

Kashmir during 2015-16. A budgetary

allocation of Rs. 75 crore has been

made during current financial year

2016-17.

National Sports University at Manipur

The proposal for setting up of National

Sports University in Manipur was

formally announced in the Budget

2014-15. The Government of Manipur

has transferred 336.93 acres of land in

Thoubal district of Manipur to the

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

for the proposed University. A Central

Public Sector Undertaking, has been

selected as Project Management

Consultant for setting up the proposed

University. The National Sports

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University Bill, 2016, is under

finalization with the Ministry of Law

and Justice. Setting up of National

Sports University in Manipur will

result in giving an opportunity to the

youth of country in general and of

North Eastern States in particular for

pursuing courses such as B.P.Ed,

M.P.Ed, Diploma / certificate courses

in coaching, physiotherapy, fitness,

sports management, sports journalism,

etc. It would also churn out

sportspersons of abilities both at the

grass-roots as well as international

levels and also promote sports-

industry-related products like sports

goods and medicines.

MoU with India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) for

supporting Badminton sport

The Department of Sports and India

Infrastructure Finance Company

Limited (IIFCL), a company under

Ministry of Finance have signed a

Memorandum of Understanding

(“MOU”) for supporting Badminton

sport in April 2015. Under the MOU,

IIFCL shall contribute Rs. 30 Crore

(Rs. 10 crore each year for 3 years) to

the Target Olympic Podium (TOP)

Scheme within ambit of National

Sports Development Fund (NSDF)

under its initiatives for Corporate

Social Responsibility (CSR). IIFCL

contributed Rs. 10 Crore to NSDF for

the 1 st year on 31.3.2015.

Creation of Regional Sports Federations and their recognition

With a view to promoting and giving

due acknowledgement and importance

to sports having regional spread, the

Ministry has decided on 27th May

2015 to consider granting recognition

to sports federations of certain

indigenous sports disciplines as

Regional Sports Federations (RSFs)

subject to certain conditions like the

sports disciplines must be popular in a

region/state and played in one or more

states; the sports should have been

played in the region for at least last 10

years; the RSFs seeking recognition

from the Govt. should have conducted

championships in all the categories

namely Senior, Junior & Sub-Junior.

There shall be only one RSF for each

sport; Federations of only indigenous

sports will be considered for

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recognition as RSFs; and in case there

is an international body for a sport

discipline, the recognition of the said

body would be necessary.

Issue of Guidelines for providing Sports Infrastructure/Facilities to

Players and Officials during the National Championships and

International Tournaments held in India

In the wake of complaints of poor

management in conduct of National

Para Athletics Championships 2015,

the Ministry issued guidelines to all

recognized National Sports

Federations on 23rd April 2015 for

providing and making arrangements

for requisite facilities relating to

playing arena, its accessibility, neat

and clean toilets, provision for

drinking water, proper resting place,

separate changing rooms for boys and

girls, neat and clean lodging facilities,

adequately equipped with toilets

including disabled friendly toilets,

proper transportation facilities for

players and officials from the place of

stay to the venue of championship etc.

Categorization of Sports disciplines to make them eligible for assistance

based on their performance

The Department of Sports reviewed

the categorization of sports disciplines

on 23rd Mach 2015 with a view to

rendering assistance from the

Government. A new category of „high

priority‟ has been created while

retaining the earlier three categories

viz., „priority‟, „general‟ and „others‟.

In the „High Priority‟ category, the

sports disciplines played in the

Olympic Games and in which India

have won medals in last conducted

Asian Games as well as CWG or in

which India has good chance of

winning medals in Olympics have been

included. At present, 9 sports

disciplines viz., athletics, archery,

badminton, boxing, hockey, shooting,

tennis, weightlifting and wrestling

have been included. Focused attention

will be provided to High Priority

disciplines.

Formulation of selection criteria for sportspersons/teams for

participation in international sports events

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The Department of Sports has

formulated the selection criteria for

sportspersons/teams for participation

in international sports events and

circulated the same to Indian Olympic

Association (IOA) and National Sports

Federations (NSFs) on 10th March

2015. It has been decided that for

participation in multi-disciplinary

sports events such as Olympic Games,

Winter Olympics, Asian Games,

Commonwealth Games, Asian Indoor

Games, Asian Beach Games, Youth

Olympics, Asian Youth Games,

Commonwealth Youth Games,

Paralympics and Para-Asian Games,

the performance of the sportspersons,

in the individual events during the last

twelve months prior to

commencement of the event should

not be less than the performance

achieved by the 6th position holder of

the previous edition of the respective

tournament in measurable sports and

for team events, only those teams

which have achieved ranking upto 8th

among participating countries of the

concerned tournaments in the last one

year should be considered for

participation in the respective

tournaments. In non-measurable

individual sports, the sportspersons

must have achieved 6th rank in the last

12 months. It has also been decided

that only the sportspersons, coaches

and support staff approved by the

Ministry and Sports Authority of India

(SAI) will be part of the contingent for

the events cleared at cost to the

government and no additional

sportspersons, coach and support staff

will be included even at no cost to

government in such sports

competitions.

Successful conduct of 35th National Games, Kerala

35th National Games were successfully

organized from 31st January to 14th

February, 2015 in Kerala. Sports

competitions in 34 sports disciplines

and 2 demo events were held at 25

venues and at temporary overlays

spread across 7 Districts of Kerala viz.,

Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,

Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur,

Kozhikkode and Kannur. For 35th

National Games, the Government of

India has given grant of Rs. 121 crore

to the Government of Kerala in the

form of Additional Central Assistance

for creation/upgradation of sports

infrastructure.

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Categorization of sports disciplines and recognition of ‘Yoga’ as a sports

discipline

The categorization of various Sports

disciplines was reviewed on 1st

September 2015 and the revised

categories of sports disciplines and the

scale of financial assistance admissible

to each category under the Scheme of

Assistance to National Sports

Federations (NSFs) was conveyed to

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and

all recognized NSFs. Based on the past

performance in major international

events, it has been decided to upgrade

the sport of Fencing from Others to

General category. It has been decided

to place University Sports in the

Priority category. It has further been

decided to recognize Yoga as a sports

discipline and to place it in the Priority

category.

Organising National School Games in a big way Department of Sports has

decided to organise National School Games in a big way at four to five

venues in the country every year

A beginning was made by supporting

these games in the state of Kerala, held

in January, 2016. The objective of the

National School Games is to ensure

proper promotion and development of

various games at the school level. This

will help early identification of talent

and physical fitness of children. For

the purpose of efficient organisation of

the National School Games, the

Department of Sports is collaborating

with the School Games Federation of

India (SGFI) for conduct of the games

and with the selected state

governments for infrastructure. It is

expected that participation of a large

number of children in the proposed

National School Games from various

parts of the country will not only

contribute to the objective of sports

promotion, but also national unity and

harmony.

MOST SIGNIFICANT SCHEMES/INITIATIVES IN TERMS OF BENEFITS

TO COMMON MAN

Revision of scale of assistance to Sportspersons and National Sports

Federations

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With a view to give a boost to the

preparation of Indian athletes for Rio

Olympics, 2016 and enhancing the

medal hopes of the country, the

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

has made upward revision of various

financial parameters under the

Scheme of Assistance to National

Sports Federations on 27th October

2015. As per the revised norms, the

amount for holding National

Championships has been revised from

Rs.2.lakhs for seniors, juniors and sub-

juniors to Rs.5 lakhs for seniors, Rs.7

lakhs for juniors and Rs.10 lakhs for

sub-juniors. This will help catch

sporting talent young. To promote

traditional tournaments, a new

provision of assistance of up to Rs. 5

lakh each for such events has been

made. Such tournaments will be

identified by a Committee of experts.

Assistance of Rs. 25 lakh will be

available for holding prestigious

tournaments in India. This will help

improve the quality of tournaments.

Senior players and coaches will be

allowed to travel by air in economy

class for a distance beyond 500 kms.

Similarly, junior players will be

allowed to travel by air in economy

class for a distance beyond 1200 kms.

Sub-junior players will be allowed to

travel by AC III tier. Earlier, air travel

was not admissible and senior players

were travelling by AC II tier and junior

and sub-junior players were travelling

by sleeper class for domestic

competitions. This will make

participation by athletes less stressful

and convenient. Air travel has been

allowed for coaching camps and

competitions held in the North-East

Region. Similarly, the athletes from

the North-East Region will be allowed

air travel from their

residence/coaching camps to and from

Kolkata. Medical insurance policy of

Rs.5 lakhs and Personal Accident

Policy of Rs.25 lakhs for athletes has

been allowed. For international events

held in India, the quantum of financial

assistance has been enhanced from

Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.30 lakhs per

tournament. The assistance can be

utilized for boarding, lodging,

transportation, rent of playfields, cost

of consumable equipment, certificates,

medals, awards and prize money. Prior

to the revision, there was no provision

of assistance for prize money. The

salary of various support personnel

like doctors, physiotherapists,

psychologists, masseurs, etc. has also

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been substantially hiked to attract

highly skilled personnel to assist the

athletes. High Performance Specialist

Coaches with a remuneration up to Rs.

2 lakh per month can be engaged by

SAI/NSFs for sports disciplines

included in mega events. The salary of

Chief Coach has been enhanced by

three times from Rs.50,000 to

Rs.1,50,000 per month. Higher salary

will also be allowed in specific

deserving cases. The salary of other

coaches has also been enhanced from

Rs.30, 000 to Rs.75, 000 per month.

This will incentivise good coaches.

NSFs have been allowed to procure

equipment upto Rs.10 lakh. Above that

amount, the procurement will be done

by Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Evaluation of athletes‟ performance

from Sports Science point of view has

been allowed. An amount of Rs.1500/-

per athlete per international

participation (if camp is not held

before competition) for undergoing

evaluation from Sports Science and

Medical Fitness point of view will be

paid by the Government.

Formulation of selection criteria for sportspersons/teams for

participation in international sports events

The Department of Sports has

formulated the selection criteria for

sportspersons/teams for participation

in international sports events and

circulated the same to Indian Olympic

Association (IOA) and National Sports

Federations (NSFs) on 10th March

2015. It has been decided that for

participation in multi-disciplinary

sports events such as Olympic Games,

Winter Olympics, Asian Games,

Commonwealth Games, Asian Indoor

Games, Asian Beach Games, Youth

Olympics, Asian Youth Games,

Commonwealth Youth Games,

Paralympics and Para-Asian Games,

the performance of the sportspersons,

in the individual events during the last

twelve months prior to

commencement of the event should

not be less than the performance

achieved by the 6th position holder of

the previous edition of the respective

tournament in measurable sports and

for team events, only those teams

which have achieved ranking upto 8th

among participating countries of the

concerned tournaments in the last one

year should be considered for

participation in the respective

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tournaments. In non-measurable

individual sports, the sportspersons

must have achieved 6th rank in the last

12 months. It has also been decided

that only the sportspersons, coaches

and support staff approved by the

Ministry and Sports Authority of India

(SAI) will be part of the contingent for

the events cleared at cost to the

government and no additional

sportspersons, coach and support staff

will be included even at no cost to

government in such sports

competitions.

Revision of the Scheme of Special Awards to Medal Winners in

International Sports Events and their Coaches

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

revised the Scheme of Special Awards

to medal winners in international

events and their coaches on

29thJanuary 2015. In the revised

scheme, the amount of award money

has been enhanced. The amount of

award money for medal winners in

Olympic Games (summer and winter)

has been enhanced from existing Rs.

50 lakh (gold medal), Rs. 30 lakh

(silver medal) and Rs. 20 lakh (bronze

medal) to Rs. 75 lakh, Rs. 50 lakh and

Rs. 30 lakh respectively. The amount

of award money for medal winners in

Asian Games and Commonwealth

Games has been enhanced from

existing Rs. 20 lakh (gold medal), Rs.

10 lakh (silver medal) and Rs. 6 lakh

(bronze medal) to Rs. 30 lakh, Rs. 20

lakh and Rs. 10 lakh respectively. In

the category of the World

Championships, Asian Championships

and Commonwealth Championships,

three separate categories of award

money have been provided depending

on whether the championships is held

once in four years, once in two years or

held annually. Amount of award

money for medalists of Paralympic

Games (summer & winter), ParaAsian

Games and Commonwealth Games

(Para-Athletes) has been fixed at par

with medalists of Olympic Games,

Asian Games and Commonwealth

Games. IBSA World Championship of

Blind, Deaflympics and Special

Olympics (summer & winter) have

been included in the revised scheme of

special awards.

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Special Package for Development of Sports Infrastructure of Jammu and

Kashmir

Finance Minister had, in his Budget

Speech 2014-15, provided a sum of Rs.

200 crore for upgrading the indoor

and outdoor sports stadiums to

international standards in Jammu and

in the Kashmir Valley. The works to be

executed under the special package

have been finalized in consultation

with the State Government of J&K.

Stadiums at Jammu and Srinagar will

be brought to international standard

with funding of Rs. 84 crore. Besides

that, up-gradation of existing stadia at

Poonch and Rajouri and construction

of multipurpose indoor hall in 12

districts/locations will be carried out

to cater to climate of the State with

prolonged winter season. Estimated

cost for these works has been worked

out to Rs. 52 crore. For taking up these

works, Rs. 6.00 crore have been

earmarked for development of

infrastructure for Water Sports

Activities in Pahalgam and Mansar

Lake. Rs. 2.63 crore have been

earmarked for lighting system in

artificial football ground at TRC

Srinagar and Gani Memorial Stadium,

Srinagar. Rs. 55 crore have been

earmarked for sports equipments,

coaches, trainers, furniture,

competitions etc.This will provide

opportunity to the youth of the State

for engaging in sporting activities and

help in weaning them away from

militancy. Rs. 55 crore has been

released to Government of Jammu &

Kashmir during 2015-16. A budgetary

allocation of Rs. 75 crore has been

made during current financial year

2016-17.

National Sports University at Manipur

The proposal for setting up of National

Sports University in Manipur was

formally announced in the Budget

2014-15. The Government of Manipur

has transferred 336.93 acres of land in

Thoubal district of Manipur to the

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

for the proposed University. A Central

Public Sector Undertaking, has been

selected as Project Management

Consultant for setting up the proposed

University. The National Sports

University Bill, 2016, is under

finalization with the Ministry of Law

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and Justice. Setting up of National

Sports University in Manipur will

result in giving an opportunity to the

youth of country in general and of

North Eastern States in particular for

pursuing courses such as B.P.Ed,

M.P.Ed, Diploma / certificate courses

in coaching, physiotherapy, fitness,

sports management, sports journalism,

etc. It would also churn out

sportspersons of abilities both at the

grass-roots as well as international

levels and also promote sports-

industry-related products like sports

goods and medicines. 6. Organising

National School Games in a big way

Department of Sports has decided to

organise National School Games in a

big way at four to five venues in the

country every year. A beginning was

made by supporting these games in the

state of Kerala, held in January, 2016.

The objective of the National School

Games is to ensure proper promotion

and development of various games at

the school level. This will help early

identification of talent and physical

fitness of children. For the purpose of

efficient organisation of the National

School Games, the Department of

Sports is collaborating with the School

Games Federation of India (SGFI) for

conduct of the games and with the

selected state governments for

infrastructure. It is expected that

participation of a large number of

children in the proposed National

School Games from various parts of

the country will not only contribute to

the objective of sports promotion, but

also national unity and harmony.

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#2 ICC ANNUAL CONFERENCE,

EDINBURGH : INTRODUCING NEW

SCHEMES & AMENDMENTS IN

CRICKET

TEJASWINI RANJAN

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The ICC Board consists of the

nominated representatives of each of

the 10 Full Members plus three elected

Associate Member representatives.

The meeting was chaired by the ICC

Chairman and also present is the ICC

Chief Executive. The ICC Chief

Executives’ Committee comprises the

Chief Executives of the 10 Full

Members as well as three Associate

Member representatives. The 2016

ICC Annual Conference concluded in

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Edinburgh with the ICC, IDI and IBC

Board meetings, which were held

under the chairmanship of Mr

Shashank Manohar. The Board was

informed that a draft of a new

constitution will be prepared in the

coming weeks for consideration by the

Board at its October meetings.

Among the discussions held, decisions

made and reports received were:

Significant progress made in the ongoing review of the ICC’s governance

structure

The Board noted with satisfaction that

significant and positive progress had

been made by the working group

established to oversee a complete

review of the 2014 resolutions and

constitutional changes. ICC Chairman

Shashank Manohar said that they have

undertaken the responsibility of

reviewing the 2014 resolutions and

constitutional changes in their entirety

as we are committed to following best

practice principles of good governance

to build, improve and enhance the

image and reputation of the ICC by

putting in place systems and processes

which are fair, transparent and merit-

based.

International cricket structures

In parallel to the discussions around

governance structures, the ICC Chief

Executives’ Committee held

constructive discussions about the

structure of international cricket and

the establishment of new competitions

in all three formats. Members were

updated on the progress of the project,

and all understood that more detail is

needed before any final decisions can

be made. It was proposed that a

workshop be scheduled in early

September in Dubai to facilitate

discussion between Members on this

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project, and to work through some of

this detail. ICC Chief Executive David

Richardson said that this is an

unprecedented opportunity for our

sport to introduce a package of

bilateral international cricket

structures, which are merit and

performance based, have context,

enhance the value of bilateral

international cricket and create a

highly competitive environment for

cricketers so they can provide more

entertainment to spectators. The

Member countries acknowledge and

recognise the importance of

international cricket across all its three

formats and are committed to ensuring

that it continues to grow in relevance

and value for cricket fans around the

world.

ICC agreed to support the inclusion of a women’s cricket event in the

2022 Commonwealth Games

Following a presentation by the

Commonwealth Games Federation, the

Board has decided to submit an

application for a women’s cricket event

to be included in the 2022

Commonwealth Games in Durban. As

well as creating an opportunity to

showcase the remarkable progress of

female cricket on a global stage, this

will provide top female cricketers with

an opportunity to feature in an

additional high profile competition.

The ICC will now work closely with the

Commonwealth Games Federation in

order to ensure cricket’s inclusion on

the program and to determine the

specific tournament structure and

qualification process that will be

applied.

DRS – Umpire’s Call

During its meetings, the ICC approved

a change to the DRS playing condition

relating to the LBW “Umpire’s Call”.

The size of the zone inside which half

the ball needs to hit for a Not Out

decision to be reversed to Out will

increase, changing to a zone bordered

by the outside of off and leg stumps,

and the bottom of the bails (formerly

the centre of off and leg stumps, and

the bottom of the bails). This

amendment will come into effect from

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1 October (or from the start of any

series using DRS that commences just

prior to this date).

