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At Finland’s Sports Gala on 15 January 2014, Professor Kari Fasting was awarded the “Fair Sports Act”.
Kari Fasting received the prize in recognition of her many years of work and significant achievements in the field of gender equality and human rights in sport.
Kari, who has been working extensively with ICSSPE, has made equality for girls and women in sport the special focus of her successful career. The Norwegian is one of the founding members and former president of WomenSport International (WSI) as well as past president of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA).
The award was presented to Kari Fasting by the former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, who described her as “the world-wide leading expert in the field of gender equality and human rights in sport. Her work within the field of safety in sport has been remarkable, including topics such as sport against violence, sexual harassment and abuse.” The “Fair Sports Act” prize was awarded for the second time in 2014, and goes to a person or organisation who or which has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of equality, fair play, and integrity in sports.
Also invited to the Finnish Sports Gala was ICSSPE President Margaret Talbot: “I was delighted and honoured to see my long-time friend and colleague, Kari Fasting, receive this prestigious and richly-deserved Award. ICSSPE’s work is all underpinned by the values of equity and inclusion, so we appreciate the absolute need for sport and physical education to be safe for everyone – and especially for children, women and vulnerable adults. Kari’s work has helped to secure commitment to safeguarding from federations and governments. We salute her, and others working in this area.”
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