AS USA hosts SIGA Sport Integrity Week

AS USA x SIGA. Today, 6 September, saw AS USA host a session of SIGA Sport Integrity Week, the the global thought-leadership event held from 2 to 9 September 2023, which aims to to unite the global sporting industry, share best practice and find solutions to current and future challenges to enhance sports’ governance, protect sport’s integrity and ensure sport’s long-term, sustainable development.

Kicking off the session, Will Gittins moderated a panel on the importance of transparency for club ownership, looking at the importance of balancing short-term goals and long-term necessities to ensure clubs are run in a sustainable manner.

This was followed by Reem Abdalazem, AS journalist and two-time Olympian, moderating a panel looking at the importance of fair opportunity for all athletes.

Registered blind golfer Myles Clark, who has played for Scotland, then shared his journey and insights into the importance of making sport available for all.

Billy Lumsden, ex-gambling addict turned sports betting company executive, took a deep dive into gambling and soccer culture.

In conjunction with the SIGA Youth Council, Reem Abdalazem, wearing her former athlete hat, took part in a fascinating panel on the importance of integrity to GRID: Gender, Race, Inclusion and Diversity.

To round out the session Matt Riley, the author of the book ‘Her Game Too’, discussed gender equality in soccer, the success of the Women’s World Cup and the impact of the Rubiales scandal. In his words: “There is a momentum behind women’s soccer now that simply cannot be stopped”.