No balls

There was discussion about the calling

of No balls, and the ICC will arrange a

trial over coming months to better

understand whether the third umpire

could use instant replays to call No

balls more accurately. The trial is likely

to be staged during one of the

upcoming ODI series, and the third

umpire will judge No balls within a few

seconds of the ball being delivered and

communicate this to the on-field

umpire. Further details relating to the

trial will be announced once finalised.

Helmet Safety

The ICC reiterated its position that the

wearing of helmets in international

cricket should not be mandatory, but

that if a player decides to wear a

batting helmet, then it must comply

with the new British Standard (BS) –

BS7928:2013. There was concern that

there were too many international

cricketers not wearing BS compliant

helmets, and that this needed to be

more tightly regulated by the ICC. It

was agreed that Members will educate

their players on the benefits of using

BS compliant helmets, and the ICC

Clothing and Equipment Regulations

will be amended to reflect the decision

that only BS complaint helmets may be

worn when batting in international

matches. The discretion of wearing a

helmet continues to rest with the

player, but if a player decides to wear a

helmet then it has to be one which

complies with the British Standard

specifications. This is part of ICC’s

duty of care to prevent a player from

picking up a serious injury as a result

of a misperception that the helmet

being worn is safe. The Chairman of

the Anti-Corruption Unit, Sir Ronnie

Flanagan, provided an annual update,

including the progress made on the

implementation of the Integrity

Working Party recommendations,

which were approved during last year’s

ICC Annual Conference in Barbados.

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#3 SPORTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

GURJOT SINGH KHURANA

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Introduction

There is a usual tendency that in

countries where major International

sporting events are organized, human

right violations are more. Freedom of

expression is suppressed, people are

forcibly evicted from their houses

without compensation, or construction

workers building stadiums are

exploited. There is an urge to

whitewash the country’s reputation,

stifle critical voices and hide all

wrongs.

Connection between Human rights and Youth sport

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Due to the vast area that sports

occupy, a number of human rights are

covered under it especially, the sports

which concern child rights. Sports help

in overall development of children. It

encourages co-operative behaviour

amongst children from diverse

backgrounds, for disabled people and

also helps to promote gender equality.

Sports build physical and emotional

health and also help to forge important

connections. Even physical education

has become a compulsory subject in

many schools and boosts self-

confidence and personality of students.

Conventions and organisations relating to sports and children

(i) Convention on the rights of child:-

The United Nations Convention on the

rights of the child, 1990 doesn’t

include direct reference to sports.

Articles are applicable in wider

context. Article 31 provides some

reference in relation to rights of the

child when it comes to cultural, artistic

and recreational and leisure activity.

Sports and games assist in reaching

the objectives found in the convention.

(ii) Council of Europe:-

It is one of the most active

intergovernmental institutions for

protection of Human rights and youth.

It has established standards that

encourage member states to adopt

laws, policies and programmes. The

council of Europe has developed 1992

European sports charter with a view to

promote sports as important factor in

Human development and provides that

Government should take steps

necessary to apply provisions of

charter in accordance with principles

set out in Code Of Sports Ethics set out

by council.

(iii) United Nations Office for Sport

Development and Peace

UNOSDP have implemented strategies

to foster youth development in sport.

The United Nations Inter Agency Task

Force on Sport for Development and

Peace, 2003 defines sport for

development as ‘all forms of physical

activity that contribute to physical

fitness, mental well-being and social

interaction, such as play, recreation,

organised or competitive sports and

indigenous sports. Most commonly

abused human right in relation to

sport recognised by UNOSDP found in

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conjunction with 1990 Convention on

the rights of the Child are the right to

health (Article 24), the right to

protection from all forms of violence

and mistreatment (Article 19), the

right to protection from trafficking

(Article 11), the right to education

(Article 23) and the right to rest

(Article 311).

Few Sporting events showing violation of Human Rights

(i) Rumble in the jungle:-

It is a huge sporting event of all times

featuring Mohammad Ali in a

triumphant knockout victory over his

rival, George Foreman. Fight took

place under dictator Mobutu Sese

Seku, Zaire’s ruler who put up 10

million$ purse to stage the fight. The

money was all stolen from the people

of Zaire. To make sure event went

swimmingly, Mobutu had all the

known pickpockets and criminals of

Kinshasa executed. Conflict raged

elsewhere and fight took place with

armed soldiers looking on. Even the

stadium where the fight took place had

been used as torture chamber and they

had to scrub it clean of blood before

the fight.

(ii) Equatorial Guinea’s African cup of

nations:-

Oil boon made the country rich but

vast majority of people live under 2$ a

day. Rest of money is stolen by ruling

family and their cronies. Regime spent

millions of dollars building and

refurbishing stadiums. It cracked down

civil liberties and openly harassed

foreign reporters who tried to cover

anything other than tournament.

Despite growing condemnation of

2022 world cup in Qatar, there has

been little outrage about holding Cup

of Nations in a country with an even

worse record on Human rights.

(iii) The 33rd Chess Olympiad:-

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of

Russian Republic of Kalmykia, loved

chess. He built gleaming multimillion

dollar facility known as Chess City and

inaugurated it with 33rd Chess

Olympiad in 1998. How they could

afford it is not clear and local

journalist named Larisa Yadina was

stabbed to death shortly after opening

an investigation into the matter. Local

activists were beaten for protesting

expense, with one leader briefly

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thrown into a mental hospital and then

forced to flee Kalmykia.

(iv) The 1982 African Cup of nations:-

The cup of nations has a track record

when it comes to letting monstrous

dictatorships host. Gadhafi hated

football and even closed Libyan League

down from 1979-1982. He agreed to

host 1982 cup to advance his

diplomatic goals but still insisted on

opening tournament with stirring

words, “All you stupid spectators, have

your stupid game.” His son Al-Saadi

was star-striker in a Libyan league so

heavily that announcers were

forbidden from saying names of other

players. If a team tried to protest

obvious cheating, they would be forced

to keep playing at gunpoint. Al-Saadi’s

career took nose dive when he

leveraged Libya’s oil money to

engineer corrupt move to Italian top

division, where he played for less than

half an hour over 3 years and failed a

drug test and was voted league’s worst

player ever. He is on trial in Libya for

murdering a rival footballer.

(v) The Rebel Tour of South Africa:-

By the early 1980’s, South African

cricket was in a crisis of its own

making. Under apartheid, country’s

cricket team had refused to play

against non- white teams. In 1970,

South African team was officially

banned from International cricket. In

1983, 18 West Indian cricketers agreed

on a tour of South Africa. All were

given ‘honorary white’ status for

duration of tour. West Indians were

outraged and the team was banned for

life and most never played cricket at

high level again. Most of the rebels had

to leave the region and at least 3 had

major breakdowns. Richard Austin,

one of the most versatile players of his

generation, currently begs on the

streets of Kingston. The West Indies

team continued to dominate the world

cricket until 1990s, by which time

apartheid had ended and south Africa

had rejoined the cricketing world.

Minimising Violations

It is proposed that States should

implement policies that educate

children, parents and coaches along

with developing policies and

international standards to combat

human right abuses in youth sports.

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Canadian Red Cross ED teaches

children and adults how healthy

relationships look and feel, signs of

abuse and how to get help.

Bill of rights was suggested by Institute

for study of Youth Sports at Michigan

State University. According to it, a

young person has following rights:-

Right to participate in sports

Right to participate at a level

commensurate with each child’s

maturity and ability

Right to have qualified adult

leadership

Right to play as child and not as

an adult

Right of children to share in

leadership and decision-making

Right to participate in safe and

healthy environment

Right to proper preparation,

equal opportunity and to be

treated with dignity

Right to have fun in sports

-Taken from Guidelines for children’s

sports, Marten and Seefeldt, 1979

Guidelines by Amnesty International

to prevent violations:-

a) Organising bodies should make

clear in bidding and selection

process that they expect

upholding of Human rights by

host states.

b) If a country has history of

forced evictions or labour

exploitation, then there is risk

of repetition. Hence, assurances

should be provided.

c) Organising body like FIFA or

IOC, should monitor violations

independently and make clear

what steps it would take in case

of violations.

d) All contracts should operate in

manner consistent with UN

Guiding principles on Business

and Human Rights.

e) The whole sub-contracting

chain involved should respect

human rights and contain the

clause,

All companies involved

in the hosting or staging

of a major sporting event

should respect human

rights and ensure they

are respected throughout

their sub-contracting and

supply chains as well.

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Recent quotes and statements in the

panel discussion on using sports and

the Olympic idea to promote human

rights for all, including those with

disability by Miki Matheson

highlighted how our world is evolving

and the rising concern for human

rights. UN High Commissioner for

human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

said that sporting event should

celebrate the joy of human potential

and not feed narrow views of ‘us’

versus ‘them’. Tania Braga, Head of

Sustainability, access and legacy at the

Rio 2016 Organising Committee, said a

mega sporting event like Olympics

gives an opportunity to raise the bar on

Human rights by working with diverse

sectors necessary to provide

infrastructure. John Morrison, Chief

Executive of the Institute for Human

rights and Business said that UN

should use sport as a way to help

promote Human Rights. Hence, it can

be concluded that sports can act as a

true leveller and can make people learn

values that cross gender, nationalities,

age or even physical condition, as said

by Stavroula Kozompoli, International

Olympic Committee Commission

member and an Olympic silver

medallist in water polo for Greece.

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#4 PRO KABADDI LEAGUE: THE

STORY SO FAR

SOMIT KUMAR SINGH

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This amazing sport which has its roots

deep in India was recently brought to

Star Sports as an effort to glorify and

make this sport known throughout the

country. This was in the wake of

India’s amazing performance at the

International tournaments and the

urge to bring such games to the lime

light of the national media. The Pro

Kabaddi League has spurred the

indigenous sport of Kabaddi in India

and has converted it into an

aspirational game. This is not only for

the betterment of the sport but also for

the exposure of local talents at a

national platform. For the last 24

months or so this amazing Kabaddi

League has had 3 successful seasons

where not only the local talents have

been made known but also an interest

is created again in the minds of the

audience of the country who have

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mostly focused on other famous

sports. Now this sports has entered the

fourth edition and the enormous fan

support that it has produced is only

going to increase every season and the

people are also enjoying this sport sd

they would any other in such a format.

History of Pro Kabaddi League

The Pro Kabaddi League is only the

Kabaddi version of the famous Indian

Premiere League format which started

with its first edition being played in the

year 2014. In the first edition eight

franchises which were signifying

different cities played together for the

first time under the banner of Star

Sports Pro Kabaddi League, 2014. The

format of the Pro Kabaddi tournament

is the same of that of the Indian

Premiere League which was

caravan,that is the teams with

different franchises would go around

different cities playing the League

stage games and the top teams of the

table qualifying for the finals after

playing 59 matches. This tournament

was started and managed by Mashal

Sports which is a company Co-founded

by none other than Mr. Ananad

Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group

and Director of Mashal Sports

Company Mr. Charu Sharma. But after

the formation of the Pro Kabaddi

League seeing the potential of the

game Star India attained 74% stake in

the Mashal Company and the

company Mashal has also acquired the

license to organize the Kabbadi League

for 10 years from the International

Kabaddi Federation.

Rules and Regulations of the Pro Kabaddi League

In order to make the sport more fun

loving and interesting certain changes

were made to the orthodox style of the

game Kabaddi. In the Pro Kabaddi

League the teams have to alternatively

send one raider into the oppositions

half for a single raid. Now this member

has to touch one or more defenders of

the opposite team in order to earn

points and also get rid of them from

that particular round. The member

also has the bonus line which is a line

towards the end sides of both the

halves. If any member is able to touch

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the line and come back successfully

then he is to be awarded an extra

bonus point for touching the bonus

line.

The number of members the team has

while starting the game is restricted to

seven only. The total time that one

member has in order to complete a

single raid is only 30 seconds. For

every successful raid one point is

awarded to the raider. And also in the

case a team puts away or clean sweeps

the entire opposition then 2 extra

points are to be awarded for such

successful raid. So the maximum

points available to be won are 10 which

includes touching the 7 defenders

which would come out to 7 points, one

point for the successful raid and two

points for the clean sweep. Also when

it comes to defending the game of

kabaddi is all about how smart and

sharp the defenders are. The defender

gets one point to prevent a raider and

in case when there are less than three

defenders on the court then if the

defender manages to prevent the

tackle he gets an extra point for the

super tackle.

Like any other sport even this has

some nerve cracking encounters and in

order to make sure that the aggression

in the matches is one warranted for

and not unreasonable the umpire in

the match has the authority to issue

cards as a medium of warning to the

players. Hence in the Pro Kabaddi

League the umpires can use the Green

card to indicate and initial warning to

the player for the violation of any rules

of the game, Yellow card which is a

step ahead and would mean the

suspension of the player for two

minutes and the opposition team also

benefits with one technical point. Then

come the Red card which give one

point to the opposition team and the

player would be suspended from the

game for the entire match and the

team which lost the member has to

continue with the remaining number

of players for the entire match that is

no substitution is allowed for the

members who have been awarded Red

Cards in a match by the referee.

Hence at the end the team which has

higher points after the end of

regulation 40 minutes is declared as

the winners of the game and not to

mention the continuous chanting of

the word Kabaddi is a must.

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Previous Editions of the Sport

The first ever edition of the Pro

Kabaddi League was played in the year

2014 and the Auctioning for that was

organized in Mumbai on the 20th May

2014. As anticipated one of the

costliest player was Rakesh Kumar the

captain of the National Kabaddi team

of India bought by the franchise of

Patna Pirates for 12.80 lakhs another

was Deepak Niwas of the Sports

Authority of India who was bought of a

huge 12.90 lakh by the franchise of

Vishakhapatnam. The first season saw

amazing crowd support which made it

a national affair in the media. The final

of the first edition was played in

between U Mumba(Mumbai

Franchise) and Pink Panthers(Jaipur

Franchise) and the first winners of the

tournament were Jaipur Pink

Panthers.

The second edition of the game saw

one of the best players of Kabaddi

coming out proving their worth on the

national platform. This season was

scheduled from July 18 to 23rd of

August, 2015. The format of the

previous year was followed that is the

teams of the eight franchises played a

total of 56 matches and at the end the

finals were held at Mumbai on 18th

July 2015 with the franchise of U

Mumba winning the second edition

defeating the Bengaluru Bulls team by

36-30.

Now seeing the success of the event the

board decided to conduct two editions

of the sport in one calendar year. Thus

ten weeks of Pro Kabaddi League once

in the month of January-February and

then later the second one in June-July.

This edition also saw the participation

from the eight franchises and the finals

took place in between the League

toppers Patna Pirates and U Mumba.

The team of Patna Pirates won the

January 2016 season defeating U

Mumba.

Season 4 of the Pro Kabaddi Premiere League

The second tournament for this year

which will be regarded as the fourth

season of the Pro Kabaddi League will

take place in the month of June and

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July 2016. The biggest achievement for

the 4th Season was the successful

inauguration of the women kabaddi

league called as the Women’s Kabaddi

Challenge. The franchises that are

participating in the Women’s challenge

are the Fire Birds, Ice Divas and the

Storm Queens. The women’s

tournament is on the same format as

that of the Pro Kabaddi League and the

final event to declare the winner of

both the Women’s Kabaddi Challenge

and Pro Kabaddi League is scheduled

on the same day.

The franchises participating in the

fourth season are as follows

Franchise Owners Head Coach

Bengal Warriors Future Group Pratap Shetty

Benagluru Bulls Kosmik Global Media Randhir Singh

Dabang Delhi KC Radha Kapoor Sagar Bhandekar

Jaipur Pink Panthers Abhishek Bachchan Balwan Singh

Patna Pirates Rajesh Shah Arjun Singh

Puneri Paltan Insurekot Sports Kasinathan Baskaran

Telugu Titans Veera Sports J Udaykumar

U Mumba Unilazer Sports Anup Kumar

Viewership and Popularity

The problem with a sport like Kabaddi

was that any reaction to the Pro

Kabaddi tournament was at the initial

stage very openly sceptical. The idea

was to bring the sport into the

limelight just like the Indian Premiere

League but the only problem was of

the crowd generation because it was

very difficult to assess that how would

the modern crown in the cities would

come out in full support to watch a

sport which was considered largely

rural sport. But negating all the

prediction the Pro Kabaddi League

attracted 435 million viewers which is

whopping number only second the

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viewers of the Indian Premiere League

which was 560 million. In the

subsequent years the viewership on

televisions increased manifolds and as

per the viewership data the increase

was almost 56% of the 2014 data. And

to the surprise of many the viewership

for the first match of the Pro Kabaddi

League was ten times more than

number of viewers who watched the

opening match of the FIFA Cup 2014.

Since then the game has not looked

back and different promotional events

have started like the Hey Buddy Khel

Kabaddi on the Star Sports Network in

order to promote the sport. Also for

the fourth Season many famous artists

have come together to bring the season

theme song for the Pro Kabaddi

League 2016. Also the association of

the famous celebrities Salman Khan

and Abhishek Bachchan himself

buying a franchise has led to the

overall exposure of this sport and has

made the champions of Kabaddi

known to our nation. This is one sport

where the fitness of the players is of

the utmost importance and thus it is

really difficult to survive in the said

format of the game.

At the end of the day the Pro Kabadi

League has achieved much more than

it started out as. The biggest

achievement so far is that the crowd

now identifies and knows the domestic

champions of the game such has Anup

Kumar and others who have won the

gold medal in the Asian Games fir their

country in 2010 and 2014 Asian

Games. Thus the game has led to the

development of Kabaddi and has

provided a much needed national

platform for the local players to come

and perform in from of the whole

nation.

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# 5 FIFA “FORWARD” DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME REGULATIONS

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FIFA “Forward” Development

Programme Regulations FIFA Forward

will launch a new era of global football

development. FIFA will strengthen its

investment in football development to

build a stronger foundation for the

growth of the game.

FIFA Forward will provide the

resources and structure to deliver a

state-of-the-art development

programme, meaning:

• More investment in development for

members

• More impact via tailor-made plans to

meet specific needs

• More oversight so that all funds are

used responsibly.

There will be a single contract of

objectives between FIFA and each

member association or confederation.

This will bring together our tailored

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support under one roof to ensure that

football gets exactly the help it needs

as adapted to local conditions. We will

tighten up the way our development

activities are monitored, with easier-

to-understand but tougher regulations

and greater scrutiny of spending and

results.

More financial resources to be invested

in development:

• Up to USD 500,000 per year for each

member association for running costs,

based on incentives that encourage

best practice.

• USD 750,000 per year for each

member association for specific

football projects such as new facilities

and women’s and youth football, based

on the contract of objectives.

• Each confederation will receive USD

10 million per year for football

projects.

• Zonal/regional associations will

receive up to USD 1 million per year

for youth and women’s tournaments.

