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SafeSport maintains a public list of people under sanction who are believed to threaten U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and affiliated organizations. [6] [13] [12] Each name is removed after a sanction has run its course, often leaving no public record of the allegation and sanction. [6]
SafeSport seeks to address the problem of sexual abuse of minors and Olympic athletes in sport. [8] [9] [10] Its primary focus, for which it has exclusive jurisdiction, is to review allegations of sexual misconduct, and to impose sanctions up to the lifetime ban of a person from all Olympic sports. [11]
The National Paralympic Committee is the sole governing body responsible for the selection and training of all athletes participating in the Paralympic Games. The USOPC is one of 207 NOCs and 176 NPCs within the international Olympic and Paralympic movements. Forty-seven NGBs are members of the USOPC.
Baird said the league will also mandate league and team staff who regularly interact with players take US Center for SafeSport training and undergo mandatory background checks and additional ...
SafeSport, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is governed by a board of directors, which includes athletes as well as sport-engaged professionals in capacities that include ethics, compliance, equity, health, and safety. Board members advise the Center on core business functions, long-term sustainability, strategic planning, and regularly evaluate the ...
In 2022, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) alleged that U.S. Ski & Snowboard had been interfering with a United States Center for SafeSport investigation into charges by three former American athletes and a former U.S. Ski & Snowboard employee against head coach Peter Foley, who coached the U.S. Snowboard team from 1994 to 2022.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport, funded by Congress, is tasked with protecting young athletes from misconduct. Earlier in that same month, Lee resigned as head coach of the women’s fencing team at ...
The Yates Report, officially titled Report of the Independent Investigation to the U.S. Soccer Federation Concerning Allegations of Abusive Behavior and Sexual Misconduct in Women's Professional Soccer, is the official report documenting the findings and conclusions concerning abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women's professional soccer, with a focus on the National Women's Soccer ...