SPORT’S INTEGRITY ON THE LINE: FORBES REPORTS ON KOTAU’S CASE

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At the Play the Game 2025 conference in Tampere, the absence of Belarusian sports activist Anatol Kotau was deeply felt.

A year ago, he stood on the same stage, speak­ing about fair­ness and human rights in sport. Today, he is miss­ing.

As Forbes reports, Play the Game founder Jens Sejer Ander­sen urged UEFA, the IOC, and FIFA to press Belaru­sian, Russ­ian, and Turk­ish author­i­ties for answers about Kotau’s dis­ap­pear­ance. His call car­ries weight because this is not just about one man, but about the cred­i­bil­i­ty of sport itself.

Inter­na­tion­al sports bod­ies must show that integri­ty extends beyond sta­di­ums and medals. Silence, in moments like this, under­mines every­thing sport claims to stand for.

🔗 Read more via Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnaffleck/2025/10/07/sports-interest-group-calls-on-uefa-ioc-to-help-belarusian-dissident/