PREAMBLE

FIFA’s development programme is one

of the priorities of FIFA’s global

strategy, as the mission of “developing

football everywhere and for all”

justifies FIFA’s existence as an

organisation (one of FIFA’s goals being

“to improve the game of football

constantly and promote it globally in

the light of its unifying, educational,

cultural and humanitarian values,

particularly through youth and

development programmes”, art. 2 a) of

the FIFA Statutes). By adopting this

new set of regulations for FIFA’s

development programme at its

meeting on 9 May 2016 (based on art.

34 pars 11 and 12, in conjunction with

art. 13 par. 1 f) of the FIFA Statutes),

the Council reaffirmed, with both

strength and conviction, its

commitment to the promotion of

football as a sport that is characterized

by greater fairness, solidarity and

equality around the world. These

regulations represent collaboration

between FIFA, its member associations

and the confederations in a spirit of

partnership focusing on the future and

with a common aim: making football

development effective.

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Scope of application

These regulations define the financial

contributions and technical and

human support allocated under FIFA’s

“Forward” Development Programme

(hereinafter: the Forward

Programme), the type of projects that

fall under this programme and the

obligations incumbent on the parties

involved.

Article 2. Objectives

The Forward Programme was

established to provide financial,

technical and human support to all of

FIFA’s member associations and the

confederations in their endeavours to

develop and foster football at all levels

within their territories. As such, the

objective of the Forward Programme is

to enable the member associations and

the confederations to develop,

strengthen and fine-tune their game in

all its forms, including futsal and

beach soccer – from grassroots to the

elite, for girls and boys, women and

men – as well as their systems of

governance, management and

administration in order to improve the

organisation and professionalism of

their operations and thereby become

more efficient, transparent and

independent. The Forward Programme

offers tailored support, adapted

according to the individual needs of

the member associations and the

confederations through the

identification of specific needs and

priorities for the development of

football, established in a contract of

agreed objectives (hereinafter:

contract of agreed objectives) drafted

with FIFA and covering a period of

between two and four years. This

contract must be approved by the FIFA

Development Committee.

Article 3. Beneficiaries

1. The beneficiaries of the Forward

Programme are the associations that

are admitted as members of FIFA.

2. The other beneficiaries are the

confederations recognised by FIFA and

the zonal/regional associations

recognised by their confederation and

having legal status on the date that

these regulations came into force.

3. By way of solidarity, the member

associations and confederations may

decide to reassign all or part of the

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Forward Programme funds to which

they are entitled to other member

associations or confederations. FIFA

must be notified of this in advance

through the contracts of agreed

objectives of both the transferring and

benefiting parties.

Article 4. Rights of the member

associations and the

confederations

1. As a result of FIFA having a

pyramid structure and an

organisation model that places

solidarity at the heart of its

values, the member associations

and confederations benefit from

part of the revenues from the

FIFA World Cup™. This is a

right and not a privilege. This

part of the revenues is

redistributed (subject to

compliance with these

regulations, in particular art. 8)

by the intermediary of the

Forward Programme.

2. The member associations and

the confederations are entitled

to have at least the “essential

footballing conditions” in place

to develop football in their

territories and provide their

licensed players with decent

conditions in which to play

football. The Forward

Programme is in line with this

philosophy.

3. The member associations and

the confederations are entitled

to receive advice and

continuous support from FIFA,

particularly in the drafting and

execution of a contract of

agreed objectives drafted by the

two parties under the Forward

Programme.

Article 5. Duties of FIFA

1. FIFA must be attentive and

available to assist its member

associations and the

confederations, particularly in the

implementation of the Forward

Programme, in order to ensure

that the programme responds to

the specific needs of each

beneficiary.

2. FIFA must be professional,

impartial and transparent in its

management of the Forward

Programme.

Article 6. Financial conditions

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1. The funding granted under the

Forward Programme includes, for

all member associations (subject

to compliance with these

regulations):

a. A contribution of USD 5 million

for four years per member

association, for the purpose of

developing, promoting and

organising football in general.

Each member association shall

therefore be entitled to receive

USD 1.25 million per year, as

follows: o USD 500,000 per year

to cover the member association’s

ongoing operational costs, in

particular including costs for: -

governance, structure and

administration - the national

teams - domestic competitions -

permanent administrative and

technical staff - financial

management (audits) - website

and other communication

platforms - training for key

football stakeholders

(administrators, technical staff,

volunteers, etc.) USD 400,000 of

the funds is allocated for the

implementation or provision by

the member associations of at

least eight of the following

essential elements (including at

least two related to women’s

football): - USD 50,000 shall be

made available if the member

association employs a general

secretary - USD 50,000 shall be

made available if the member

association employs a technical

director - USD 50,000 shall be

made available if the member

association (or an entity affiliated

to the member association)

organises a men’s championship

or league 5 - USD 50,000 shall be

made available if the member

association (or an entity affiliated

to the member association)

organises a women’s

championship or league - USD

50,000 shall be made available if

the member association (or an

entity affiliated to the member

association) organises a boys’

championship or league - USD

50,000 shall be made available if

the member association (or an

entity affiliated to the member

association) organises a girls’

championship or league - USD

50,000 shall be made available if

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the member association has a

strategy for the promotion and

development of women’s football

- USD 50,000 shall be made

available if the member

association has a strategy for the

promotion and development of

grassroots football - USD 50,000

shall be made available if the

member association has a

strategy for the promotion and

development of refereeing - USD

50,000 shall be made available if

the member association runs an

initiative or project related to

integrity or good governance

Details of the way in which the

funds will be used must be

recorded in an annual or ongoing

funding request related to the

contract of agreed objectives (cf.

art. 2 of these regulations) in

accordance with the procedures

defined in art. 7 of these

regulations.

USD 750,000 per year shall be

granted for projects that are

tailored according to the specific

needs of the member association.

These projects must be related to

a contract of agreed objectives

drafted with FIFA in accordance

with the procedures defined in

art. 7 of these regulations. In

particular, the projects may be

related to the following areas: -

Strategic areas (e.g. strategy and

planning, governance and legal

affairs, etc.); - Organisational

areas (e.g. leadership training,

management of leagues and

clubs, marketing and revenue

generation, event and

competition management,

financial management,

management of facilities,

stadiums and security, social

responsibility, IT, etc.); - Sporting

areas (e.g. training of technical

directors, training of coaches,

referees, youth football, women's

football, domestic competitions,

training centres, beach soccer and

futsal, etc.); - Footballing

infrastructure (e.g. pitches

including lighting systems,

technical centres, association

headquarters). If the member

association so wishes, all or part

of the amount paid to cover its

ongoing operational costs may be

used to fund projects related to

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the contract of agreed objectives

drafted with FIFA.

b. The provision of experts and

the organisation of training in the

areas of football and football

administration by FIFA in order

to support and guide the member

associations in implementing

their development strategies – or

creating a development strategy if

necessary. FIFA and the

beneficiary member association

shall work together to identify the

areas of expertise and guidance to

be tailored, an action plan, and

the objectives to be pursued in

relation to the signed contract of

agreed objectives (cf. arts 2 and 7

of these regulations). All costs

and fees related to these experts

and capacity-building activities

shall be covered by FIFA. In

addition, FIFA shall determine

the type of activity and the

monitoring required for each

expert provided and training

activity organised.

6 2. For certain member

associations only (subject to

compliance with these

regulations), the Forward

Programme provides:

a. A contribution of up to USD

250,000 per member association

per year to cover the cost of travel

and accommodation for its

national teams when they play

matches abroad. This

contribution shall be allocated

only to those member

associations that need the most

assistance and that are

geographically isolated. The list of

beneficiaries of this contribution

shall be established by FIFA’s

Development Committee on the

basis of objective criteria. The

member associations concerned

must provide FIFA’s general

secretariat with all of the

necessary documentation and

supporting documentary evidence

so that it may decide whether to

reimburse them or to pay the

travel and accommodation costs

of the national teams directly.

b. A contribution of basic

equipment (e.g. full kits for the

national teams, balls, full kits for

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the boys’ and/or girls’ teams

competing in championships,

training equipment including

minigoals, bibs, etc.) for those

member associations that need it

most and/or that do not have an

official equipment supplier. The

list of beneficiaries of this

contribution shall be established

by FIFA’s Development

Committee on the basis of

objective criteria.

c. The possibility for member

associations to send their staff or

officials (in the areas of football

or administration) to other

member associations or

confederations on placement to

undergo professional training.

3. For all of the confederations

(subject to compliance with these

regulations), the Forward

Programme provides: A

contribution of USD 40 million

over four years per confederation

aimed at developing, promoting

and organising football in

general. The details of these

projects must be recorded in the

contract of agreed objectives. The

confederations may use the funds

to support their member

associations in their football

development initiatives in

accordance with their long-term

strategies – while mentioning

explicitly that these funds are

provided by FIFA – and to

strengthen their own

organisation. 4. For all of the

zonal/regional associations

(subject to compliance with these

regulations), the Forward

Programme provides: A

contribution of up to USD 1

million per zonal/regional

association (recognised by its

confederation at the time that

these regulations came into force)

per year for the reimbursement of

costs related to the organisation

of regional youth competitions

(for girls and boys).

Article 7. Procedure

The member associations and the

confederations must follow the

procedure laid down for the

Forward Programme according to

a well-defined schedule that

covers the five phases mentioned

below:

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1. Preparation – contract of

agreed objectives 7 With FIFA’s

assistance, the member

association or confederation shall

determine the specific needs and

the priorities for football

development after conducting an

analysis of the current footballing

situation in its territory. This may

include site visits by the FIFA

general secretariat in the

territory. These needs and

priorities shall be formally

established in a contract of agreed

objectives drafted with FIFA and

covering a period of between two

and four years.

2. Development of the proposal

a. Financial support for

operational costs (defined in art.

6 par. 1). The member association

must submit to the FIFA general

secretariat a written request to

receive funds in accordance with

the instructions, criteria and

forms created by the FIFA

Development Committee and sent

to the member associations by

way of a circular letter.

b. Project proposal : The project

proposal, including the schedule

for its implementation and

financial conditions, shall be

drawn up by the member

association or confederation in

conjunction with FIFA

(compulsory submission of the

standard form, contract of agreed

objectives, and supporting

documents).

3. Approval

a. Financial support for

operational costs (defined in art.

6 par. 1). The FIFA general

secretariat shall examine the

request within thirty days of

receiving it in order to assess its

compliance with the criteria and

requirements established in these

regulations. If the FIFA general

secretariat deems that the request

submitted by the member

association satisfies the criteria

established in art. 7 par. 2 a) of

these regulations or

communicated by circular letter,

it shall take the necessary steps to

ensure that the funds are

released.

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b. Project proposal The FIFA

general secretariat shall examine

the proposal and compile a report

for the attention of the members

of the FIFA Development

Committee. The committee shall

decide on the approval of projects

for which the budget is USD

300,000 or greater. The members

of the FIFA Development

Committee shall receive the

abovementioned report (along

with a copy of the contract of

agreed objectives) at the latest

one week before their meeting.

The FIFA Development

Committee shall examine the

request by the member

association or confederation in

order to assess its compliance

with the criteria and

requirements established in these

regulations and shall deliver a

decision of approval or rejection

within 60 days of the submission

of the request (the FIFA

Development Committee may

meet as a bureau or

subcommittee as often as

necessary in order to ensure that

the projects submitted by the

member associations or

confederations can be assessed –

and, if necessary, approved – by

the fixed deadlines).

Any decision by the FIFA

Development Committee to reject

the application must be

communicated with the grounds

for the decision so that the

member association or

confederation can do what is

necessary to become compliant

and resubmit its project proposal

within a reasonable period of

time. All decisions shall be

communicated to the member

association or confederation

concerned by FIFA’s general

secretariat. Requests for the

delivery of essential football

equipment (balls, bibs, etc.), the

provision of technical experts by

FIFA, and the organisation of

capacity-building activities and

training courses in the areas of

football and administration do

not have to be submitted for the

approval the FIFA Development

Committee. The FIFA general

secretariat shall decide on the

approval of such requests.

4. Execution

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a. Financial support for

operational costs (defined in art.

6 par. 1). Following the approval

of the request for funding in

accordance with art. 7 par. 3.1,

the FIFA general secretariat shall

take the necessary measures to

release the funds (in a maximum

of two annual instalments, in

January and July). b. Project

execution Once approved, the

project shall be implemented by

the member association or

confederation with the assistance

of the other parties concerned

(such as the companies,

manufacturers, suppliers and

consultants). The FIFA general

secretariat shall take the

necessary measures to release the

funds to the bank account set up

by the member association or

confederation specifically for the

Forward Programme in

accordance with the financial

conditions defined in the project

proposal. Where, within the

framework of the Forward

Programme, a member

association or confederation uses

services provided by parties such

as contractors, manufacturers,

suppliers or consultants for an

amount of USD 50,000 or

greater, the member association

or confederation concerned must

submit the cost estimates of at

least three such parties.

All of these cost estimates shall

be submitted for FIFA’s prior

approval. In the event that the

contracts with the parties

concerned are signed directly by

FIFA (e.g. a project for an

artificial turf pitch):

FIFA shall sign a declaration

with all parties concerned,

stipulating that the parties

undertake to indemnify FIFA and

to hold FIFA harmless from any

complaints, claims, demands for

damages and interest or liability

related to the implementation of

the project.

The installments shall be paid

directly by FIFA to the

contracting parties in accordance

with the terms of the

abovementioned contracts. 9 For

any contract involving a financial

obligation for FIFA, for the

member association or for the

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confederation of USD 300,000 or

greater, a tender process must be

conducted.

5. Monitoring

a. Financial support for

operational costs (defined in art.

6 par. 1). The FIFA general

secretariat shall oversee the

proper use of the funds and

oversee the audit and control

process in accordance with arts

14, 15, 16 and 17 of these

regulations. b. Project monitoring

The FIFA general secretariat shall

oversee the proper use of the

project and ensure that it is

monitored, just as it shall ensure

that it is successful. The FIFA

general secretariat shall ensure

that the member association or

confederation takes all of the

necessary actions in order to

achieve the objectives established

in the contract of agreed

objectives. The FIFA general

secretariat may, at any time,

inspect the progress of the project

on site in order to ensure that it is

in line with the established

objectives and in compliance with

the signed agreement. The

member association or

confederation shall provide FIFA

with periodic reports (reports on

the key phases and a final report).

At the end of the period

established by the contract of

agreed objectives, the FIFA

general secretariat shall evaluate

the implementation of the

established objectives with the

member association or

confederation concerned and the

member association or

confederation shall submit a

written report to the

Development Committee for

information purposes.

Article 8. Obligations of the

member associations and the

confederations

1. Any member association or

confederation receiving funding

from the Forward Programme

must:

a. provide FIFA with all the

necessary information and

supporting documentary evidence

related to the use of the allocated

funds and the implementation of

the project;

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b. have the contract of agreed

objectives and the project

approved by its executive

committee and inform its general

assembly thereof. This must be

noted in the minutes of said

general assembly;

c. designate a competent person

who shall be responsible for

monitoring the contract of agreed

objectives and projects to be

carried out; d. open a separate

bank account in its own name

(the name of the member

association or confederation)

with a bank in the country in

which it has its registered

headquarters especially for

Forward Programme funding and

for its direct benefit. Any transfer

of Forward Programme funds

must be made by the FIFA

general secretariat to the Forward

Programme account of the

beneficiary member association

or confederation. The member

associations or confederations

must make all payments related

to the Forward Programme

directly from the Forward

Programme account. Any funds

not used at the end of 10 the

period covered by the contractual

relationship shall be kept in the

Forward Programme account

until they are completely used up.

The Forward Programme account

may under no circumstances have

a negative balance (overdraft) or

be pledged. FIFA reserves the

right to demand a statement of

the Forward Programme account

at any time;

e. have its annual accounts

audited by its statutory auditor.

The statutory auditor must

(i) be appointed by the general

assembly of the member

association or confederation,

(ii) audit the accounts approved

by the executive body of the

member association or of the

confederation in accordance with

the relevant auditing standards,

and

(iii) submit an audit report to the

general assembly of the member

association or confederation;

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f. employ a general secretary as

well as a technical and

development director;

g. publish its annual financial

statements and activity report on

its website or any other platform

(including FIFA.com);

h. respect the schedule

established by FIFA;

i. inform FIFA of any difficulty

encountered during the

preparation and implementation

of the project or established

objectives, or in relation to the

use of the allocated funds;

j. indemnify and hold FIFA

harmless from any complaint,

claim, demand for damages and

interest or liability related to the

implementation of the project or

pursuit of the established

objectives;

k. endeavour, as much as

possible, to involve local partners

(sponsors, public authorities) in

the project and/or execution of

the contract of agreed objectives

in order to raise, if necessary, the

remaining funds required;

l. obtain the authorisation of the

competent government

authorities to import the products

and materials required for the

implementation of the project

and facilitate the administrative

steps involved;

m. assist FIFA in monitoring and

overseeing the implementation of

the project and the pursuit of the

objectives established in the

contract of agreed objectives, as

well as the use of the allocated

funds, in accordance with the

decision of the FIFA

Development Committee;

n. promote the projects and the

use of the allocated funds in the

country or geographical zone

concerned;

o. present a final report after

each project has been fully

completed, and at the end of the

period established in the contract

of agreed objectives;

p. respect FIFA's zero-tolerance

policy towards any attempt at or

act of corruption whatsoever, in

any territorial jurisdiction,

including attempts or acts that

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are authorised or tolerated by law

or cannot be prosecuted in the

country in question. In the event

that a football official has

obtained or attempted to obtain

gratification through a favourable

decision taken, information

received, a vote or any other form

of benefits for himself/herself or

for any other persons, the

member association or

confederation concerned must

immediately inform FIFA of this;

q. respect all applicable laws,

including those relating to the

confidentiality of data and

privacy;

r. respect international labour

law, in particular legal provisions

that prohibit child labour and

forced labour;

s. avoid any situation giving rise

to a conflict of interests;

t. request, in the event of any

major change concerning a

project, the approval of the FIFA

Development Committee;

u. establish appropriate

procedures, particularly

regarding tender processes, in

order to evaluate and select the

suppliers and subcontractors on

the basis of their commitment in

terms of their social and

environmental responsibilities;

v. evaluate and reduce the

environmental impact of their

projects and use the resources in

a responsible manner in order to

achieve growth that is sustainable

and respects the environment;

For infrastructure projects, the

following obligations shall also

apply:

w. facilitate contact with

companies responsible for the

implementation of the project; x.

provide FIFA with the relevant

national land registry certificate,

the agreements confirming the

donation, transfer or other form

of free provision of land. The

transfer or other form of free

provision of land must be made

for a minimum period of 20

years;

y. According to art. 8 par. 1 j) of

these regulations enters into force

once construction has been

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completed, even if the member

association or confederation has

not yet taken possession of the

completed project;

z. ensure that the project is used

appropriately once it is ready; aa.

include in its future budget the

maintenance costs of said project

and of the activities resulting

from it (including the personnel

expenses required to operate the

infrastructure in question); bb.

purchase insurance providing

permanent cover of the project

for 100% of the asset replacement

value.

