Sports Equity Lab

🚀 The July Portion of the Sports Equity Youth Scholars Program Has Concluded!
As our inaugural cohort completed the July portion of the program, our Scholars continued exploring some of the biggest questions in global sport, from the economics of the Olympic Games to equity and inclusion, and the role of international sport governing bodies.
✨ This week, our Scholars learned from:
🔹 Sandra Kirby, Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg and Olympian in rowing, who shared a lifetime of experiences navigating equity challenges in sport.
🔹 Jan Steinmüller, Member Relations Coordinator at World Athletics, who introduced Scholars to the work of the global governing body for track and field.
🔹 Cristian Zaharia, Director of International Sport Business Development at United States Sports University and Olympic handball player, who explored the financial realities of hosting the Olympic Games.
📚 Beyond the guest sessions, our Scholars reached an exciting milestone by completing the first stage of their independent research projects: a literature review. Their research projects explore a diverse range of important topics, including athletes' mental health during career transition, safeguarding and coach-athlete dynamics, mental health support structures in sport organizations, and the challenges surrounding doping in sport.
💬 Charlie Wong, one of our Scholars, shared:
"The Sports Equity program has opened up a whole new world of sports for me. It has allowed me to see all the unique insights that would make sports more fun for everyone while allowing me to learn lots about many different aspects of athletics."
We're incredibly proud of how much our Scholars have accomplished over the past several weeks. As they continue developing their research projects, we're excited to see their ideas grow into meaningful contributions to the future of sport.

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