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Sport and Discrimination

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A network of academics, campaigners and practitioners working to better understand and tackle various discriminations in sport.

2025 Sport and Discrimination Conference

8th International Sport & Discrimination Conference
German Sport University, Cologne
Friday 13 June 2025
Call for Papers
The 8th international Sport and Discrimination Conference examines the intersectional nature of discrimination in sport. This one-day event, 13 June 2025, at German Sport University, Cologne, Germany invites presentations by academics, postgraduates, students, practitioners, and policy makers from a variety of backgrounds and specialisms. This year, we want to place a special focus on the topic of ‘change’. What transformations can be recognised in sport? And how does sport behave in times of social and political change?

Proposals (in English, please), for 15-minute presentations, should include title, abstract (200 words), the name and institutional affiliation of the presenter(s) and a concise biography (100 words). The submission deadline is 31 January 2024. All submissions and enquiries should be sent to: SportDisc@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Alamy: Cologne, Germany aerial view over the Rhine River.