2. The FIFA Development

Committee may decide to grant

an exception to any of these

obligations to the extent that such

exception can be justified, where

it does not cause the breach of

any legal or moral regulation, and

where it serves the interests of

football development.

Article 9. Procedure and

obligations for

zonal/regional associations

The procedure for zonal/regional

associations, their obligations and

any other aspects relating to the

granting of funds defined in art. 6

par. 4 of these regulations shall

be defined by the FIFA

Development Committee

following consultation with the

confederations and shall be

communicated by way of a

circular letter once they have

been approved by the FIFA

Council.

Article 10. Payment

1. Payment can be made after

notification of the decision of the

FIFA Development Committee

and acceptance of the contract by

the parties concerned.

2. Advance payments are not

possible, except for justified

reasons and with the exceptional

approval of the FIFA

Development Committee and the

FIFA Finance Committee.

3. If a member association or

confederation does not use the

whole of the Forward Programme

funds that it has received during

the period for which they have

been granted, the remaining

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balance shall be deferred until the

following period.

Article 11. Alignment of

funding

Under these regulations, FIFA is

entitled to deduct from any

amount allocated to a member

association or confederation the

amount owed to FIFA by that

member association or

confederation.

Article 12. Taxes and duties

The member associations and

confederations are responsible for

paying any taxes, duties and other

charges that are due as a result of

receiving Forward Programme

funds. These taxes, duties or

charges must be declared in the

requests submitted by the

member association or

confederation.

Article 13. Fees and expenses

The member associations and

confederations shall be liable for

all fees and expenses – including

legal, administrative, banking and

exchange costs – incurred

through the Forward Programme.

Article 14. Reporting

1. The member associations and

confederations must report

annually on the use of all

funds allocated by FIFA as

part of the Forward

Programme, which they must

do in a report to be submitted

to FIFA’s general secretariat

by 30 June of the year

following the year under

review in the report. The

following documents must be

included in the report:

a. All reporting forms;

b. The local FIFA programme

audit report (cf. art. 15);

c. The latest annual financial

statements and the

corresponding audit report

compiled by the statutory

auditor.

2. If it is deemed necessary, the

FIFA general secretariat may,

during the year, request the

supporting reports and audits

regarding the use of the

allocated funds as part of the

programme.

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3. In the event of non-

compliance with paragraph 1

of this article, the competent

bodies of FIFA (such as the

Finance Committee or the

Audit and Compliance

Committee) shall take the

appropriate measures (such as

the suspension of payments to

the member association or

confederation concerned).

Article 15. Local FIFA

programme audit report

1. Each member association or

confederation that has received

funding as part of the Forward

Programme must engage the

services of a local FIFA

programme auditor (statutory

auditor or another external and

independent auditor that has

the relevant qualifications in

accordance with local legislation

for conducting audit-related

services on all of the funds

received under the programme).

Such audit-related services aim

to: a. examine the accuracy of

the programme funds

transferred to the designated

Forward Programme account of

the member association or

confederation; b. verify that the

use of the funds is in accordance

with the intended use presented

in the approved project request

by means of an inspection as

defined in art. 18 par. 5 of these

regulations; c. provide FIFA

with an annual report.

2. Each member association and

confederation shall notify the

FIFA general secretariat every

year of the name of its statutory

auditor and its local FIFA

programme auditor.

3. The FIFA general secretariat

shall publish, on its website

FIFA.com, the names of the

statutory auditors and the local

FIFA programme auditors that

have been designated by the

member associations and the

confederations.

4. The FIFA general secretariat

may reject the auditor hired by

a member association or

confederation to conduct the

local FIFA programme audit

and may decide to delegate this

task to another auditing firm.

5. The FIFA general secretariat

may request that the local FIFA

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programme auditor specifically

examine particular areas within

its local FIFA programme audit

report.

6. The member association or

confederation shall pay any fees

arising from the local FIFA

programme audit. If the

member association does not

have the means to cover these

fees, the Forward Programme

funds that it has been granted –

taken from the budget allocated

for operational costs – shall be

used to cover the cost of the

audit.

Article 16. Central FIFA

programme audit report

1. For each financial year, the FIFA

general secretariat shall randomly

designate or select 20% of the

member associations and

confederations to undergo a central

FIFA programme audit. If the

funds transferred to a member

association under the Forward

Programme exceed USD 2 million,

the FIFA general secretariat shall

automatically select that member

association for a central

programme audit.

2. The central FIFA programme

auditor shall conduct audit-related

services on the development funds

provided by FIFA on the basis of

annual instructions provided by

FIFA. The auditor shall submit a 14

report detailing its conclusions

regarding the audit of each member

association and confederation to

the FIFA general secretariat by 30

June of the year following the

financial year under audit.

3. As part of the central FIFA

programme audit, the FIFA general

secretariat may request the

member association or

confederation concerned to provide

any evidence that it deems

necessary in relation to funds

provided under these regulations.

4. The FIFA general secretariat may

also nominate a consultant at the

member association or

confederation, who must be

granted access to all accounts and

other documents that the FIFA

general secretariat deems necessary

in relation to funds provided under

these regulations.

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5. FIFA will cover the costs related

to the central FIFA programme

audit.

Article 17. Misuse of funds

allocated under the Forward

Programme and the fight

against fraud

1. If, on the basis of the reports

prescribed by art. 14 of these

regulations, the report of the

central FIFA programme

auditor in accordance with art.

16 par. 2 of these regulations,

the report of the local FIFA

programme auditor in

accordance with art. 15 of these

regulations, or any other

information it may have

received, the FIFA general

secretariat may decide that (i)

the programme funds have not

been used in all areas according

to the approved application, (ii)

the transactions involving

programme funds have not

been correctly categorised or

documented, and/or (iii)

indications of other forms of

non-compliance with FIFA rules

and regulations have been

observed, and that it must

therefore inform the FIFA Audit

and Compliance Committee

accordingly.

2. In such circumstances, the FIFA

Audit and Compliance

Committee must take all of the

appropriate measures to protect

the funds allocated by FIFA

under the Forward Programme.

In particular, the FIFA Audit

and Compliance Committee

may:

a. order the suspension of all

new payments and transfers to

the member association or

confederation concerned until

further notice;

b. order the FIFA general

secretariat or a third party

mandated by the FIFA general

secretariat to inspect and audit

the member association or

confederation concerned at any

time. The member association

or confederation shall provide

full access to accounts, any kind

of contracts and all other

significant documents, such as

meeting minutes. Any such

audits shall be conducted at

FIFA’s expense. To avoid any

doubt, the audit rights of FIFA

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shall be applicable

retrospectively from 1 January

2016;

c. order the member association

or confederation concerned to

repay the received amounts to

FIFA; d. take all other

appropriate measures.

3. Furthermore, in the event of

any suspicion of fraud or any

other violation of these

regulations or other applicable

regulations, the FIFA Audit and

Compliance Committee may

transfer the case to the

competent judicial body of

FIFA, which will assess the

relevance of the application of

other possible measures. In

application of the FIFA

Disciplinary Code and/or the

FIFA Code of Ethics, the

competent judicial body of FIFA

may rule against the member

association or the confederation

and/or the responsible

individuals at the member

association or confederation.

Article 18. Organisation

1. FIFA Development

Committee

In accordance with art. 42

of the FIFA Statutes and the

relevant provisions of the

FIFA Governance

Regulations, the FIFA

Development Committee

must oversee the Forward

Programme and fulfil its

rights and duties as they are

established in the

abovementioned provisions

as well as in these

regulations.

2. FIFA general secretariat

a. The FIFA general

secretariat acts as the

secretariat of the FIFA

Development Committee. It

shall fulfil its rights and

duties as they are

established in these

regulations, and shall also

implement the decisions

taken by the FIFA

Development Committee.

b. The FIFA general

secretariat shall publish on

FIFA.com a report on all

development activities

carried out by each member

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association and

confederation.

c. The FIFA general

secretariat shall publish the

names of the local suppliers

that have been contracted by

FIFA on behalf of the

member associations and/or

confederations as part of the

Forward Programme. d. The

FIFA general secretariat

shall also coordinate with

the confederations in order

to ensure a greater

effectiveness of development

programmes.

3. Statutory auditor

a. The statutory auditor is

the external independent

auditor that has the relevant

qualifications in accordance

with local legislation,

designated by the general

assembly of the member

association or confederation

to conduct an audit, in

accordance with the relevant

accounting principles, the

accounts that have been

approved by the executive

committee of the member

association or confederation,

and to subsequently submit

a report to its general

assembly.

b. The statutory audit

comprises the review of the

accounts of a member

association and

confederation by an external

independent auditor that

has the relevant

qualifications in accordance

with local legislation as is

described in the statutes of

the member association or

confederation concerned.

4. Central FIFA programme

auditor

The central FIFA programme

auditor, i.e. FIFA’s statutory

auditor or another reputable

auditing firm that has been

engaged by the FIFA general

secretariat to provide auditing

services, shall inspect the

member associations and

confederations with regard to

their involvement in the

programme as is established in

art. 16 of these regulations. The

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inspection may comprise the

application of agreed

procedures or another

inspection service implemented

in accordance with

international auditing,

inspection and ethical standards

and Swiss auditing standards.

5. Local FIFA programme auditor

The statutory auditor or another

external independent auditor

that has the relevant

qualifications in accordance

with local legislation, shall

inspect the member

associations and confederations

in relation to their involvement

in FIFA’s Forward Programme

as is established in art. 15 of

these regulations. The

inspection may comprise the

application of agreed

procedures, a review or another

inspection service implemented

in accordance with

international auditing,

inspection and ethical standards

and Swiss auditing standards.

Article 19. Matters not

provided for

The FIFA Council may take the

necessary decisions on any

matters that are not provided

for in these regulations. Article

20. Jurisdiction These

regulations shall be governed by

Swiss law.

Article 21. Authoritative

version

These regulations were drawn

up in English, French, Spanish

and German. In the event of any

discrepancy in the wording of

the different languages, the

English text shall be

authoritative.

Article 22. Transitional

provisions

1. These regulations cancel and

replace the following

regulations from the date that

they come into force: - General

Regulations for FIFA

Development Programmes -

Goal Regulations - FIFA

Financial Assistance

Programme (FAP) Regulations -

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PERFORMANCE Regulations -

FIFA Challenger Programme

Regulations - FIFA Win-Win

Programme Regulations -

adidas Goal Ball Project

Regulations

2. Any projects that have

already been approved prior to

these regulations coming into

force shall be governed by these

regulations.

3. All pending applications

submitted under previous

regulations (mentioned in par. 1

above) shall be subject to the

provisions of these regulations

as soon as they come into force.

If necessary, the FIFA general

secretariat shall invite the

member associations and

confederations concerned to

complete their application files.

4. Contributions for 2016

already granted to certain

member associations when

these regulations came into

force shall be deducted from

those payable under these

regulations so as to avoid a

member association benefiting

from a higher contribution for

the current financial cycle than

that it receives under these

regulations.

5. The member associations and

confederations must conclude

their contracts of agreed

objectives at the latest by 1 June

2017. A transitional period

between the entry into force of

these regulations and the above

deadline shall allow for the

approval of projects by the

Development Committee

without requiring the addition

of a copy of the contract of

agreed objectives.

6. The obligation on the

member associations and

confederations to publish their

statutory audit reports and their

activity reports (as established

in art. 8 par. 1 f) of these

regulations) shall enter into

force on 1 January 2018.

Article 23. Adoption and

period of validity

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1. These regulations were

approved by the FIFA Council

at its meeting on 9 May 2016.

2. They apply to the financial

period ending on 31 December

2018. 3. They come into force

with immediate effect. Mexico

City, 9 May 2016 For the FIFA

Council President Acting

General Secretary Gianni

Infantino Markus Kattner.

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#6 FIA JUDICIAL AND DISCIPLINARY

RULES 2016

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The General Assembly of the

Fédération Internationale de

l’Automobile (FIA) has drawn up the

present FIA Judicial and Disciplinary

Rules with the aim of organising the

appellate and disciplinary function

within the FIA and establishing its

operating rules. The organisation of

the judicial function of the FIA is

centred around the International

Tribunal (IT), the International Court

of Appeal (ICA) and the Congress of

the FIA Courts (Congress), the

operation of which is supported by the

General Secretariat of the FIA Courts

(GSC).

JUDGES

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The FIA Courts are the International

Tribunal (IT) and the International

Court of Appeal (ICA). They act totally

independently from the other bodies of

the FIA and the members of the FIA.

The FIA Courts comprise a total of 18

to 36 Judges (the Judges), elected by

the FIA General Assembly upon

proposal of the Nominations

Committee. Their mandate takes effect

on 1st January following their election.

They serve a four-year mandate and

renewable twice. One half of the cohort

is renewed every two years.

No one may be proposed for

election as a Judge if he has

reached the age of 75 years on

the date of the General

Assembly which considers his

election. Judges who reach this

age during their mandate shall

continue to sit until their

normal mandate has expired.

If a seat becomes vacant for

whatever reason, the FIA

Nominations Committee may

propose to the General

Assembly that the member be

replaced for the remainder of

his mandate, but is not obliged

to do so unless the number of

serving members would

otherwise fall below 18.

The Judges shall undertake to

act with full independence and

impartiality so as to preserve

the independence of the Courts.

Each Judge must be and remain

independent of the FIA and of

the parties involved. Any

member of the Courts involved

in a particular case must

disclose immediately any

circumstance which might

reasonably be regarded as

potentially compromising his

independence.

A Judge shall immediately

recuse himself from

participating in a case which

involves any party or lawyer

who belongs to any company,

association, law firm or

chambers or any kind of entity

to which he belongs or in which

he takes part in any capacity

whatsoever.

Both during and after their

respective terms of office, the

Judges formally undertake to

respect the integrity and

independence of the FIA Courts

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and to honour their duties of

confidentiality with regard to

the deliberations of the FIA

Courts.

The Congress elects, every two

years, its President and its Vice-

President, as well as a President

and a Vice-President for the IT

and a President and a Vice-

President for the ICA. The

duties of the President and

Vice-President of the Congress,

on the one hand, and of

President or Vice-President of

the IT or of the ICA, on the

other hand, may be exercised

concurrently.

For the purpose of the

application of these Rules, in

case of impediment the

President of the IT or the

President of the ICA is replaced

by its Vice-President.

For each case, one of the

members of the judging panel

will be appointed by the

President of the IT or of the ICA

as the President of this judging

panel (the "President of the

case"). The President of the case

will be responsible for the

conduct of the proceedings,

verifying the regularity of the

proceedings, ensuring that the

rights of the parties are

respected, keeping order during

the hearing, and arranging for

the drafting of the decision,

which shall be authenticated by

his signature, as well as his

notification to the parties and

its publication.

PERSONS UNDER THE IT’s JURISDICTION

The IT determines alleged

infringements and offences allegedly

committed by the following persons

and organisations, whatever form they

may take:

a) FIA Members;

b) executive officers, members of

commissions and presidents of

commissions of the FIA;

c) all persons who, in any way

whatsoever, are called upon to

participate, in one way or another, in

the exercise of any duties of any nature

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whatsoever on behalf of the FIA

and/or within a body of the FIA;

d) the officers, members, or licence-

holders of ASNs, or officers, members,

or licence-holders of ACNs involved in

motor sport;

e) officials, organisers, drivers,

competitors and licence-holders;

f) persons having access to premises

hosting any event that is subject to the

regulations and decisions of the FIA;

g) any person who is subject to or who

has agreed to be bound by the

International Sporting Code and the

other regulations and decisions of the

FIA;

h) any person who benefits, in any

manner whatsoever, from an

authorisation or approval issued on

behalf of or by the FIA, or who takes

part in any manner whatsoever in a

race, competition or other event

organised, directly or indirectly, by the

FIA or subject to the regulations and

decisions of the FIA;

i) employees, representatives, agents

and service providers of the persons

listed above, irrespective of any

liability of those who employ them or

are represented by them, and of the

possibility of prosecuting those

persons or bodies.

INFRINGEMENTS AND SANCTIONS

(i) If persons

a) have contravened the Statutes and

Regulations of the FIA, including the

International Sporting Code and the

Code of Ethics but excluding the FIA

Anti-Doping Regulations, which come

under the exclusive competence of the

Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee,

or

b) have taken part in an international

competition or a championship not

entered on the FIA calendars or not

governed by the FIA or its Members,

or

c) have pursued an objective contrary

or opposed to those of the FIA, or

d) without lawful excuse:

1) have refused or failed to apply a

decision of the FIA, or

2) by words, actions or writings have

caused damage to the standing and/or

reputation of, or loss to, the FIA, its

bodies, its members or its executive

officers, or

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3) have failed to cooperate in an

investigation,

(ii) the IT may impose on them

directly,

a) fines,

b) bans on taking part or exercising a

role, directly or indirectly, in

competitions, events or championships

organised directly or indirectly on

behalf of or by the FIA, or subject to

the regulations and decisions of the

FIA,

c) the sanctions provided for in the FIA

International Sporting Code, and/or

d) bans on exercising within the FIA

any duties whatsoever as an executive

officer, a member of a commission, or

a president of a commission, or any

duties of any nature whatsoever on

behalf of the FIA and/or within a body

of the FIA.

If the person sanctioned is a member

of the FIA or of one of its bodies, the IT

may also propose to the General

Assembly that the person be excluded

from the FIA or from its bodies.

Subject to the principle of

proportionality, the IT shall take into

account the gravity of the facts, the

degree of culpability, and past record

and character of the person in order to

determine the nature and severity of

the sanction.

Unless stated otherwise, offences or

infringements are punishable, whether

they were committed intentionally or

negligently.

(iii) Attempts to commit infringements

are also punishable.

Any natural or legal person who

participate in an infringement,

whether as principal or as accomplice,

is also punishable.

COMPETENCE WITH REGARD TO DISPUTES

Pursuant to its competences as set out

in the FIA Statutes, the ICA will hear

three types of appeal case: (1) appeals

concerning sporting decisions; (2)

appeals concerning decisions taken by

the IT; and (3) appeals concerning the

interpretation or application of the

FIA’s statutes.

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INTERPRETATION

The Judicial and Disciplinary Rules of

the FIA are drafted in French and in

English. In case of any difference of

interpretation, the French text shall

take precedence.

Terms beginning with a capital letter

and not defined in these Rules have

the same meaning as that given in the

FIA Statutes.

No modification to the present Rules

may come into effect without having

been decided by the General Assembly

of the FIA.

