Play the Game (NGO)

It is an advisor to the Editorial Board of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education and regularly gives lectures at seminars and conferences around the world.

Seminars have been held in Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Slovenia, Belgium and Switzerland.

Including the initial seminar, Play the Game has held 12 international conferences, most recently in Colorado Springs, CO, USA, in October 2019.

Previous speakers have included British investigative journalist and author Andrew Jennings, former World Anti Doping Association President and present IOC member Richard W Pound, Italian anti-doping expert Alessandro Donati, Guardian journalist David Conn, three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, Canadian author Declan Hill, former Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, and President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Pat McQuaid.

Other recipients include Argentinian volleyball whisteblower Mario Goijman, Italian anti-doping fighter Alessandro Donati (2007) and Canadian journalist and author Declan Hill (2009).

In 2017, Russian whistleblowers Yulia and Vitaly Stepanov as well as the German investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt received the award.