04.12.2024

Workshop on the integrity in sport

Frankfurt, 28th November 2024: the principal investigators of the project “Integrity in Sport” organized a workshop with different experts from the field.

Left to right: Felix Otto (University of Tübingen), Carina Köhler (University of Tübingen), Harald Greib (Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community), Nadine Dobler (Anlauf gegen Gewalt, Athleten Deutschland); Stefan Fuchs (Freiburg Public Prosecutors), Julia Heckmann (Triathlon Federation of Baden-Württemberg), Michael Behr (National Anti Doping Agency of Germany), Finn Spilker (Bielefeld University), Christian Deutscher (Bielefeld University), Mirjam Rebel (German Federal Institute of Sports Science), Keren Vogler (German Youth Power Sports Association), Felix Rettenmaier (Rettenmaier Frankfurt Rechtsanwälte), Steffen Salvenmoser (Transparency International Germany, Kanzlei Salvenmoser Rechtsanwälte), Bettina Rulofs (German Sport University Cologne), Elena Möller (German Olympic Sports Confederation), Kirsten Witte-Abe (German Olympic Sports Confederation), Tim Pawlowski (University of Tübingen), Marc Wonneberger (German Federal Institute of Sports Science), Eva Bunthoff (National Anti Doping Agency of Germany), Maximilian Klein (Athleten Deutschland), Eva Reinschmidt (German Gymnastics Federation)

The workshop was organized by Dr. Felix Otto and Prof. Tim Pawlowski (both Institute of Sports Science) as well as Prof. Christian Deutscher and Finn Spilker (both Bielefeld University) at the facilities of the German Olympic Sports Confederation. Together with other researchers and stakeholders from the organized sport in Germany, core issues related to discrimination, doping, sexual abuse, corruption, and match fixing in sport were discussed.

The main objective of the workshop was to combine scientific knowledge and practical expertise to advance prevention against the aforementioned threats to the integrity in sport – which is considered an inherent feature of all sporting competitions relating to principles of fair play and a level playing field.

Next to presenting and discussing the preliminary results of the project “Integrity in Sport” – which is funded by the German Federal Institute of Sports Science (BISp) – the workshop provided a unique platform for discussions on the effectiveness and applicability of existing prevention measures.

Special thanks go to the German Federal Institute of Sports Science (BISp) for their financial support as well as all participants for their valuable contributions to the project.

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