However, the Congress may decide to

clarify and complete where needed the

provisions of the present Rules by

means of internal regulations or

practice directions.

CONGRESS OF THE FIA COURTS

The Congress of the FIA Courts (“The

Congress”) is composed of the

members of the FIA Courts and has the

following functions:

a) it elects from among its members

and for a two-years term a President

and a Vice-President, who may be the

Presidents or the Vice-Presidents of

the IT and the ICA; the names of the

President and Vice President shall be

made public;

b) it may suggest amendments to the

Judicial and Disciplinary Rules of the

FIA, to the Statutes or to the

Regulations of the FIA;

c) it reviews the functioning of the FIA

Courts and submits a report to the

General Assembly;

d) it examines any grounds for

complaints against members of the

FIA Courts who may be accused of

having failed to comply with their

obligations;

The Congress shall meet at least once a

year. For a decision of the Congress to

be valid, there must be a quorum of at

least one third of its members, without

which no decision may be taken.

Decisions are taken at meetings or by

correspondence, or in case of

emergency by fax, email or telephone

conference, by a simple majority of the

voting members, the President having

the casting vote in the event of a tie.

The Secretary General of the Courts

and any other person whose presence

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is deemed useful by the President of

the Congress, may be invited to take

part in the meetings of the Congress in

an advisory role, but may not vote.

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#7 2016 EUROPEAN RALLY

CHAMPIONSHIP MID-SEASON KEY

STATISTICS

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A unique and demanding challenge

was posed by each of the five rallies –

all classic European events – and five

different winners prevailed. The

battles for victory were all close, going

down to a dramatic final-day

showdown every single time. Wins

have been claimed with three of the

four models of car currently

homologated to compete in the top R5

category.

And it’s all to play for in the title fight,

with the defending champion Kajetan

Kajetanowicz holding just a 15-point

advantage over his rival Alexey

Lukyanuk at the halfway stage. The

pair have demonstrated their abilities

against tough opposition, including

four current World Rally

Championship stars: MadsØstberg,

Craig Breen, Stéphane Lefebvre and

Elfyn Evans.

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Also part of the serious competition

have been young stars such as

RalfsSirmacis – who won the SEAJETS

Acropolis Rally aged just 21 and

driving a ŠKODA Fabia R5 for the first

time after stepping up from the ERC

Junior Championship – and local

heroes, with Ricardo Moura claiming a

historic first win on the Azores Airlines

Rallye and Freddy Loix recording his

11th Kenotek Ypres Rally victory.

The popularity of the ERC has been

clear to see in 2016. More than120

competitors have now registered for

the ERC season, 73 of these in the top

ERC1 category. A number of events

have featured huge numbers of R5

cars, with 31 in action on the Circuit of

Ireland, 25 in the Azores and 27 in

Ypres. The importance of the ERC to

the burgeoning R5 category was

underlined when Ypres was chosen for

the public debut for the new Hyundai

i20 R5 as a course car, with another

WRC driver, Kevin Abbring, behind

the wheel.

The ERC brings a significant

international flavour to each rally, with

at least 22 foreign crews present on

each round so far this season. The

registrations for the 2016 ERC

represent 26 different nationalities,

including Argentina and Paraguay.

ERC SEASON SO FAR IN NUMBERS

5: The number of different winners

from as many events

3: R5 cars to have won a rally so far,

from a possible four

22.2: The average number of R5 cars

competing on the first five rounds

123: Registrations for the ERC season

as of 4 July

21: The age in years of RalfsSirmacis

when he won the SEAJETS Acropolis

Rally, and also the number of days

between then and his 22nd birthday

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16: The number of different stage

winners

6: The number of lead changes on the

Azores Airlines Rallye

10.6: In seconds, the closest

KajetanKajetanowicz has come to

winning a rally since becoming 2015

champion, on the Circuit of Ireland

7: The number of different stage

winners across three ERC Junior

events

100,000: The amount of euros

handed out in prize money so far this

season, to the top seven eligible

finishers on each event

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#8 UEFA EURO 2016 SETS NEW

DIGITAL STANDARDS

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With 24 teams competing

across 10 host cities and 2.4

million spectators attending an

unprecedented total of 51

matches, UEFA EURO 2016 was

officially the biggest UEFA

European Championship ever.

The success of the tournament

was mirrored on UEFA’s digital

platforms, where previous

traffic records were shattered.

Over 300 million visits and 1.5

billion page impressions were

generated by the official

EURO2016.com website and

mobile apps between the eve of

the tournament on 9 June and

the day after the final on 11 July

– almost four times the levels

reached during UEFA EURO

2012.

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A mobile-first approach was

adopted for the first time ever at

a EURO, with the website

design responsive to screen size

for optimal content

consumption. The desktop and

mobile versions attracted an

audience of over 140 million

visits, driven by the success of

the revamped MatchCentre.

Featuring live data and

statistics, insight and analysis

from on-site reporters and

photos of the action on fans’

screens within 30 seconds of the

event, EURO2016.com was the

online destination for fans

following the tournament.

A suite of mobile apps were also

developed as part of the biggest

integrated digital delivery ever

made for a UEFA European

Championship, with over 13.5

million users downloading and

generating a further 160 million

visits.

The official UEFA EURO 2016

app was complemented by the

Fan Guide app for supporters

travelling in France, as well as

the hugely popular apps for

McDonalds Fantasy Football

and Hyundai Predictor.

Wales's magnificent run to the

semi-finals helped ensure the

United Kingdom was the

biggest source of visits with over

15% of overall traffic.

Unsurprisingly, the host nation

France also contributed

considerably to the total, with

users from Germany, the United

States, Spain, Italy and Canada

also showing a major interest.

Content was available in nine

languages, including a Chinese

website hosted in China to

optimise the user experience.

Launched shortly before the

tournament, the new website

continues to grow and will be a

major source of traffic in years

to come.

UEFA EURO 2016 also proved

hugely engaging on social

media, with UEFA-produced

content seen by over 3 billion

across Facebook, Instagram and

Twitter. More than 15 million

fans followed the competition’s

official channels, driving over

70 million interactions.

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On Facebook, 195 million users

triggered 950 million

interactions to make the

tournament the biggest sporting

event of the year on the

platform. Over 45 million joined

the conversation as Portugal

beat France in the final,

resulting in a record 146 million

reactions, shares and

comments.

UEFA helped to swell that

number through several

innovations, including the live

streaming of all official training

sessions on Facebook, 360-

degree photos and videos and

bespoke animations to celebrate

the best of the action.

The official tournament

hashtag, #EURO2016 complete

with trophy emoji, was used

more than 26 million times on

Twitter as 109 million tweets

were sent, 14.2 million of them

pertaining to the final. The best

of these were displayed on giant

screens at all venues before and

during matches.

The innovation continued on

Instagram where photography

taken from official media days

with all 24 teams proved wildly

popular, as did real-time

photography from matches.

Given the unprecedented

success of the official UEFA

EURO 2016 digital platforms,

many of the features will be

rolled out across UEFA.com and

the various mobile applications

over the course of the coming

season to ensure fans can look

forward to yet more unrivalled

coverage in 2016/17.

UEFA EURO 2016 IN NUMBERS

0 – Sunday's final between

Portugal and France was the

first EURO decider to finish

goalless after 90 minutes.

4 – Aaron Ramsey and Eden

Hazard shared the honour of

delivering the most assists in

France, serving up four decisive

passes apiece.

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6 – Antoine Griezmann's overall

haul of six goals was the highest

total registered by a player at a

single EURO finals since Michel

Platini in 1984.

9 – Cristiano Ronaldo's strike

against Wales took him level

with Platini as the joint-top

scorer in UEFA European

Championship history, the

Portugal captain also becoming

the first player to score in four

separate EUROs against

Hungary.

18 years and 328 days –

Portugal's Renato Sanches

became the youngest player to

appear in a EURO final, beating

Ronaldo after he featured in the

UEFA EURO 2004 decider aged

19 years and 150 days.

21 – Ronaldo again, setting a

new benchmark for EURO

finals appearances during the

group stage and adding another

four outings to that number

during the knockout phase to

leave his record at 21.

27 – saves pulled off by Hannes

Halldórsson, the Iceland No1

leading the way among

goalkeepers by denying the

opposition more than five times

per match on average.

32.8 – The paciest player at

UEFA EURO 2016 was Kingsley

Coman, the France forward

being measured at 32.8km/h to

outstrip Belgium livewire

Yannick Carrasco (32.3km/h).

40 years and 86 days – Gábor

Király gave hope to

fortysomethings in jogging

bottoms everywhere:

establishing a new record for

the oldest player to contest a

EURO finals game, Hungary's

'Pyjama Man' eventually bowing

out in the round of 16 loss to

Belgium.

41 – Portugal's final triumph

against France was their first

victory against Les Bleus in 41

years, since Nené and Marinho

pounced in a 2-0 win at the Parc

des Princes.

56 – France's final defeat was

their first loss in a major

tournament fixture on home

soil in 56 years, their previous

reverse a 2-0 defeat by

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Czechoslovakia in the third-

place play-off in 1960.

66.67 – Only two-thirds of the

penalties awarded during

regulation time in France were

converted, Ronaldo, Sergio

Ramos, Aleksandar Dragović

and Mesut Özil all failing to

register – the lowest success

rate since 1972, when one of two

were scored.

100 – Robert Lewandowski

netted just 100 seconds into

Poland's quarter-final with

Portugal, notching the second-

quickest goal in EURO history

after Dmitri Kirichenko's effort for

Russia against Greece in 2004 (67

seconds).

108 – A total of 108 goals were

rattled in at UEFA EURO 2016

over 51 games, at a rate of 2.12 per

match and one every 44 minutes –

down from 2.45 at UEFA EURO

2012.

600 – Nani's opener against

Iceland may not have been enough

to give Portugal victory in their

Group F curtain-raiser, but it

represented the 600th goal

registered at a EURO finals.

720 – Portugal played 720 minutes

in the competition, including three

extra times, the most of any nation

at any major tournament. Rui

Patrício was ever present, Nani

managed 706 minutes.

2,427,303 – the overall attendance

at UEFA EURO 2016, with an

average of 47,594 spectators

attending each game, the highest

since the eight-team tournament of

1988.

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#9 MONTHLY FIXTURES

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JULY

14-17: Golf - Open Championship, Troon

14-18: Cricket - England v Pakistan, first Test, Lord's

15-17: Tennis - Davis Cup quarter-finals including Serbia v Great Britain

22-24: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest

22-24: Athletics - London Anniversary Games, Olympic Stadium

22-24: Sailing - America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth

22-26: Cricket, England v Pakistan, second Test, Old Trafford

23: Horse racing - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot

26-30: Horse racing - Glorious Goodwood

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28-31: Golf - US PGA Championship, New Jersey

28-31: Golf - Women's British Open, Woburn

29-31: Formula 1, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim

August

3-7: Cricket - England v Pakistan, third Test, Edgbaston

5-21: Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(Key dates: 6-13 swimming and rowing, 6-16 track and road cycling, 11-20 golf, 12-21

athletics)

11-15: Cricket - England Pakistan, fourth Test, The Oval

13: Football - Premier League season starts

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#10 PREMIER LEAGUE AND FOOTBAL

LEAGUE TRANSFERS

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14 July

Football League

Jonny Maddison [Leicester - Yeovil] Free

John Swift [Chelsea - Reading] Free

Scottish Premiership

Wes Burns [Bristol City - Aberdeen] Loan

European

Martin Skrtel [Liverpool - Fenerbahce] Reported £5m

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13 July

Football League

Sergi Canos [Liverpool - Norwich] Undisclosed

Jordan Cousins [Charlton - QPR] Undisclosed

Timothee Dieng [Oldham - Bradford] Free

Ryan Flynn [Sheffield United - Oldham] Undisclosed

Addison Garnett [QPR - Crawley] Free

Mark Howard [Sheffield United - Bolton] Free

Marc Klok [Cherno More - Oldham] Undisclosed

Hordur Magnusson [Juventus - Bristol City] Undisclosed

Billy Mckay [Wigan - Oldham] Loan

Liam Smith [Newcastle - Crewe] Loan

Paul Taylor [Unattached - Peterborough]

Scottish Championship

Cammy Smith [Aberdeen - Dundee United] Loan

European

Lucas Digne [PSG - Barcelona] £13.9m

12 July

Premier League

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Ashley Fletcher [Manchester United - West Ham United] Free

Vincent Janssen [AZ Alkmaar - Tottenham] £17m

Tyler Reid [Manchester United - Swansea] Undisclosed

Football League

Riccardo Calder [Aston Villa - Doncaster] Loan

Colin Doyle [Blackpool - Bradford] £1

Anton Forrester [Blackburn - Port Vale] Free

Tyler Hornby-Forbes [Fleetwood - Brighton] Undisclosed

Chris Kettings [Crystal Palace - Oldham] Free

Ricardo Kip [Almere City - Fleetwood] Free

Kyle McFadzean [MK Dons - Burton] Undisclosed

Daniel O'Shaughnessy [Brentford - Cheltenham] Free

Mark Oxley [Hibernian - Southend] Free

Nick Powell [Manchester United - Wigan] Free

Joe Rothwell [Manchester United - Oxford] Free

Aryan Tajbakhsh [Unattached - Crawley]

Jerome Thomas [Rotherham - Port Vale] Free

Scottish Premiership

Billy King [Hearts - Inverness] Loan

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Kevin McNaughton [Wigan - Inverness] Free

European

Samuel Umtiti [Lyon - Barcelona] £21m

11 July

Premier League

George Byers [Watford - Swansea] Free

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg [Bayern Munich - Southampton] Reported £12.8m

Gokhan Tore [Besiktas - West Ham] Loan

Football League

Sonny Bradley [Crawley - Plymouth] Free

James Collins [Shrewsbury - Crawley] Free

Isaac Hayden [Arsenal - Newcastle] Undisclosed

Steven Hewitt [Burnley - Accrington] Free

Anssi Jaakkola [Ajax Cape Town - Reading] Undisclosed

Christopher Mbamba [Hamarkameratene - Port Vale] Undisclosed

Franck Moussa [Southend - Walsall] Free

Jamie Reckord [Unattached - Oldham]

Danny Ward [Liverpool - Huddersfield] Loan

Luke Woodland [Bradford PA - Oldham] Free

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Scottish Premiership

Ziggy Gordon [Hamilton - Partick Thistle] Free

International

Morgaro Gomis [Hearts - Kelantan] Free

Graziano Pelle [Southampton - Shandong Luneng] £12m

10 July

Football League

Ryan Fulton [Liverpool - Chesterfield] Loan

Aaron Tshibola [Reading - Aston Villa] Undisclosed

Rhys Turner [Oldham - Morecambe] Free

Jake Wright [Oxford - Sheffield United] Free

Adebayo Akinfenwa [AFC Wimbledon - Wycombe] Free

European

Raul Albentosa [Derby - Deportivo La Coruna] Undisclosed

9 July

Football League

Lee Erwin [Leeds - Oldham] Loan

Josh Law [Motherwell - Oldham] Free

Connor Ripley [Middlesbrough - Oldham] Loan

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International

Papiss Cisse [Newcastle - Shandong Luneng] Undisclosed

8 July

Premier League

Lewis Cook [Leeds - Bournemouth] Undisclosed

Ahmed Musa [CSKA Moscow - Leicester] £16m

Football League

Sone Aluko [Hull - Fulham] Free

John Fleck [Coventry - Sheffield United] Free

Jesus Gamez [Atletico Madrid - Newcastle] Free

Pierluigi Gollini [Hellas Verona - Aston Villa] Undisclosed

Ryan Hedges [Swansea - Yeovil] Loan

Thomas Lam [PEC Zwolle - Nottingham Forest] Free

Joseph Mendes [Le Havre - Reading] Undisclosed

Jack O'Connell [Brentford - Sheffield United] Undisclosed

Joe Pigott [Charlton - Cambridge] Free

Joe Quigley [Bournemouth - Gillingham] Loan

Jon Gorenc Stankovic [Borussia Dortmund - Huddersfield] Undisclosed

Theo Vassell [Oldham - Walsall] Free

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Scottish Premiership

Viktor Noring [Lyngby BK - Hearts] Free

7 July

Premier League

Victor Valdes [Manchester United - Middlesbrough] Free

Football League

Matt Grimes [Swansea - Leeds] Loan

Duane Holmes [Huddersfield - Scunthorpe] Free

Kemar Roofe [Oxford - Leeds] Undisclosed

Craig Slater [Kilmarnock - Colchester] Undisclosed

Scott Wagstaff [Bristol City - Gillingham] Free

6 July

Premier League

Henrikh Mkhitaryan [Borussia Dortmund - Manchester United] Undisclosed

Matt Phillips [QPR - West Brom] Reported £5.5m

Mike van der Hoorn [Ajax - Swansea] Undisclosed

Football League

Robert Green [QPR - Leeds] Free

Kurtis Guthrie [Forest Green - Colchester] Undisclosed

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Jake Hyde [York - Stevenage] Free

Luke James [Peterborough - Bristol Rovers] Loan

Lee Martin [Millwall - Gillingham] Free

Deji Oshilaja [Cardiff - Gillingham] Loan

Idris Saadi [KV Kortrijk - Cardiff] Loan

Kenneth Zohore [KV Kortrijk - Cardiff] Undisclosed

5 July

Premier League

Marten de Roon [Atalanta - Middlesbrough] Reported £12m

Jordan McGhee [Hearts - Middlesbrough] Loan

Leroy Fer [QPR - Swansea] Undisclosed

James Tomkins [West Ham - Crystal Palace] £10m

Football League

Jordan Bowery [Oxford - Leyton Orient] Free

Jordan Cook [Walsall - Luton] Free

Chris Dagnall [Hibernian - Crewe] Free

Kiko [Vitoria Setubal - Port Vale] Free

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Aaron Mooy [Manchester City - Huddersfield] Loan

Jamie Proctor [Bradford - Bolton] Free

Hadi Sacko [Sporting Lisbon - Leeds] Loan

Carlos Saleiro [Clube Oriental de Lisboa - Port Vale] Free

Paulo Tavares [Vitoria Setubal - Port Vale] Free

Lee Tomlin [Bournemouth - Bristol City] Undisclosed

James Wilson [Oldham - Sheffield United] Free

International

Fabricio Coloccini [Newcastle - San Lorenzo] Free

Nani [Fenerbahce - Valencia] Undisclosed

4 July

Premier League

Oleksandr Zinchenko [FC Ufa - Manchester City] Undisclosed

Football League

Shaun Brisley [Peterborough - Carlisle] Free

Rowan Liburd [Reading - Stevenage] Undisclosed

Curtis Main [Doncaster - Portsmouth] Undisclosed

Kelvin Mellor [Plymouth - Blackpool] Free

Curtis Nelson [Plymouth - Oxford] Undisclosed

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Callum Robinson [Aston Villa - Preston] Undisclosed

