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Our latest announcements and opinion from colleagues and contributors on all things sport and physical activity.

Safe Sport chair and director appointed

6 October 2025

Nick Pink and Neil Cooper will lead the next steps in the project to create a safe, supportive sporting environment across the UK.

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Expert opinion

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24 September 2025

National Fitness Day is a key day for everyone in the world of sport and physical activity, and on his first ever blog for us, our new chief executive highlighted why movement matters now more than ever.

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Seen elsewhere

A summer of glory – but rising misogyny is a threat to women’s sport

Our chair, Chris Boardman, celebrates a year of phenomenal results for women's sport but highlights a key element to guarantee its safety – a meaningful allyship by men at all levels. 

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Calling all men: this is what we can do to help women feel safe exercising in the dark

Our chair Chris Boardman tells the Guardian newspaper why we have to break the cycle of misogyny that makes women feel at risk as This Girl Can’s guide sets out steps you can take to help.

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More girls playing football is hard-won progress – but there is still a long way to go

Baroness Sue Campbell writes in The Guardian about why children must have a voice and a choice about sport - "it’s the key to helping more children enjoy sport and physical activity".

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