Analysis: Growing pressure as the IOC and Japan play for time

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View this email in a browser Play the Game Newsletter 20 March 2020 Growing pressure as the IOC and Japan play for time   Photo: Andrew Mager/Flickr ANALYSIS: Public and athlete support for the 2020 Olympic Games is waning but the IOC still hesitates to make the decision to cancel the mega-event in Tokyo because of the coronavirus pandemic. Investigative reporter Jens Weinreich explains what is going on inside the IOC right now. Read the analysis Athletes and academics join forces to open more avenues for athlete influence   Photo: Play the Game Backed by Erasmus+ funds, a coalition of European athlete representatives and academics will map existing structures of athlete representation and try to develop new ones over the next three years. Play the Game acts as the coordinator of the project. Read more about the project Football Leaks raises many questions – also for the media   Photo: Pixabay COMMENT: At a preliminary hearing in Portugal in January 2020, the man behind Football Leaks, Rui Pinto, was characterised as a blackmailer rather than a whistleblower. If the charges lead to conviction, the media's role in publishing the documents should be scrutinised, writes Andreas Selliaas. Read the comment Corona: Play the Game's office closes but our activities continue   Until the end of March, Play the Game's staff will work from home, but communication efforts and project management will continue as planned. Read more Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share Tweet Share Forward Play the Game 2020 E-mail addresses on our mailing list come from personal contacts, published lists or through subscription requests made via our homepage. Frederiksgade 78B, 2. sal DK-8000 Aarhus C www.playthegame.org    Unsubscribe    Update subscription