Session: "The Playing Field as a Human Rights Frontier" Human Rights, Bodily Autonomy, and Cultural Transformation in Global Sport

Time: 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
Location: 0.6 - Keurzaal
Track: Health & Wellbeing

Description

Sport is a human right under threat by IOC plans for genetic testing and athlete bans. This 75-minute session from a global sport coalition (including the Sport & Rights Alliance, Federation of Gay Games, and the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation) offers a roadmap to resist institutional exclusion. The session focuses on defending bodily autonomy against "genetic policing", aligning sport with UN privacy standards, and launch a "Declaration on Bodily Autonomy" to unify pressure on international bodies.