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Our last award for the 2025 season goes to the global regulator for swimming. It's not a plaudit but a storm-warning to a federation showing all the hallmarks of not only sliding back into the ways of old FINA but taking the sport into far more perilous waters
Rohan Taylor lifts the SOS Punch-Above Performance Trophy for Australia; plaudits for mentors to the American and Australian women's teams; the Italian men's performance team; and the coaches guiding the Great Britain men's 4x200 golden run
"Accessing brand opportunities wasn’t straightforward. The process was often manual, unclear & limited to a small group of athletes ... brands want authentic partnerships without inflated costs or unnecessary friction ... [it] led me to build Sponza." - Matt Richards, founder
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is seeking to expose whistleblowers who leaked information about suspected doping cases in China to the German public broadcaster ARD, says the doping unit behind the story as human rights groups slam WADA's "Operation Puncture"
Nancy Hogshead has long championed Sex-Based Women's Rights In Sport as a leading light in the U.S. campaign to have Title IX applied as intended when it came into force half a century ago. Our small plaudit is underpinned by this: courage is at the core of the woman and her work
