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- Transgender issues in sport with Dr David Hughes
AIS Chief Medical Officer Dr David Hughes talks about the issues of inclusion in sport following the release of the Guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport in June. Sport Australia, in consultation with the Australian Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports, whose members include the AFL, Tennis Australia, Rugby Australia, Netball Australia and Cricket Australia, established guidelines for the nation to promote more inclusive practices for transgender and gender diverse people in sport.
Dr Hughes says transgender and gender diversity is not a sport issue, it’s a societal issue. “It’s important that sport at all time reflects societal changes, and moves with societal changes,” Dr Hughes says. “Transgender individuals have for many years been on the margins of society and not accepted in the main stream and I think sport has an important role here by promoting diverse gender inclusion to ensure that every Australian fulfils their right to have their life enriched by sport.”
The guidelines include information, case studies and steps to ensure an inclusive sporting environment. He says the document is targeted at the grassroots and has relevance for elite sports, but “I don’t think its purpose is to try and sort out the complex issues that specifically apply to high performance sport where there are issues between getting the balance right between fairness and inclusion”. “Everyone has the right to compete and enjoy the benefits sport offers but at the highest levels of sport, fairness is critical,” he says. “At the grassroots, we should err on the side of inclusion.”
Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef
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13 min - From slow twin to fast lane with clean sport educator Kurt HurzogIn this episode of On Side we meet swimming World Championship bronze medallist Kurt Herzog, our Clean Sport Educator, who made his Australian debut at the relatively late age of 23. Kurt, who jokes that for many years he was the “slower twin”, says he became increasingly passionate about clean sport as his career took off. “[After] putting years and years of training into your chosen sport you want to make sure there is a clean playing field, especially when you get to that higher level and competing internationally,” Kurt says. “I grew really passionate about it over the years.” He says his motivation for the role as an ASADA educator is simple: “I’m always happy to give back to the athletes.” We also answer a question about athletes’ rights during testing and give you an ASADA fast fact. This podcast goes behind the scenes of ASADA and meets the people associated with clean fair sport, it answers questions relating to anti-doping and educates you about clean fair sport. ASADA’s mission is to protect the health of athletes and the integrity of Australian sport. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef
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10 min - Behind the scenes with doping control officer Margaret Anderson
In this episode of On Side, we talk to Margaret Anderson, a former PE teacher and our Doping Control Officer. Anderson, who has a life-long love of sport, says athletes “are usually pretty cooperative” when asked to provide a urine sample however “it might depend on whether they won or lost”. She says her motivation to work for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority was because she believed in Clean Fair sport. “I guess I was in the right place at the right time,” she says. “I think it’s getting harder and harder to, I guess, protect the clean fair sport ideal but we try and do that the best we can with the knowledge that we all have.” Anderson also worked as a school sport officer in South Australia and says she was thrilled at watching young children develop their skills, particularly when they weren’t naturally gifted. She now has a grand final medal named in her honour in South Australia. We also explain how you can support suspicious activity and how you can be one of the 95,000 people who access our e-learning education tools. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel. Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef.
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13 min - Commitment to clean fair sport with CEO of DFSNZ Nick PatersonIn this episode of On Side, we talk to Nick Paterson, the Chief Executive Officer of Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) about our collective commitment to clean fair sport. “As ever there is plenty of competitiveness and banter in there, but certainly working together, collaborating, is the only way to address it (anti-doping), the only way to approach it,” Paterson says. “It’s about getting in front of athletes and working with athletes domestically, and then working internationally to raise standards and ensure that we are all competing on a level-playing field.” Like ASADA, Paterson says DFSNZ is athlete-focused, supporting athletes and sports to compete on the world stage clean. “All of our educators now are former or current athletes so they are actually out educating the teams, they can relate directly with their own stories that people can understand and talk directly to the hearts of the audience,” he says. Paterson, a former forensic accountant and fraud investigator, says DFSNZ also have confidentiality undertakings. “We have (a) very similar scenario (to ASADA), ours is actually entrenched in legislation and it says we cannot speak publically about a case or an individual until the proceedings, any proceedings, are completed, unless the athlete speaks out, unless someone else speaks out and we need to actually correct the record to some degree. But the basic premise is confidentially exists and we can’t speak, and neither can the sports, and that’s really to protect our athletes, all of our work has to be focused on the athletes, the athletes are at the centre of everything that we do. “If we have an athlete that is named and shamed before evidence has been properly considered and heard, we don’t think that’s fair, we need to give them a chance to tell their story.” Paterson says he is concerned at their research which suggests that New Zealand athletes – at all levels – are taking supplements. “We know athletes are taking them so now we’re trying to provide better information so people can make informed decisions about whether they take them or not,” he says. “At the lower levels, your Saturday afternoon footy players, what do they know about the contents of their supplement? Do they need to take it? What risks are they taking on? We just want to give people more information.” We also discuss whether athletes can refuse a drug test and look at the serious health consequences for German athletes, who were given anabolic steroids during the 1970s and 1980s. Our mission is to protect the health of athletes and the integrity of Australian sport. This podcast goes behind the scenes of ASADA and people associated with clean fair sport, it answers questions relating to anti-doping and educates you about clean fair sport. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel. Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef.