Paul Rooney [Bohemians - Millwall] Free

Marvin Sordell [Colchester - Coventry] Free

Ben Tozer [Yeovil - Newport] Free

Conor Thomas [Coventry - Swindon] Free

European

Jose Manuel Jurado [Watford - Espanyol] Undisclosed

Casper Sloth [Leeds - Aalborg] Undisclosed

3 July

Premier League

Michy Batshuayi [Marseille - Chelsea] Reported £33m

Nampalys Mendy [Nice - Leicester] Undisclosed

Football League

Mark Beevers [Millwall - Bolton] Free

Glenn Murray [Bournemouth - Brighton] Loan

European

Grzegorz Krychowiak [Sevilla - Paris St-Germain] Undisclosed

Thomas Meunier [Club Brugge - Paris St-Germain] Undisclosed

2 July

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Football League

Mark Connolly [Kilmarnock - Crawley] Free

Josh Ezewele [West Brom - Yeovil] Free

Liam Kelly [Oldham - Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

Joe Lea [Southampton - Yeovil] Free

Anders Lindegaard [West Brom - Preston] Free

Dominic Poleon [Oldham - AFC Wimbledon] Free

Oscar Threlkeld [Bolton - Plymouth] Free

Alper Tursun [Alanyaspor - Crawley] Free

Scottish Premiership

Jordan McGregor [Hibernian - Hamilton] Free

1 July

Premier League

Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Paris St-Germain - Manchester United] Free

Christian Kabasele [Genk - Watford] Reported £6m

Steve Mandanda [Marseille - Crystal Palace] Undisclosed

Will Mannion [AFC Wimbledon - Hull] Undisclosed

Nolito [Celta Vigo - Man City] £13.8m

Maarten Stekelenburg [Fulham - Everton] Undisclosed

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Andros Townsend [Newcastle - Crystal Palace] £13m

Viktor Fischer [Ajax - Middlesbrough] Undisclosed

Football League

Floyd Ayite [Bastia - Fulham] Undisclosed

Kyle Bartley [Swansea - Leeds] Loan

Daniel Bentley [Southend - Brentford] Undisclosed

Jake Bidwell [Brentford - QPR] Undisclosed

Dan Crowley [Arsenal - Oxford] Loan

Anthony de Freitas [Monaco - Port Vale] Free

John Egan [Gillingham - Brentford] Undisclosed

Tom Eaves [Bolton - Yeovil] Free

Yvan Erichot [Sint-Truiden - Leyton Orient] Free

Steven Fletcher [Sunderland - Sheffield Wednesday] Free

Jonathan Forte [Oldham - Notts County] Free

Dwight Gayle [Crystal Palace - Newcastle] Reported £10m

Kyle Knoyle [West Ham - Wigan] Loan

Nathaniel Knight-Percival [Shrewsbury - Bradford] Free

Greg Leigh [Bradford - Bury] Undisclosed

Doug Loft [Gillingham - Colchester] Free

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Calvin Mac-Intisch [SC Cambuur - Port Vale] Free

Alex Nicholls [Exeter - Barnet] Free

Dean Parrett [Stevenage - AFC Wimbledon] Free

Quentin Pereira [Epernay Champagne - Port Vale] Free

Joe Riley [Bury - Shrewsbury] Undisclosed

Matt Ritchie [Bournemouth - Newcastle] Reported £12m

Romaine Sawyers [Walsall - Brentford] Free

Liam Shephard [Swansea - Yeovil] Loan

Matty Stevens [Barnet - Peterborough] Undisclosed

Cole Stockton [Tranmere - Morecambe] Loan

Andy Taylor [Walsall - Blackpool] Free

Chris Taylor [Blackburn - Bolton] Free

Kwame Thomas [Derby - Coventry] Free

Lawrence Vigouroux [Liverpool - Swindon] Undisclosed

Ryan Watson [Leicester - Barnet] Free

European

Gabriele Angella [Watford - Udinese] Undisclosed

Giuseppe Bellusci [Leeds - Empoli] Loan

Hatem Ben Arfa [Nice - Paris St-Germain] Free

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#11 BCCI : DECISIONS BY

OMBUDSMAN

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DilipVengsarkar Vs. Pravin Ambre

According to the Applicant, Mr.

Vengsarkar, Vice President of the

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA),

was given an honorary appointment as

the Director of the National Cricket

Academy (NCA) by the BCCI on the

terms that he would not be paid for his

appointment, but the BCCI would bear

his travel, accommodation, and

perdium expenses on his visits to the

NCA. The Applicant also stated that

Mr. Vengsarkar runs a cricket academy

for junior cricketers in Mumbai and

Pune, and may favour them, which is

thus a conflict of interest. Mr.

Vengsarkar in his reply dated 28 May

2016 reiterated his honorarium

appointment as Director of NCA and

that it is routine for BCCI to bear the

travel and accommodation expenses.

He further reiterated that his

appointment as Director of NCA has to

be viewed in light of his position as a

former Captain of the Indian Cricket

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Team. With respect to his cricket

academy, Mr. Vengsarkar stated that

he has been running various cricket

academies for the last 21 years. The

Applicant sent a rejoinder on 10 June

2016.

The Ombudsman was of the view that

this is not a fit case for taking any

action. It is an admitted fact that Mr.

Vengsarkar is not being paid any

salary, and his appointment as

Director, NCA is an honorary post

(presumably in light of his

distinguished cricketing past). It is also

an admitted fact that Mr. Vengsarkar

has been running cricket academies for

21 years. However, with respect to the

charge against him of running a cricket

academy, the Ombudsman is of the

view that since Mr. Vengsarkar is

neither part of the selection process

nor a coach, there is no conflict of

interest in accordance with the BCCI

Rules of Conflict of Interest. With

respect to Mr. PravinAmbre, the

Applicant stated that he was a

member/trustee of the MCA Managing

Committee as well as part of the

coaching staff of the Delhi Daredevils

for the 2016 edition of the IPL. 6. Mr.

Ambre, in his reply dated 22 May

2016, stated that he had been

contracted by the Delhi Daredevils to

scout for the best domestic cricketers

for the Delhi team. This, he argued, in

no way affected his work as an elected

member of the MCA Managing

Committee. Further, he stated that he

joined the Delhi Daredevils before the

2015 edition of the IPL as an Assistant

Coach (Batting), when he was not a

member of the MCA Managing

Committee. He was elected as a

Managing Committee member only

after the 2015 edition, and when he

renewed his IPL contract in 2016, no

one pointed out any potential conflict

of interest to him. The Applicant sent

a rejoinder on 04 June 2016, where he

filed the minutes of the meeting of the

MCA’s Managing Committee’s meeting

on 23 October 2015, attended by Mr.

Ambre. At the meeting the members

were briefed about the BCCI Rules on

Conflict of Interest. Mr. Ambre sent a

sur-rejoinder on 07 June 2016, where

he stated that his role in the MCA was

an honorary position. Rule 1(A)(B) of

the BCCI Rules on Conflict of Interest

clearly stipulates that an

Administrator or his near relative shall

not be on the pay roll of an IPL

Franchise. An Administrator has been

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defined to include members of the

Managing Committee of the Affiliated

Units of the BCCI. Mr. Ambre’s

response that no one had pointed out

the potential conflict of interest is

untenable in light of the minutes of the

Management Committee meeting filed

by the Applicant. At the risk of

reptition, the Ombudsman reiterates

that no Administrator (Managing

Committee member) can be on the pay

roll of an IPL franchise. Hence, the

Ombudsman is of the view that the

Application against Mr. Pravin Ambre

has merit and this is a clear case of

conflict of interest. MrAmbre should

not have taken any position in the

coaching staff of an IPL franchise,

while being an Administrator. Given

that the 2016 edition of the IPC has

concluded – the BCCI is directed to

take appropriate action against him in

accordance with the relevant rules. For

the next edition of the IPL, Mr. Ambre

cannot continue to be a part of the

MCA Managing Committee and the

Delhi Daredevils (or any other IPL

team) coaching staff. The BCCI wass

also directed to write to all the IPL

franchises to clarify Rule 1(A)(B) of the

Rules on Conflict of Interest that the

franchises cannot employ any

Administrator (as defined in the Rules)

as part of its support staff. With this

common order, the Application was

disposed of.

Received by the Ombudsman as an anonymous

communication pertains to various persons associated

with the Karnataka State Cricket Association

(“KSCA”).

The Applicant made certain allegations

against various officials for violating

Rule 6.4.2 of the BCCI Conflict of

Interest Rules – Mr. Brijesh Patel, Mr.

RaghuramBhat, Mr. B.K. Ravi, Mr.

Dodda Ganesh, Mr. L. Prashanth, Mr.

N. Girish, Mr. J Arun Kumar, Mr.

Mansur Ali Khan, Mr.

SomashekarSiriguppi, Mr. Rajesh

Kamath, Mr. YereGowda, and Mr.

Venkatesh Prasad. The Ombudsman

had already taken notice of the

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complaints against Mr. Brajesh Patel

(Application No. 5 of 2015), Mr.

Venkatesh Prasad (Application No. 31

of 2016) and Mr. J. Arun Kumar

(Application No. 33 of 2016), which

are therefore, not the subject matter of

this order. The Applicant’s allegations

against the following persons is as

follows: a. Mr. B.K. Ravi – He is a

member of the Managing Committee,

owns a Cricket Academy and an

employee at the Accountant General’s

Office at the Government of India. b.

Mr. L. Prashanth – He is

simultaneously drawing salaries as an

accountant in the Accountant

General’s Office in the Government of

India and as the Pitch Curator at

KSCA. c. Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan – He

is the KSCA Ranji Team Coach apart

from also working in Canara Bank. d.

Mr. SomashekarSiriguppi – He gets a

salary as a Director in KSCA and from

Canara Bank. e. Mr. Rajesh Kamath –

He gets a salary as a Director in KSCA

whilst also getting pension from KSCA

as an ex-Ranji player. f. Mr.

YereGowda – Apart from being a

Selector in the under 16 KSCA

category, he also has a private academy

and works with the Railway Ministry.

Mr. Gowda, in reply, clarified that he

was not a member of any of the

selection committee for any of the age

groups of KSCA nor did he own any

private academy.

Each of these six Respondents filed

their replies. Having perused their

replies, the Ombudsman is satisfied

that there is no case of conflict of

interest. Hence, the complaint against

them is dismissed. Mr. Dodda Ganesh

and Mr. N. Girish, despite the

Ombudsman’s email dated 06 June

2016 seeking their comments in the

captioned application by 20 June

2016, the Office of the Ombudsman

has yet to receive any reply. Thus, last

opportunity was given to Mr. Ganesh

and Mr. Girish to reply to the

captioned application within 10 days,

i.e. by 16 July 2016. If they fail to reply,

the Ombudsman will be constrained to

proceed to decide the Application No.

34 against them ex parte.

The allegation against Mr.

RaghuramBhat is that he is a member

of the Managing Committee; Member,

Chairman/Selector for U-16 and U- 14;

and works in the Brijesh Patel Cricket

Academy and the IDBI Academy. Mr.

Bhat in his reply sent on 19 June 2016

clarified that he did not draw any

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salary from the Brijesh Patel Cricket

Academy or the IDBI Bowling

Foundation, and was only reimbursed

his travelling and dearness allowance

by the Academy. Rule 2(C) of the BCCI

Rules on Conflict of Interest clearly

stipulates that “Cricketers appointed

as Coaches of Indian Teams or

National Selectors shall not be

associated with any private coaching

academies during their tenure”. It is

thus clear that selectors cannot be

associated with any cricket academy,

regardless of whether they accept any

salary. It is thus a clear case of conflict

of interest.

The Ombudsman therefore directed

KSCA to ask Mr. RaghuramBhat to

forthwith dissassociate himself from

both the Brijesh Patel Cricket Academy

and the IDBI Bowling Foundation. In

the event that Mr. Bhat decides to

continue his association with either

academy, or any other cricket

academy, then he cannot continue in

his position as a Chairman/Selector of

the U-16 team. By virtue of this

common order, the Application was

partially disposed of.

GajananRawle Vs. Rajeev Shukla

According to the Applicant, Mr. Shukla

is the Chairman of the Governing

Council of the IPL and Mr. Shukla’s

wife, Ms. Anuradha Prasad is the

owner of BAG Films, which owns the

news TV channel, News24 Broadcast.

The Applicant refers to an article in the

Economic Times to state that the ad

slots for this channel are sold by Star

India, a company which also holds the

rights for being the official broadcaster

of the BCCI since 2012. This, according

to him, means that BAG Films has a

business relation with Star India, and

gets income/revenue from BCCI’s

official broadcaster. Consequently, the

Applicant states that Mr. Shukla

should have declared this potential

conflict of interest prior to his

appointment as Chairman of the

Governing Council. Mr. Shukla, in his

reply dated 31 May 2016, clarified that

Star India Private Ltd. is not the

official broadcaster of the IPL. It is the

BCCI Marketing Committee that

grants the broadcast rights for cricket

in India after a transparent bidding

process, and neither was he a member

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of the Committee at the time of

awarding the rights nor at present. Mr.

Shukla further stated that the sales

agreement between Star India and

BAG Network was entered into on a

purely commercial business

consideration, since the two entities

have been working together for the last

20 years, and is also similar to Star

India’s arrangement with other media

houses such as NDTV. The

Ombudsman was of the view that this

is not a fit case for taking any action,

since no case is made out for conflict of

interest in Mr. Shukla’s role as per the

BCCI Rules on Conflict of Interest.

Accordingly, the complaint is

dismissed.

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#12 RIO OLYMPICS ROUND UP

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IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD ASKS ETHICS COMMISSION

FOR ADVICE ON IULIIA STEPANOVA

This comes after the IAAF Doping

Review Board, chaired by Robert

Hersh (USA), declared Mrs Stepanova

(Russia/800m) eligible to compete in

international track and field

competitions as a neutral athlete under

IAAF Competition Rule 22.1A (c) for

“having made a truly exceptional

contribution to the protection and

promotion of clean athletes, fair play

and the integrity and authenticity of

the sport.” In a letter dated the same

day, the Secretary General of the IAAF

notified the IOC that Mrs Stepanova is

eligible to compete in international

competitions as a neutral athlete with

immediate effect, including at the

forthcoming Olympic Games.

According to the IAAF criteria, such a

participation is always subject to the

rules of the organiser of the relevant

international competition – in this

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case it is therefore subject to the

Olympic Charter. In a letter dated 5

July 2016, Mrs Stepanova requested

from the IOC the right to compete as a

neutral athlete at the Olympic Games

in Rio de Janeiro, having fulfilled the

qualification criteria established by the

IAAF. The deliberations of the IOC

Ethics Commission will include the

opportunity for a hearing for Mrs

Stepanova. As soon as the advice of

the IOC Ethics Commission is

available, the IOC EB will then take all

of the circumstances of the case into

consideration and decide whether it

merits an exception to the rules of the

Olympic Charter.

IOC FORGES CLOSER COLLABORATION WITH

OLYMPIC CITIES

The two organisations, both based in

Lausanne, signed a Memorandum of

Understanding pledging to collaborate

in helping Olympic Cities maintain and

develop a positive Olympic legacy. The

World Union of Olympic Cities is an

association of former and future

Olympic Cities that currently has 36

members.

The cooperation agreement is a direct

result of Olympic Agenda 2020, which

called for closer collaboration between

the two organisations with regard to

sustainability and legacy. Under the

agreement, the IOC also formally

acknowledged the Union’s role in

advancing three shared goals:

Operating and developing the network

of Olympic Cities across the world

Collecting and promoting best

practices to perpetuate the Olympic

Games’ legacy

Ensuring that past and future host

cities become role models by

leveraging sport to contribute to the

United Nations Sustainable

Development Goals, especially those

related to sustainable cities, and the

promotion of health and well-being.

IOC President Thomas Bach said: “The

World Union of Olympic Cities is a

valuable support in helping Olympic

Games cities ensure a continuous and

long-term positive legacy in the host

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cities.” Daniel Brélaz, Mayor of

Lausanne and President of the World

Union of Olympic Cities, said: “In a

largely urbanised world, cities are the

places where positive change can take

place, and where peoples’ lives can be

effectively improved. Such an

agreement will, for sure, support and

strengthen our initiatives for Olympic

Cities to promote and develop the

Olympic values.”

STATEMENT BY THE IOC

EXECUTIVE BOARD

The IOC has taken note of the decision

of the IAAF Council and of the report

and recommendations of the IAAF

Taskforce.

The IOC Executive Board, in a

telephone conference today,

emphasized that it fully respects the

IAAF position. The eligibility of

athletes in any international

competition including the Olympic

Games is a matter for the respective

International Federation.

The IOC will initiate further far-

reaching measures in order to ensure a

level playing field for all the athletes

taking part in the Olympic Games Rio

2016. The upcoming Olympic Summit

on Tuesday will address the situation

of the countries in which the National

Anti-Doping Organisation has been

declared non-compliant by WADA for

reasons of the non-efficient

functioning of the national anti-doping

system.

IOC AND INTERPOL TRAIN IFS IN FACT-FINDING TO

PROTECT SPORT’S INTEGRITY

The two-day event, which took place

from 13 to 14 June in Lausanne,

Switzerland, addressed the need for an

effective, coordinated response from

the sports world to the threat of

match-fixing and related corruption.

The training was presented in the

context of an unfolding scenario,

which begins with an allegation of

manipulation of a competition.

During the exercise, participants learnt

how to:

- conduct fact-finding inquiries into

suspicions or allegations of

competition manipulation;

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- establish the facts of the allegation or

suspicion; and

- report the findings to a disciplinary

panel.

Elements discussed included the

regulatory basis for fact-finding

inquiries; inquiry planning;

information gathering and sharing;

risk management; interviewing

methods; stakeholder collaboration

and coordination; and cooperation

between sports disciplinary and

criminal investigatory proceedings.

Commenting on the training, the IOC’s

Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer,

Pâquerette Girard-Zappelli, said:

“International Federations have an

important role to play in protecting the

integrity of their respective sports.

They oversee major events and have

valuable intelligence when it comes to

technical aspects as well as

performance levels. It is important to

build expertise within IFs on

competition manipulation, which

really is a complex matter. Such

training opportunities are therefore

invaluable and we are thankful for our

constructive collaboration with

INTERPOL in this regard.”

