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  • As progressive athletes this house would go for a full boycott to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics instead

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    Several countries including the United States Australia Britain and Canada have announced a “diplomatic boycott” of Olympic Games meaning their government officials will not attend any ceremonies or events.

    Indonesian Varsity English Debate 2022 · 3 · 2021-12-09

  • This house would create a third order.

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    For centuries global sporting competitions have been organized around a binary (male & female) divide.

    Pan African Universities Debating Championships 2021 · 7 · 2021-12-09

  • This house would adapt significant “cost cap” in soccer leagues (e.g. but not limited to Premier League La Liga Bundes Liga Ligue 1)

    Indonesian Varsity English Debate 2022 · 3 · 2021-12-09

  • This house regrets ageism in sport

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    Ageism is an action of giving prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age.

    Indonesian Varsity English Debate 2022 · 3 · 2021-12-09

  • This house would create medical bodies with the power to prevent individuals in professional sports from continuing their sporting careers (i.e. due to serious injuries)

    Yale IV Fall 2021 · 1 · 2021-12-04

  • This house supports all professional football* clubs requiring majority fan ownership *For this purpose of this debate (as it is in the real world) football refers to soccer not your other subpar handball games.

    Oxford Intervarsity 2021 · ESL Final · 2021-11-27

  • This house supports all professional football* clubs requiring majority fan ownership *For this purpose of this debate (as it is in the real world) football refers to soccer not your other subpar handball games.

    Oxford Intervarsity 2021 · Open Octos · 2021-11-27

  • This house believes that sport leagues should significantly tax and redistribute from wealthier teams to poorer teams.

    Symbiosis Law School Pune Parliamentary Debate 2021 · 4 · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that money has ruined Sport.

    Symbiosis Law School Pune Parliamentary Debate 2021 · 4 · 2021-11-20

  • This house opposes the centrality of sport to national identity.

    Symbiosis Law School Pune Parliamentary Debate 2021 · 4 · 2021-11-20

  • This house regrets the cancellation of the European Super League

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    The European Super League (ESL) was a proposed football competition to be contested by 12 of the best clubs from England, Spain and Italy. Under the ESL, these teams would play each other as an alternative to the European Champions League. These '"founding"' clubs would be unable to be relegated from the league, with additional spots being awarded to the best performers in domestic leagues each season. Widespread backlash lead to the cancellation of the project.

    Durham IV 2021 · 4 · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that Indian players opting to primarily play in the IPL has done more harm than good for the Indian nation cricketing team.

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    The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league, contested by ten teams based out of ten Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. It is usually held between March and May of every year. A team can acquire players through any of the three ways: the annual player auction, trading players with other teams during the trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players. Players sign up for the auction and also set their base price, and are bought by the franchise that bids the highest for them. Recently there has been a trend of more players within India opting to play in the IPL than in the international circuit, which is typically how most international players gather experience for tournaments such as the World Cup or Champions' Trophy.

    DTU PD 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that International Sporting events should remain depoliticised

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    nternational Sporting events heavily emphasize the fact that no political expression or speech of any kind must be made at competitions. this is enforced quite harshly with athletes facing bans or suspensions for displaying symbols/gestures or making speeches that are viewed as political of any kind.

    AUDP Parliamentary Debate · 1 · 2021-11-20

  • This house believes that formerly colonized states should prioritize sports diplomacy as a form of gaining soft power over other forms of diplomacy

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    Cricket diplomacy refers to using the game of cricket as a political tool to enhance or worsen the diplomatic relations between two cricket playing nations. Cricket is the second-most widely played game in the world after football and is thus used as a political tool to bridge the gap in the diplomatic vacuum. this phenomenon is now termed 'sports diplomacy' now used to refer to any sport that is used as a political tool for similar purposes.

    2021 Father Roger Guindon Cup · 2 · 2021-11-13

  • This parliament believes that the International Olympic Committee should recognize the right of an athlete to protest.

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    OVERHAUL 1.0 · 2 · 2021-11-06

  • This house represented by 'RFЯL Gaming' will open a roster in a discipline significantly dependent on balance changes.

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    'Balance changes in video games include adding new content (hero cards, items) and weakening/strengthening existing strategies. In some esports disciplines, balance changes have either been discontinued (Blizzard no longer releases updates for Starcraft and Starcraft 2) or are rare and do not significantly affect gameplay (CS:GO). In other disciplines, updates occur regularly and significantly change the balance (Dota 2 League of Legends Hearthstone). You are 'RFЯL Gaming' (Referral Gaming) - a medium-sized e-sports organization in which Sheikh Alishka owns a controlling stake. You have the choice to either open a new lineup in a discipline highly affected by balance changes, or in a discipline weakly affected by balance changes.'

    Referral CUP: Reunion · 2 · 2021-11-06

  • As a developing country, this Council will provide facilities and budget for sports funds in accordance with the achievements of the sport.

    Jambi Sumatera Accounting Competition 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-06