Athlete Rights Advocate | Executive Director, Humans of Sport | Trustee, WomenWin
London, United Kingdom
Joined February 2010
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Payoshni Mitra retweeted
Get this brilliant girl into the parliament.
We need such people as our MPs.
Leadership means accountability. If tough questions lead to scapegoating staff instead of facing the media, that’s not leadership — it’s deflection. #kirstycoventry #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026
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Payoshni Mitra retweeted
It’s really hard to imagine how cynical and heartless someone must be to disqualify a person from the Olympic Games without any real reason and then shed crocodile tears hoping for sympathy.
The hypocrisy is simply unbelievable.
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IOC president Coventry has three propagandists with the rank of directors who are swallowing up millions during the Olympic cycle: Adams, Klaue, Pearce.
Will she, who once again embarrassed herself terribly yesterday, fire directors – or will she not survive her term of office?
Payoshni Mitra retweeted
We were honoured to have Evangeline join the Humans of Sport Team as an #AthleteAmbassador at the #PlaytheGame Conference in #Tampere this month. Evangeline’s story is a powerful reminder that sex eligibility regulations can harm any woman competing in #sports
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In this chapter of the #playthegame conference in #tampere , we are honoured to share the powerful story of Annet Negesa — one of our #athleteambassadors who became one of the first #whistleblowers to speak out against injustice in sport.
I owe my intersectional feminist lens to my profs @JadavpurU. With 20 yrs in human rights in global sport, I’ve always stood for equity & justice. I stand by my comment. Noise isn’t power, & outrage isn’t truth — it’s just demagoguery pulling the strings. @HoS_org @Sport_Rights
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Breaking: Umar Khalid moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court order denying him bail.
Grateful to @Sport_Rights for raising this issue. #SoneErikainen @MicheleKrech #KatrinaKarkazis also wrote that genetic sex testing is unscientific, discriminatory & legally vulnerable, exposing athletes & officials to major rights & legal risks verfassungsblog.de/genetic-s… @HoS_org
🚨 Over 550 boxers from more than 65 countries are competing in the 2025 #WorldBoxing Championship in Liverpool. 🥊
Yet, due to World Boxing’s current sex testing policy – not based on any real science or disproportionate advantage – some women athletes may be excluded.
Just weeks after #Semenya decision at the #ECtHR, another very interesting decision from the #CJEU that puts CAS under further review! Please read the thread below by @Ant1Duval #sporthumanrights @HoS_org
Habemus #Seraing ruling!
Nutshell: The #CAS is from now on firmly under the supervision of the #CJEU and the national courts of the Member States.
Here is a quick thread on the key holdings of the judgment 👇👇👇
#Sportslaw #Arbitration #EUlaw
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As part of our ongoing coverage of the landmark Semenya judgment, we have reached out to several athletes and legal experts for their insights. Today, we share a perspective from Carlos Sayao, a member of Caster Semenya’s team. Stay tuned as we continue to feature several voices!
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While we wish @CasterSemeny_a , the very best, we share glimpses of how she and several athletes came together to share experiences and plan for a brighter future at the Humans of Sport Bootcamp in Strasbourg a few weeks back.
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Waking up this morning only realising what I have just done after 15 years . The feeling is like it’s just the beginning of demonstrating the kind of leadership and sports governance I want to see when I take my role.
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Reflecting on my privilege to have extraordinary colleagues to co-develop research and programmes for gender equality @women_in_sport @wish_pathway @UniofHerts. Proud that they are the ones advocating for the systemic changes needed for gender equality within their communities.
IOC's Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Champion 2024 @Elizabethcjpike reacts to being named for her work in creating life-changing opportunities for women in sport and empowering female coaches. #SportForAllWomenAndGirls #IWD2025
@TeamGB @wish_pathway @UniofHerts
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The next 8 years will bring a wave of challenges for the IOC. With fundamental rights facing unprecedented challenges worldwide, it is essential that the next IOC president leads with a clear, unwavering commitment to human rights. Here is our @Sport_Rights analysis:
🚨 Candidates for the International Olympic Committee presidency need to step up on human rights & good governance.
Our analysis of the candidates' proposals & responses to the SRA found critical gaps in their commitments. Read our full analysis here: sportandrightsalliance.org/o…
One of those days when I need to remind myself & allies what journalist @ravishndtv once said: “Not all battles are fought for victory - some are fought to tell the world that someone was there on the battlefield.” @MightyCaster @DuteeChand @AnnetNegesa @FrancineNiyons4 @HoS_org
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With finals weekend starting tomorrow, I looked through the archives to see how many Australian Open finalists have faced doping cases at some point in their career.
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In '16, a multiple sclerosis patient died after entering an oxygen chamber in a Melbourne clinic.
The practitioner was once ‘struck off’ and embroiled in a supplement scandal.
He was still behind Novak Djokovic’s box at the ‘23, ‘24 Australian Opens.
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At Play the Game 2024, @FribaRezayee – one of the first Afghan female Olympians – spoke about the Taliban’s gender apartheid and the criminalization of sport for Afghan women 📣
Watch her inspiring speech👉vimeo.com/941878569
Delighted to be speaking at the German Sport University in Cologne. Please join tomorrow if you are nearby! @HoS_org
#humansofsport #germansportuniversity #womeninsport @WomenSportIntl @SA_WASF @nowspar @Women_Win @IWGWomenSport