NEW INTERPOL-IOC HANDBOOK

ON CONDUCTING FACT-FINDING

The IOC also took presented strategies

and tools available to prevent and

investigate allegations or suspicions of

competition manipulation, such as the

recently published Olympic Movement

Code on the Prevention of the

Manipulation of Competitions. A new

mechanism for reporting potential

cases of competition manipulation as

well as other violations of the integrity

of sport – the Integrity and

Compliance Hotline – was also

successfully launched by the IOC last

year. Moreover, the IOC has reinforced

its Integrity Betting Intelligence

System (IBIS)and is enhancing

monitoring and information exchange

between law enforcement agencies,

sports organisations and betting

operators/regulators. All Summer and

Winter Olympic IFs have signed up to

IBIS.

ABOUT THE IOC-INTERPOL

PARTNERSHIP

The IOC signed a Memorandum of

Understanding with INTERPOL in

January 2014. The two organisations

have since widened the scope of

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activities and drafted a strategy for

concrete action over the 2015-2017

period. Among other initiatives, the

two bodies are working together to

deliver workshops around the world in

partnership with NOCs and

International and National

Federations, law enforcement,

governmental entities and betting

regulators on the risks of match-fixing,

manipulation of competitions and

related corruption. Furthermore, the

IOC is developing an e-learning

platform targeting all the participants

at the Olympic Games – athletes and

their entourage, as well as NOC and IF

officials.

IOC AND IPC SIGN LONG-TERM AGREEMENT

SUPPORTING THE PARALYMPIC MOVEMENT

Under this new agreement, the IOC

and IPC will cooperate with the aim of:

• Increasing the visibility of the

Paralympic Games and enhance the

Paralympic brand;

• Deepening existing cooperation,

specifically on the implementation of

Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic

roadmap for the future of the Olympic

Movement;

• Ensuring the financial stability and

long-term viability of the IPC, the

Paralympic Games and the Paralympic

Movement.

The new agreement would run through

2032 and will build on the current

partnerships and cooperation

agreements that were signed prior to

the London 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic Games.

“This agreement is an important

milestone in the implementation of

Olympic Agenda 2020,” said IOC

President Thomas Bach. “The IOC and

IPC share the same goal of making the

world a better place through sport, and

I look forward to our two organisations

working closely together to achieve

this. The IPC’s focus on sport for all

and on high-level performance will

enable it to reach more and more

people around the world, and to

ensure the organisation's long-term

success.”

IPC President Sir Philip Craven said: “I

am delighted that the IPC and IOC

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have agreed on the principles and

vision behind a new long-term

agreement that will further strengthen

and support the Paralympic Movement

in the years to come. The IOC is the

IPC’s number one strategic partner,

and we are grateful to President Bach

and the Olympic Movement for their

continued support. We will now work

together over the coming weeks and

months to finalise the agreement

which will take our partnership into a

fourth decade and make the

Paralympic Movement more self-

sustainable.”

IOC SANCTIONS UKRAINIAN WEIGHTLIFTER YULIA

KALINA FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TEST AT

LONDON 2012

The protection of the clean athletes

and the fight against doping is a top

priority for the International Olympic

Committee (IOC), as outlined

in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s

strategic roadmap for the future of the

Olympic Movement. To provide a level

playing field for all clean athletes at the

Olympic Games Rio 2016, the IOC has

already put special measures in place,

including targeted pre-tests and the re-

analysis of stored samples from the

Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and

London 2012, following an

intelligence-gathering process that

started in August 2015.

As part of this process, the IOC today

announced that Yulia Kalina, 27, of

Ukraine has been disqualified from the

Games of the XXX Olympiad London

2012 and ordered to return the bronze

medal from the 58kg weightlifting

event. Reanalysis of Kalina’s samples

from London 2012 resulted in a

positive test for the prohibited

substance

Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone

(turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission,

composed for this case of Denis

Oswald (Chairman), Juan Antonio

Samaranch and Uğur Erdener, decided

the following:

I. The Athlete, Yulia KALINA:

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(i) is found to have committed an anti-

doping rule violation pursuant to the

IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to

the Games of the XXX Olympiad in

London in 2012 (presence, and/or use,

of a Prohibited Substance or its

Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s

bodily specimen);

(ii) is disqualified from the event in

which she participated upon the

occasion of the Olympic Games

London 2012, namely the 58kg

weightlifting event, in which she

placed third;

(iii) has the bronze medal, the diploma

and the medallist pin obtained in the

58kg weightlifting event withdrawn,

and is ordered to return these.

II. The IWF is requested to modify the

results of the above-mentioned event

accordingly and to consider any

further action within its own

competence.

III. The Ukrainian Olympic Committee

shall ensure full implementation of

this decision.

IV. This decision enters into force

immediately.

The additional analyses on samples

collected during the Olympic Games

Beijing 2008 and London 2012 were

notably performed with improved

analytical methods, in order to

possibly detect prohibited substances

that could not be identified by the

analysis performed at the time of these

editions of the Olympic Games.

RIO 2016 UNVEILS OFFICIAL POSTERS FOR

OLYMPIC GAMES

The works have been produced by 12

Brazilian artists – Alexandre Mancini,

Antônio Dias, Beatriz Milhazes,

Claudio Tozzi, Ana Clara Schindler,

Gringo Cardia, Gustavo Greco,

Gustavo Piqueira, Guto Lacaz, Juarez

Machado, Kobra and Rico Lins – and

one Colombian, Olga Amaral.

Official posters have been a tradition

of the Olympic Games since the first

ones were produced for 1912 Games in

Stockholm. They are selected by the

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Organising Committee and remain as

historical artefacts of each edition of

the Games. The Rio 2016 posters will

be on display at the Museum of

Tomorrow in Praça Mauá, the

centrepiece of Rio 2016's rejuvenated

waterfront region, until 22 July, when

they will be moved to Deodoro

Olympic Park.

Reproductions can be bought in two

sizes – 28cm x 42cm for BRL30 and

60cm x 90cm for BRL50 – from the

museum shop and official Rio 2016

stores.

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#13 COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR

SPORTS

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COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) RULES

THAT TAE HWAN PARK IS ELIGIBLE FOR

SELECTION FOR THE KOREAN TEAM FOR THE RIO

2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

has upheld a request for provisional

measures filed by the Korean swimmer

Tae Hwan Park in the course of his

arbitration procedure with the Korean

Sport and Olympic Committee (KOC)

and the Korea Swimming Federation

(KSF). The decision issued by the

President of the CAS Appeals

Arbitration Division means that he is

eligible to be selected to swim for the

Korean team in the Rio 2016 Olympic

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Games. In March 2015, the Fédération

Internationale de Natation (FINA)

imposed an 18-month period of

ineligibility on Tae Hwan Park

following a positive anti-doping

control for testosterone.

His ban started on 3 September 2014

and ended on 2 March 2016. KOC

regulations prohibit an athlete from

competing for the Korean national

team for three years after the

completion of a doping sanction.

Accordingly, the KOC announced that

Tae Hwan Park was not eligible for the

Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Tae Hwan

Park challenged the enforceability of

such regulations before the CAS and

sought an urgent ruling by 8 July 2016,

the cut-off date for selection to the

Korean national swimming team for

the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)

DECISION IN THE CASE OF MARIA SHARAPOVA TO

BE ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 2016

Maria Sharapova and the International

Tennis Federation (ITF) have agreed

to defer the CAS decision until

September 2016. Due to the parties

requiring additional time to complete

and respond to their respective

evidentiary submissions, and several

scheduling conflicts, the parties have

agreed not to expedite the appeal. A

decision is expected to be issued by 19

September 2016.

On 9 June 2016, Maria Sharapova filed

an appeal against the decision issued

on 6 June 2016 by the Tribunal

appointed by the ITF. In her appeal to

the CAS, Ms Sharapova seeks the

annulment of the Tribunal’s decision

to sanction her with a two-year period

of ineligibility further to an anti-

doping rule violation. Ms Sharapova

submits that the period of ineligibility

should be eliminated, or in the

alternative, reduced.

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CAS ARBITRATION BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS (IAAF),

ATHLETICS KENYA AND RITA JEPTOO

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

commenced a hearing in the

arbitration procedure involving the

International Association of Athletics

Federations (IAAF), Athletics Kenya

and the Kenyan athlete Rita Jeptoo.

The IAAF filed a statement of appeal at

the CAS against Athletics Kenya and

Rita Jeptoo, concerning the decision

rendered by Athletics Kenya Medical

and Anti-Doping Commission on 27

January 2015, pursuant to which Ms

Jeptoo was sanctioned with a two-year

period of ineligibility for an anti-

doping rule violation. In addition, the

IAAF filed a request for arbitration at

the CAS asserting that Ms Jeptoo

committed a further anti-doping rule

violation relating to alleged Attempted

Tampering with the Doping Control

Process.

The two procedures are being handled

concurrently. The IAAF seeks an

increase in the athlete’s two-year

period of ineligibility and the

disqualification of the athlete’s result

in the 2014 Boston Marathon. A

hearing was initially scheduled to take

place in April 2016 but was postponed

when Ms Jeptoo’s first counsel

withdrew shortly before the hearing.

Ms Jeptoo then requested legal aid

from the International Council of

Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), the

governing body of the CAS, and was

granted the assistance of a pro bono

lawyer from Nairobi to assist her with

the preparation of her case and to

represent her at the hearing. On 3 May

2016, Ms Jeptoo’s new counsel

confirmed availability, without

reservation, for the proposed hearing

date of 7 July 2016. On 4 May 2016,

the CAS fixed the hearing for 7 July

2016.

On 5 July 2016, two days before the

hearing, Ms Jeptoo’s counsel informed

the CAS that she resigned from her

role as counsel to Ms Jeptoo and made

her resignation public. On the same

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day, the CAS Court Office attempted to

contact Ms. Jeptoo to discuss practical

arrangements for her participation in

the hearing, as well as the appointment

of new counsel. Ms. Jeptoo neither

responded timely to such

correspondence and phone calls, nor

requested an adjournment of the

hearing. The hearing is being held

today in the presence of the IAAF

representatives. Ms Jeptoo joined the

initial phase of the hearing by

telephone but opted to leave the

hearing during opening statements.

The CAS Panel decided to proceed with

the hearing in Ms Jeptoo’s absence.

Athletics Kenya did not participate in

the hearing despite previously

announcing their attendance.

APPEAL FILED BY KS SKENDERBEU IS DISMISSED

BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport

(CAS) dismissed the urgent appeal

filed by Klubi Sportiv Skenderbeu

against the decision issued by the

UEFA Appeals Body on 1 June 2016

(the UEFA Decision) in which the

Albanian club was declared ineligible

to participate in the UEFA Champions

League competition 2016/2017

following an investigation into match-

fixing. KS Skenderbeu was seeking a

ruling from the CAS overturning the

UEFA decision and declaring its

eligibility to compete in the UEFA

Champions League competition

2016/2017. The parties had agreed to

an expedited arbitration procedure

with a hearing on 4 July 2016 in

Lausanne. The CAS Panel in charge of

this matter has dismissed the appeal

and has confirmed the UEFA decision

of 1 June 2016. The arbitral award with

the grounds will be notified to the

parties concerned in a few weeks and

will be published on the CAS website.

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THE APPEAL FILED BY GALATASARAY SK IS

REJECTED BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR

SPORT (CAS)

The Court of Arbitration for Sport

(CAS) has rendered its decision in the

arbitration procedure between the

Turkish club Galatasaray SK and the

Union of European Football

Associations (UEFA). The appeal filed

by Galatasaray SK has been dismissed

and the decision rendered by the

UEFA Club Financial Control Body

(CFCB) Adjudication Chamber on 2

March 2016 has been confirmed. As a

consequence, Galatasaray SK remains

excluded from participating in the next

UEFA club competition for which it

would qualify in the next two seasons

(i.e. the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018

seasons). On 11 March 2016,

Galatasaray SK filed an appeal at the

CAS to request the annulment of the

decision issued by the UEFA CFCB

Adjudication Chamber which

determined that the Turkish club did

not comply with the Agreement

entered into with the CFCB Chief

Investigator on 16 May 2014. Such

Agreement has been signed after the

CFCB Chief Investigator found that the

club had breached the UEFA Club

Licensing and Financial Fair-play

Regulations. Galatasaray SK

challenged the legality of the UEFA

Club Licensing and Financial Fair-play

Regulations. A hearing took place on

16 June 2016 in the presence of the

parties’ representatives. The CAS Panel

in charge of this matter has dismissed

the appeal and has confirmed that the

UEFA Club Licensing and Financial

Fair-play Regulations had been

properly applied by the UEFA CFCB

Adjudication Chamber in the present

case.

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#14 ANTI DOPING UPDATES

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WADA ACKNOWLEDGES RELEASE OF UKAD

INDEPENDENT REVIEW

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) acknowledges there lease, by

the Board of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD),

of a Report that summarizes the

findings and recommendations made

by an Independent Review into

UKAD’s handling of intelligence in

relation to a UK-based doctor, Dr.

Mark Bonar.

The Independent Review was

commissioned by the UKAD Board

further to media reports claiming that

Dr. Bonar had provided a number of

British athletes with performance

enhancing substances. The principal

aim of the Review was to assess how

UKAD had managed information

passed to it by an athlete and whether

proper procedures had been followed

in regards to the handling of that

intelligence.

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CORRECTION: WADA STATEMENT REGARDING THE

SUNDAY TIMES/ARD DOPING ALLEGATIONS

CONCERNING BRITISH, KENYAN AND OTHER

ATHLETES TRAINING IN KENYA

The World Anti-Doping Agency

confirms that it will review all evidence

and take the necessary action related

to today’s The Sunday Times article;

which, alleges that British athletes are

exploiting the opportunity of altitude

training in Kenya to take prohibited

substances supplied by Kenyan

doctors. The article which was the

result of a joint investigation with

German broadcaster ARD, includes

undercover video coverage claiming

that Kenyan doctors are providing

prohibited substances to British; as

well as, Kenyan and other athletes.

WADA has been in contact with UK

Anti-Doping (UKAD) and are satisfied

with the action they’re taking to

quickly open an investigation in the

interest of corroborating the evidence

and investigating further.

“WADA is grateful to The Sunday

Times and ARD for bringing the

evidence to UKAD’s attention,” said

Olivier Niggli, Director General,

WADA. “As UKAD is actively

investigating the matter of British

athletes, I have been in touch with

their Chief Executive, Nicole Sapstead,

to offer WADA’s support as the

situation evolves,” he continued. “I

have full confidence that UKAD is

addressing the matter with the

necessary urgency and rigor,” Niggli

said. “In due course, WADA will be

reviewing the evidence that UKAD

compiles and taking the necessary

action to ensure the protection of clean

sport,” Niggli continued.

“On the broader topic of Kenya, this

article is one in a series of reports

questioning Kenya’s ability to

effectively address doping; and,

suggesting that there exists a culture of

doping in the country,” said Niggli.

“Once WADA has had the opportunity

to review the evidence from UKAD’s

investigation, we will be better

positioned to determine what action is

required to address the allegations,” he

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continued. “At the very least, this is an

indication that the Kenyan

government must quickly put the

necessary human resources behind

Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK)

in the interest of protecting clean

sport.”

On 12 May 2016, WADA’s Foundation

Board declared ADAK non-compliant

with immediate effect. The Kenyan

authorities had been given a series of

deadlines to introduce a parliamentary

bill, policy and rules for ADAK;

however, following a 2 May meeting,

WADA’s independent Compliance

Review Committee (CRC) confirmed

that the outstanding issues had still

not been addressed and so made the

recommendation of non-compliance to

the Board. As in all cases of non-

compliance, WADA has handed the

decision over to its stakeholders, the

International Olympic Committee

(IOC) and UNESCO for their

consideration and action.

WADA STATEMENT REGARDING CAS DECISION IN

ASLICAKIRALPTEKIN CASE

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) welcomes the decision

delivered on 5 July 2016 by the Court

of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to

dismiss the appeal lodged by

AsliCakirAlptekin for a further

reduction to her already reduced four-

year period of ineligibility for a doping

offence.

Ms. Alptekin was initially sanctioned

for a period of eight years as a result of

abnormal values recorded on her

Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). The

period of ineligibility ran from 10

January 2013 and was set to expire on

9 January 2021.

During the course of the Independent

Commission investigation in 2015 into

widespread doping in international

athletics, Ms. Alptekin provided

substantial assistance in connection

with an alleged extortion scheme

operated by senior persons affiliated to

the International Association of

Athletics Federations (IAAF); the

evidence of which was summarized in

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the second Independent Commission

Report.

In November 2015, in light of the

valuable substantial assistance

provided by Ms. Alptekin in

accordance with the provisions of the

revised 2015 World Anti-Doping Code

(Code), WADA took the decision to

suspend four years of her eight-year

sanction. The suspension was subject

to a number of subsequent conditions

including, in particular, Ms. Alptekin’s

continued assistance with any related

disciplinary or criminal proceedings,

and her full compliance with all

substantial assistance obligations.

Should all the conditions be met, Ms.

Alptekin would be eligible to compete

again from 10 January 2017.

In late April 2016, Ms. Alptekin sought

a further suspension of her already-

reduced period of ineligibility in

connection with assistance that, she

argued, went beyond the scope of her

initial assistance and beyond her

obligations under the substantial

assistance agreement with WADA. Ms.

Alptekin was, specifically, seeking

further reduction to her suspension in

order to return to competition in time

for the 2016 European Athletics

Championships, that are currently

underway in Amsterdam, and the Rio

2016 Olympic Games. WADA did not

agree to grant a further reduction to

her suspension; a decision which Ms.

Alptekin appealed to CAS in May 2016.

CAS heard the case on 4 July 2016,

and rejected Ms. Alptekin’s appeal.

WADA STATEMENT ON “OPERATION PUERTO”

ATHLETE BLOOD BAGS

Following the recent decision by the

Madrid Court of Appeal to provide

access to the stored Operation Puerto

blood and plasma bags of athletes from

cycling and other sports, the World

Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) can

confirm that, alongside the Union

CyclisteInternationale (UCI), it is now

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in possession of samples of the blood

and plasma bags; and that, the

samples are stored in a WADA-

accredited laboratory outside of Spain.

WADA and the UCI will continue their

joint investigation into Operation

Puerto, and will consider all possible

legal options.

Operation Puerto is a Spanish Police

investigation into a doping ring led by

Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes. In 2006, 211

blood and plasma bags were seized

from the offices of Dr. Fuentes who

was then handed a one-year suspended

sentence for endangering public

health. The investigation also resulted

in anti-doping rule violations for five

cyclists; and, led to suspicion of

numerous as yet unnamed athletes

from other sports that had been

treated by Dr. Fuentes. For years,

WADA asked Spanish authorities to

provide the Agency and partner anti-

doping organisations with access to the

blood and plasma bags so that any

anti-doping rule violations could be

pursued. In April 2013, the Criminal

Court of Madrid ordered the

destruction of the blood and plasma

bags -- a decision that WADA appealed

in May 2013.