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15 min - Confidentiality undertakings with deputy CEO Darren MullalyIn this episode of On Side Darren Mullaly, our Deputy CEO – Legal, Education and Corporate, discusses why ASADA has confidentiality undertakings with national sporting organisations (NSOs). Mullaly says ASADA’s default position on the disclosure of protected information is to maintain confidentiality, however there is some flexibility. “The confidentiality undertakings don’t restrict sports in all cases, there’s sufficient flexibility built into those arrangements where ASADA can talk with sports and make decisions on a case-by-case basis because … as we know every single one of these cases is different,” Darren says. “We need the flexibility in those arrangements to be able to take into account things like an athlete’s welfare, which is going to vary from case to case, from sport to sport, from event to event, and other considerations like the operational advantage ASADA gets in terms of exercising its powers and a range of operational considerations that are built around that.” We also discuss whether athletes on the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) can being tested outside their designated hour, and how ASADA’s education reaches all levels: sports, schools and support personnel, parents, and students. This podcast goes behind the scenes of ASADA, it answers questions relating to anti-doping and educates you about clean fair sport. Our mission is to protect the health of athletes and the integrity of Australian sport. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel. Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef.
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15 min - Science, culture & religion with scientist Shereen NazIn this episode of On Side we meet scientist Shereen Naz, who also studied vet science and pathology. Shereen migrated to Australia from Pakistan and talks proudly of how she celebrated Ramadan with her colleagues earlier this year. “The way ASADA celebrated with me pre-Ramadan - that memory will stay with me forever ... This is how we can bridge those gaps which are due to misperceptions.” We also discuss how long illicit drugs stay in your system and the dangers that supplements pose to not only your sporting career, but your health. This podcast goes behind the scenes of ASADA and meets the people associated with clean fair sport, it answers questions relating to anti-doping and educates you about clean fair sport. Our mission is to protect the health of athletes and the integrity of Australian sport. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel. Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef.
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10 min - Behind the scenes with Olympic bronze medallist & director of sport operations and engagement Emma JohnsonWelcome to On Side, the official podcast of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA). ASADA is globally recognised for continually setting new benchmarks in operating and delivering an effective anti-doping program. Our mission is to protect the health of athletes and the integrity of Australian sport. This podcast goes behind the scenes of ASADA and meets the people associated with clean fair sport, it answers questions relating to anti-doping and educates you about clean fair sport. In this episode of On Side, we meet former Olympic bronze medallist and 1997 World Short Course Champion Emma Johnson, our Director of Sport Operations and Engagement. "ASADA has put a lot of energy into building relationships with sports and athletes and trying to tailor our work so we are working with sports rather than against them to try to reduce the risks of doping and sports are generally onside with that approach now,” Johnson says. “One of the real drivers of ASADA in the last two years or more is to engage with athletes more… so we can tailor our work to what athletes need and want and to help them and work with them better.” We also explain what a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) is and of the 10 Anti-Doping Rules violations under the World Anti-Doping Code, only one requires a positive test to establish an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) was committed. Produced by Lyndall Larkham & Tim Gavel. Recorded, edited & mixed by Ryan Micallef.
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The official podcast of Sport Integrity Australia. Our mission is to protect the integrity of sport and the health and welfare of those who participate in Australian sport. Hosted by Tim Gavel,…
this podcast provides listeners with an opportunity to learn about integrity issues through athletes, coaches and administrators talking about contemporary and historical moments.
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