Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has published its Annual Report for 2025 on 15 April 2026. SSI is an independent foundation under Swiss Law, with the aims of combatting doping, ethical misconduct and wrongdoing in sport in a sustainable and effective manner. In doing so, SSI is guided
Data is, nowadays, a highly valuable commodity, not least in sport. Athletes’ performances can be tracked, measured and analysed through a wide range of personal data. In Switzerland, the processing of such data is governed primarily by the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (“FADP”), which entered
Generally Sports data in Germany is highly developed and driven by top-tier analytics, AI integration, and the extensive use of data in team performances. For example, intensive data modelling and simulation have contributed to Germany's consistent success in Olympic sliding sports, for example, luge, resulting in
In sport, large volumes of personal data are routinely processed, and such data includes sensitive information on athletes’ performances and their health. In France, athletes’ data is legally protected under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national data protection legislation, especially Law No.
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) has dismissed Patrick Fischer, the national team's coach, following his admission, which has only just come to light, of forging a Covid-19 vaccination certificate, which he used to gain admission to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. His dismissal marks a significant
"Lausanne, 16 April 2026 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld an appeal by long-distance runner Rhonex Kipruto (Kenya) against World Athletics (WA). Mr Kipruto’s period of ineligibility following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) has been reduced from six years to
With effect from 6 April 2027, important tax changes will apply in the United Kingdom (UK) to sports image rights and arrangements using image rights companies (IRCs), to avoid/mitigate income tax, will be subject to greater scrutiny by HMRC, the UK Tax Authority. From that date,
In the world of sport, we often focus on the scoreboard, the talent scouting, and the next big transfer. But in Türkiye, the conversation has fundamentally shifted. As of 2026, "the protection of minors in sport" has evolved from a basic safety requirement into a sophisticated, multi-layered
In recent years, the Italian sports legal system has undergone a significant systemic evolution in the protection of minors, transitioning from a predominantly sectoral and fragmented approach to a coherent model of integrated protection. This transformation finds its normative foundation in the reform of the sports
An amateur footballer has been suspended for four years by the Swiss Sports Tribunal (SST) for possession, use, and attempted use of the prohibited substance ibutamoren (MK-677). During a postal inspection, a package addressed to the footballer and containing 60 capsules of the prohibited substance ibutamoren