INDIAN ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM RECEIVES BOOST

AFTER STRIKING PARTNERSHIP WITH ASADA

ASADA, Indian NADA and WADA sign

Memorandum of Understanding to

improve Indian anti-doping efforts

Today, the Australian Anti-Doping

Agency (ASADA), Indian National

Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

signed a two–year memorandum of

understanding aimed at bolstering

India’s national anti-doping program.

A detailed project plan has been

established between the three parties

to ensure India implements a more

effective anti-doping program that is

fully compliant with the World Anti-

Doping Code (Code). WADA’s role is to

oversee the partnership, including the

timeline set for the project, and to

assist with the implementation of the

work required.

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"We look forward to sharing our

expertise and experience with India as

they strive to improve their anti-

doping capacity,” said ASADA Chief

Executive Officer, Ben McDevitt. “In

the lead up to the 2018 Gold Coast

Commonwealth Games, this

partnership will be an important

component to strengthening the anti-

doping capabilities of Commonwealth

nations," he added.

The scope of the agreement includes

the need for improvement of key

aspects of the Indian NADA’s program,

including testing and results

management structures, more timely

appeals processes, and a review of the

agency’s structure to confirm that the

current structures enable autonomous

operational decision making.

“We are happy to have the Australian

Anti-Doping Agency on board to assist

us with strengthening our anti-doping

program, as we look to further protect

the rights of clean athletes,” said

Indian NADA Director General,

NavinAgarwal. “We fully recognise

some of the shortcomings our program

has had in the past, and that is why we

will cooperate wholeheartedly with

ASADA and WADA to ensure that we

make the changes needed and, in

doing so, give athletes full confidence

in the Indian anti-doping system,”

added Agarwal.

The ASADA – Indian NADA

collaboration is part of a concerted

drive by WADA to promote

knowledge-exchange and enhance the

quality of national anti-doping

programs through its NADO

Partnership Program. There have been

nine other NADO-NADO partnerships

struck in recent years, which include

the Canadian Centre for Ethics in

Sport (CCES) assisting the Jamaican

Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO),

and Anti-Doping Norway (ADN) and

the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency

(CHINADA) supporting Kenya.

“As the independent, international

Agency promoting doping-free sport,

WADA is focussed on delivering high-

quality, Code compliant anti-doping

programs worldwide,” said WADA

Deputy Director General, Rob Koehler.

“We are pleased at the introduction of

this partnership, whereby ASADA will

provide expertise and support in

crucial areas for the Indian NADA. A

country as large as India, and with

such fervour for sport, demands a

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strong anti-doping program; and that

is what this partnership aims to

deliver,” added Koehler.

WADA issues updated Stakeholder

guidance regarding Meldonium

• Further to results of additional

urinary excretion studies for

meldonium, WADA issued updated

Stakeholder guidanceregarding

Results Management and Adjudication

of meldonium cases.

• The guidance is for cases where

athletes claim that the substance was

taken before 1 January 2016; and, is

determined by the Urine Collection

Date and Urinary Concentration of

meldonium found in an athlete’s

sample.

On 30 June, the World Anti-Doping

Agency (WADA) issued updated

guidance regarding the prohibited

substance meldoniumto stakeholders

that are primarily signatories to the

World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

On 13 April 2016, WADA had issued a

preliminary Notice providing guidance

as to how organizations should

manage meldonium cases within their

respective jurisdictions. The Notice

served to assist Stakeholders with the

Results Management and Adjudication

of meldonium cases until additional

commissioned urinary excretionary

studies relating to meldonium had

been conducted by WADA-accredited

laboratories.

Last week, WADA received study

results, which enabled the Agency to

provide updated guidance to

organizations managing cases where

athletes claim that the substance was

taken before 1

January 2016. The guidance is

determined by the Urine Collection

Date and the Urinary Concentration of

Meldonium found in an athlete’s

sample.

This updated guidance confirms that

from 1 March (and up until 30

September) 2016, cases with a low

concentration of meldonium found in

an athlete’s sample (less than 1 μg

/mL) are compatible with a no fault

finding. Other cases are to be managed

according to guidance by the

responsible anti-doping organizations

(ADOs).

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The List Committee decided that

meldonium needed to be added to the

2016 Prohibited List (List) based on

evidence of clear abuse of the

substance while it was on the List’s

2015 Monitoring Program. Typically,

WADA does not commission excretion

studies for substances that are added

to the List as the Agency is generally

able to rely on this information being

provided by the manufacturer or

regulatory authorities. In the case of

meldonium, however, no information

relating to urinary excretion was

available and so once it was added to

the List, WADA undertook excretion

studies.

“We are pleased that the necessary

urinary excretion studies have now

progressed; and that, the guidance we

are now able to provide our

stakeholders to help them manage

meldonium cases is clear and

scientifically robust,” said WADA

President, Sir Craig Reedie.

“The addition of meldonium to the

Prohibited List created an

unprecedented situation and therefore,

during a transitional period, it

warranted additional guidance for

those in the anti-doping community

tasked with managing cases,” said

Oliver Niggli, Director General. “We

place full trust in the ability of our

Stakeholders to manage meldonium

cases effectively, and will be on hand

to assist them as necessary.”

OLIVIER NIGGLI BEGINS NEW ROLE AS WADA

DIRECTOR GENERAL

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s

(WADA) Olivier Niggli began his role

as Director General for the Agency this

week, succeeding long-standing

Director General, David Howman.

Niggli first joined WADA as the

Agency’s Legal Director in 2002 to

which he added the title of Finance

Director in 2004. In 2011, Olivier

returned to Carrard&Associés as

partner, where his practice focused on

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sport, arbitration and commercial law.

In 2014, Olivier returned to WADA as

Chief Operating Officer and, among

other contributions, was instrumental

with the implementation of the new

World Anti-Doping Code and

development of the Agency’s

compliance program.

Assuming his new role at a time of

heightened interest in the anti-doping

movement, Niggli sees great

opportunity to shape the future for

clean sport. “Our ability to protect the

world’s clean athletes grows stronger

and stronger, thanks to an ever-

expanding network of global partners

that are increasingly united in the

pursuit to catch dopers,” said Niggli.

In addition to the Agency’s core

activities that include compliance and

monitoring, scientific research and

education, Niggli highlighted a few of

WADA’s key priorities as the Agency

looks beyond the 2016 Olympic and

Paralympic Games. “As I begin my

mandate as Director General, WADA

will focus ever more on key priorities,

which include: maximizing our

independent compliance program that

is already proving effective; ensuring

quality practice by ADOs; bolstering

our investigative work; and,

implementing a new whistleblower

program by the next Foundation Board

meeting in November,” Niggli said.

“At a time when numerous questions

are being asked of the anti-doping

community, it is important to note that

WADA will be holding a special multi-

stakeholder Think Tank in September

to address a whole range of matters,

including how the anti-doping

community can become more robust in

light of recent corruption and

governance issues,” he added.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES UNESCO

ANTI-DOPING CONVENTION

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) is pleased to announce that

the Central African Republic has

become the 183rd State Party to ratify

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the UNESCO International Convention

against Doping in Sport.

The announcement means there are

now just 12 countries worldwide that

have yet to become signatories.

“I am delighted that the Central

African Republic has cemented its

commitment to clean sport through its

ratification of the UNESCO

Convention,” said WADA Director

General, Olivier Niggli. “WADA’s

priority is now to ensure that practice

of the Convention is implemented

effectively in all countries. In doing so,

this will send a strong message to

athletes worldwide.”

The UNESCO International

Convention against Doping in Sport,

which was adopted on 19 October

2005, is the practical instrument by

which governments formalize their

commitment to the fight against

doping. Given that many governments

cannot be bound by a non-

governmental document such as the

World Anti-Doping Code (Code), the

Convention allows governments to

align their domestic policies with the

Code, thus harmonizing the rules

governing anti-doping in sport and

public legislation. Under UNESCO

standards, the Convention has set

records in terms of the speed with

which it was prepared, adopted and

ratified.

The population of the world that has

pledged its support to clean sport

through the Convention remains 98%.

WADA APPOINTS BENJAMIN COHEN AS DIRECTOR,

EUROPEAN REGIONAL OFFICE AND

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONS RELATIONS

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) is pleased to announce the

appointment of Benjamin Cohen as

Director, European Regional Office

and International Federations

Relations. Mr. Cohen will assume the

role, in Lausanne, Switzerland on 1

November 2016.

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Currently Head of Governance and

Legal Affairs for the International

Basketball Federation (FIBA), Mr.

Cohen has been managing FIBA’s

Legal Services since 2009. Prior to

FIBA, Benjamin held various roles

with the United Nations Office of Sport

for Development and Peace in New

York and the Union of European

Football Associations (UEFA) in Nyon,

Switzerland.

In his new role, Mr. Cohen will

reinforce WADA’s mission by ensuring

that anti-doping programs are

compliant with the World Anti-Doping

Code and the Agency’s objectives are

successfully met. More specifically,

Benjamin will support International

Federations with their development of

high quality programs; liaise with IF

umbrella associations, the

International Olympic Committee

(IOC) and other sports bodies; and,

engage as appropriate with

governmental and intergovernmental

bodies in the European region such as

the Council of Europe and the

European Union.

Mr. Cohen is a member of various

Commissions, Task Forces and Expert

Groups with the IOC; the Association

of Summer Olympic International

Federations (ASOIF) and the

International Association of Athletics

Federation (IAAF). Benjamin is also

President of the Legal Commission for

the International League against

Racism (LICRA).

Mr. Cohen has a Bachelor and Masters

of Law from the University of

Fribourg, Switzerland and the

University of Durham, England.

Benjamin also holds a Masters of

Advanced Studies in Sports

Administration and Technology from

the Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology (EPFL), University of

Geneva & Lausanne. He is a regular

lecturer on the topic of sports

governance and dispute resolution for

various sports management programs;

notably, at Columbia University, the

CIES FIFA Master, the AISTS Master

in Sports Administration & Technology

and other universities worldwide. He is

currently pursuing his PhD in Law on

International Sports Governance at the

University of Zurich, in Switzerland –

supervised by Professor, Dr. Ulrich

Haas.

Mr. Cohen succeeds FrédéricDonzé

who, as previously announced, will be

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taking up his new role as WADA’s

Chief Operating Officer, in Montreal,

on 3 October 2016.

WADA SUSPENDS THE ACCREDITATION OF THE

ALMATY LABORATORY

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) has suspended the

accreditation of the Athletes’ Anti-

Doping Laboratory (Laboratory) in

Almaty, Kazakhstan for a period of

four months.

The suspension, which took effect on

24 June 2016, prohibits the Laboratory

from carrying out any anti-doping

activities including all analyses of

urine and blood samples. During the

period of suspension, samples are

required to be transported securely to

another WADA-accredited laboratory,

ensuring that athletes can have full

confidence in continued high quality

sample analysis and the wider anti-

doping system. The decision to

suspend the laboratory is a direct

result of the more stringent quality

assessment procedures enacted by

WADA to ensure laboratories maintain

the highest standards.

Pursuant to Article 13.7 of the World

Anti-Doping Code (Code), the

Laboratory may appeal this decision to

the Court of Arbitration for Sport

within 21 days of receipt of notice.

During the period of suspension, the

laboratory shall address all non-

conformities identified in its External

Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS)

program and any other non-

conformities identified in the course of

WADA site visits during the

suspension period. If the laboratory

satisfies the Disciplinary Committee in

meeting these requirements, the

laboratory may apply for

reinstatement prior to the expiry of the

four month suspension period.

According to the International

Standard for Laboratories (ISL),

WADA is responsible for accrediting

and re-accrediting anti-doping

laboratories, thereby ensuring that

they maintain the highest quality

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standards. This monitoring process is

conducted in conjunction with ISO

assessment by independent national

accreditation bodies that are full

members of the International

Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

(ILAC).

Whenever a laboratory does not meet

ISL requirements, WADA may

suspend the laboratory’s accreditation

(see decision below).

Decision of the Chairman of the

WADA Executive Committee

1. That the WADA-accreditation of the

Laboratory be suspended for a period

of four months;

2. That the suspension be effective

immediately and be notified to all

relevant national public authorities,

national accreditation bodies, national

anti-doping organizations, national

Olympic committees, international

federations and the International

Olympic Committee, as stipulated in

the ISL;

3. That all samples not yet analyzed

and all samples currently undergoing

“A” or “B” confirmation procedures

and all samples where a presumptive

analytical finding has been reported as

of the date of this decision shall be

securely transported and with a

demonstrable chain of custody to

another WADA-accredited laboratory

as soon as possible and no later than

14 calendar days following the date of

this decision;

4. That during the period of the

suspension, the Laboratory shall

address all non-conformities identified

in the EQAS program or otherwise and

any additional non-conformities

identified during any future WADA

site visit(s) during the suspension

period;

5. Upon satisfactory completion of

item 4, the Laboratory may apply to

the Chairman of the WADA Executive

Committee for reinstatement prior to

the expiry of the four month

suspension period.

WADA SUSPENDS ACCREDITATION OF RIO

LABORATORY

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The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) announces that, due to a non-

conformity with theInternational

Standard for Laboratories (ISL), it has

suspended the accreditation of the

Brazilian Doping Control Laboratory

(LaboratórioBrasileiro de Controle de

Dopagem – LBCD – LADETEC / IQ –

UFRJ) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Rio

Laboratory].

The suspension, which took effect on

22 June 2016 when the Rio Laboratory

was notified, prohibits the Laboratory

from carrying out all anti-doping

analyses on urine and blood samples.

It may appeal the decision to the Court

of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days

of receipt of notice.

“In the meantime, WADA will work

closely with the Rio Laboratory to

resolve the identified issue,” said

Olivier Niggli, Incoming Director

General. “The Agency will ensure that,

for the time being, samples that would

have been intended for the Laboratory,

will be transported securely, promptly

and with a demonstrable chain of

custody to another WADA-accredited

laboratory worldwide,” Niggli

continued. “This will ensure that there

are no gaps in the anti-doping sample

analysis procedures; and that, the

integrity of the samples is fully

maintained,” he continued. “Athletes

can have confidence that the

suspension will only be lifted by

WADA when the Laboratory is

operating optimally; and that, the best

solution will be put in place to ensure

that sample analysis for the Rio

Olympic and Paralympic Games is

robust.”

A Disciplinary Committee will be

formed shortly and will be required to

review the case, on the basis of the

Procedural Rules adopted by the

WADA Executive Committee. This

Disciplinary Committee will issue a

recommendation with respect to the

Rio Laboratory’s accreditation status.

Pursuant to the International Standard

for Laboratories (ISL), WADA is

responsible for accrediting and re-

accrediting anti-doping laboratories;

thereby, ensuring that they maintain

the highest quality standards.

Whenever a laboratory does not meet

ISL requirements, WADA may decide

to suspend or revoke the laboratory’s

accreditation (see Decision below).

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Decision of the Chairman of the

WADA Executive Committee

1. The accreditation of the Brazilian

Doping Control Laboratory is

provisionally suspended with

immediate effect.

2. This provisional suspension shall

remain in effect until the earlier of:

2.1 Six months from the

notification of this decision.

2.2 Decision of the Chairman of

the WADA Executive Committee or of

the WADA Executive Committee upon

possible suspension or

revocation of the WADA accreditation

of the Brazilian Doping Control

Laboratory, on the basis of the

recommendation to be issued by the

Disciplinary Committee for the

International Standard for

Laboratories.

All samples not yet analyzed and all

samples currently undergoing “A” or

“B” confirmation procedures and all

samples where a presumptive

analytical finding has been reported as

of the date of this decision shall be

securely transported with a

demonstrable chain of custody to

another WADA-accredited laboratory

as soon as possible and no later than

14 calendar days following the date of

this decision.

WADA REITERATES ITS SUPPORT FOR IAAF'S

DECISION TO MAINTAIN RUSSIAN ATHLETICS

FEDERATION SUSPENSION

The World Anti-Doping Agency

(WADA) fully reiterates its support for

the International Association of

Athletics Federation (IAAF) Council

decision taken on 17 June to maintain

the suspension of the All-Russian

Athletics Federation (ARAF).

“Further to yesterday’s Olympic

Summit and the Declaration that

resulted, WADA strongly believes that

the IAAF decision must be upheld as it

was articulated on 17 June by the IAAF

Task Force,” said Craig Reedie, WADA

President. “The IAAF Task Force

report was clear -- a significant culture

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change is required among Russian

athletes, athlete support personnel,

government and sport leaders,” Reedie

continued. “It is essential that tough

measures be enforced to ensure that

those involved understand the gravity

of not embracing clean sport,” said

Reedie. “Until the required cultural

changes in Russia is well advanced

through strong education and

prevention programs; supported by

independent doping control and

robust compliance programs; WADA

cannot assure clean athletes of the

world that it is reforming.”

“WADA also reiterates its support for

the IAAF’s proposed rule amendment

enabling Russian athletes to apply for

eligibility, on an exceptional basis and

subject to meeting strict criteria -- in

particular having been subjected to

credible doping programs outside

Russia -- to compete in international

competitions, including the Olympic

Games, in an individual capacity as

neutral athletes,” Reedie continued.

“WADA also restates its support for

the IAAF Task Force’s

recommendation to favourably

consider the request of whistleblower,

YuliaStepanova, to compete as an

independent athlete.”

“WADA awaits the results of its

independent McLaren Investigation,

which was formed on 18 May and is

examining further allegations of

doping in Russia,” said Reedie. “As

captured within the IAAF Task Force

report, Professor McLaren advised the

Task Force of his ‘preliminary findings

that there is sufficient corroborated

evidence to confirm…a mandatory

state-directed manipulation of

laboratory analytical results operating

within the Moscow-accredited

laboratory from at least 2011 forward

including the period of the IAAF World

Championships in 2013’”, Reedie

continued. “We will see what evidence

is exposed via the Investigation in

terms of the scale of a state-directed

doping program and the sports

involved. If involvement of the state is

clearly established, then sports

authorities must collectively respond,

in an uncompromised fashion; and,

ensure that the necessary

consequences are put in place to

protect clean sport.”

The full McLaren Investigation Report

is to be delivered to the WADA

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President by 15 July and published in

full within five days of receipt. The

President can extend the mandate if he

deems it necessary or appropriate.

The ARAF suspension was first

imposed by the IAAF on 13 November

2015 further to the findings of WADA’s

Independent Commission into

widespread doping in Russian

Athletics.

Mexico removed from the World Anti-

Doping Code’s non-compliant list

Further to a circular vote of its

Foundation Board members, the

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

has removed the Comité Nacional

Antidopaje de México (Mexican

NADO) from the list of signatories

previously deemed non-compliant with

the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

Mexico has drafted and adopted anti-

doping legislation and regulations that

are now deemed to be in line with the

Code.