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  • This house supports imposing a salary cap for e-sports teams

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    A salary cap is a limitation on the amount of money that a team can spend on players' salaries.

    UT MARA National Novice 2023 · Partial Octo Finals · 2023-01-01

  • This house would ban climbing of the 14 Peaks

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    The 14 peaks above 8000 meters have gained considerable popularity, not only by professional mountaineers, but also by regular people, who can pay to join limited expeditions. There is considerable mountaineering, trekking and cultural tourism and a plethora of art, reporting and history sorrounding the 14 Peaks, which all lie in Pakistan, India, Nepal, and China.

    Ljubljana IV 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • This house, as Siripala, regrets SLC's suspension by the ICC

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    You are a Siripala, a fan of Sri Lanka cricket. The Sri Lankan sports ministry recently sacked the entire board of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on grounds of poor performance during the recent World Cup, and alleged corruption. The International Cricket Council (ICC) views this as a violation of SLC's obligation to manage its affairs autonomously without government interference. As a result of the suspension, Sri Lanka's hosting rights for the U19 World Cup were revoked, and the ICC will control finances for any SLC teams at international competitions for the duration of the suspension.

    Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Debating Championship 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • That we, as Formula One Management, would form a commercial agreement with Andretti Cadillac Racing and approve them as the 11th team in the F1 Championship

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    The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is the governing body of much of the world’s motorsports including Formula 1. On the 2nd of October, it approved the addition of an 11th team to the F1 competition, Andretti Cadillac Racing. The team would be a partnership between established American racers Andretti Racing and Cadillac, a General Motors brand. The final step before Andretti Cadillac Racing is approved to race is forming a commercial agreement with Formula One Management (FOM). As it currently stands most of the existing ten Formula 1 teams do not want to expand the number of teams, citing threats to their own profitability.

    Senior IDC 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • This house would fully legalize the usage of performance enhancement drugs in all sports

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    Performance enhancement drugs are substances (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone, or erythropoietin) that are used illicitly to improve athletic performance.

    AJC 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-01-01

  • This house would ban sports with a significant risk of traumatic head injury

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    Several popular sports (e.g. boxing, rugby) have relatively high risk of traumatic head injuries, which can cause significant damage to the brain. In response to several high-profile cases of brain damage in former athletes in later life, some of these sports have recently updated their concussion protocols to try to reduce the risk to athletes (e.g. making it easier for doctors to force a boxing match to end for medical reasons)

    China Nationals Debate Championship 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-01-01

  • This house would mandate affirmative action for all debate tournaments.

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    Currently, WUDC and Australs employ an affirmative action policy that requires at least one-third of each institution's contingent to be non cis-male. The policy was promoted to increase diversity but also to encourage participation from less-represented groups

    Canadian Parliamentary Nationals 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • This house believes that it's in the interest of the team for the player to be excluded from the World Cup finals squad

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    A team that’s recently gained prominence after great performances at the World Cup has advanced to World Cup finals for the first time. After the semi final, the team's top scorer and most important player, while drunk at a bar, publicly instigated a physical fight against another member of the team. When asked to calm down they continued to double down, causing more of a public disruption and seemingly irreconcilable differences with other members of the team.

    Madrid WUDC 2023 · 1 · 2022-12-28

  • This house believes that countries with a track record of human rights violations (e.g. Qatar, Russia, etc.) should be banned from hosting major sporting events and the citizens of those countries should be disallowed from owning sports teams.

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    Countries with authoritarian political structures are generally understood to have a track record of human rights violations through taking away rights of people. Example of such countries are Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, etc. In recent times, there has been a trend of such countries hosting major sporting events and institutions of such countries owning sports teams.

    Korea National Championships BP 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-12-19

  • This house believes that individual football fans should totally boycott the 2022 Qatar World Cup

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, a ‘Total Boycott’ is a boycott which goes beyond just not materially supporting an institution, but calls for not consuming its product under any circumstances, eg. someone who is totally boycotting the meat industry would not consume meat even if it were being thrown away otherwise.

    Amsterdam Open 2022 · Round 1 · 2022-12-02

  • A: That, as the captain, we would wear "One Love"

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    A: You are the captain of the Wales national team of football. Previously, you had publicly announced that you will be wearing the "One Love" armband in the World Cup against its rules, which exhibits support for the LGBTQ+ movement, in unity with 7 other nations in Europe. However, after FIFA's announcement that such an act may cause the player to be booked or sent off, all teams have reversed their previous decision. You will play your second game of the Group Stage in a couple of hours.

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-11-23

  • B: That, where a player of the national team is originally from a different country, nations should be required to pay compensation to their nation of origin

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-11-23

  • C: That we support all international sporting events (e.g. FIFA World Cup, the Olympics) having a permanent host nation

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-11-23

  • This house supports female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sporting leagues

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    N/A

    Pro Am Parliamentary Debates · Round 1a · 2022-11-05

  • That the English Premier League should adopt the 50+1 rule.

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    Within the Bundesliga, the 50+1 rule means that clubs – and, by extension, the fans - hold a majority of their own voting rights. Under German Football League [DFL] rules, football clubs will not be allowed to play in the Bundesliga if commercial investors have more than a 49 percent stake.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-10-29