Video Series: “This is Not Part of the Game.”

Athletes Network for Safer Sports

Exploring the research on violence in sports

Watch the first of our three-part video series exploring scientific data on violence in sports: “This is Not Part of the Game.”

Led by Dr Aurelie Pankowiak, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Health & Sport at Victoria University
and athlete survivor from France, this project aims to collate what the latest research says in an accessible format to our community.

Watch the video below, and click here for subtitles into Portuguese and Spanish.

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