OPINION: SA sport stars need to be given a more powerful voice
In many sports, professional athletes are not contracted by federations, they don’t earn salaries from governing bodies and they don’t have trade unions.
Consequences for speaking up If athletes are found to have brought federations into disrepute by speaking out against governing bodies, they face possible suspensions or restrictions, and their entire careers can be derailed.
Even the hands of government officials are tied because, if they are found to be interfering in sport, national federations can be suspended by international governing bodies.
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