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Ring-Ins in Sport

Ring-Ins in Sport

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 Paul is back for another bumper episode, this time discussing what is meant by a ring-in with sport, i.e., those that have fraudulently substituted for something else in sport. Some of what will be discussed include:- The Fine Cotton Horse racing scandal in 1984- A German high jumper from the 1930’s who competed as a female however was found have had secondary sexual characteristics and was more male than female.- A basketball team at the 2000 Paralympics who were stripped of their gold medal after it was found that most of the players were able-bodied.- Types of Ring-ins- Consequences of ring-ins and being unregistered and how ring-ins in sport can be prevented.- Illegal replacements e.g., Scott Wilson in 1988- Dennis Lillee and his illegal aluminum cricket bat- John Hopoate, Junior Paulo, Regal Vista, Gary PrattThere is also the Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now.Sources1. sydney morning herald.com ‘ring-in worked until the rumours started’, max presnell, 28/11/20102. greensdictofslang.com ‘ring-in’, jonathan green, 20253. reddit.com ‘parramatta eels star junior paulo uses face name to play park rugby union, breaches nrl contract’. r/nrl, geddpeart, 20255. penguin.com ‘the ring-in’, 13/8/20196. lets go horseracing.com ‘another queensland ring-in 40 years before fine-cotton’. 25/8/20097. barstoolsports.com ‘that mind-blowing numbers of athletes fake disabilities to win paralympics medals is the least mind-blowing reveal of all time’, jerry thornton, 4/4/238. news.com ‘report claims olympic champ is a biological man, country quits boxing body’, vera demertziz-the sun, 6/11/2410. abc.net.au ‘SANFL hands six-week ban to unregistered female footballer who played in men’s league’, by eugene boisvert and isadora bogle, 6/6/201911. amp.9news.com ‘female footy player in men’s league just wanted to play’, by 9news staff, 201912. abc.net.au ‘sharks bitten by unregistered player fine’, abc news,23/4/200313. newcastle herald.com ‘NHRU crack down on ineligible players’, by josh callinan, 29/4/201614. olympics.com ‘dora ratjen, biography’, n.d.15. the legacy project chicago.org ‘heinrich ratjen-nominee’. the legacy project, 202416. cbc.ca ‘is a male nazi high jumper who competed as a woman really behind sex testing at the olympics?’, rose eveleth, cbc news, 15/7/2417. qnews.com ‘heinrich ratjen aka dora ratjen’. bu destiny rogers, 29/3/2218. rare historical photos.com ‘dora ratjen, a german athlete, who was arrested at a train station on suspicion of being a man in a dress, 1938’ 22/11/202119. time.com ‘the nazi-era myth behind olympics gender-testing rules’, by michael waters, 29/7/2420.echo-news.co.uk ‘the high-jump transgender scandal that started in essex’, by emma palmer4/7/202122. abc.net.au ‘sydney paralympians relive spanish basketball cheating scandal’, by matt bamford, 27/10/202023. bbc.com ‘the sports where women outperform men’, christine ro, 1/8/2424. australian war memorial.gov.au ‘gunner robert edward beilby’, awr, 202525. cricket cloud ‘shocking aluminium bat used in australia vs england test by dennis lillee/1st test perth 1979’, 3/8/201926. newcastle herald.com ‘second division rugby club kicked out of finals for player breach’, by james gardiner, 14/8/2427. a current affair ‘inside the horse switching scandal that rocked australian racing/a current affair’, 5/11/201928. one football.com ‘real madrid could be deducted points for illegal substitution vs getafe’, give me sport, 17/5/2329. bbc. sport.com ‘blood brothers-bonds and betrayal on a rugby pitch’, mike henson, 24/3/2530. Lords Cricket Ground ‘ricky ponting on being run out by gary pratt’-2005 ashes rewind’,5/8/201531. https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/caster-semenya32. Olympics.com ‘IOC releases framework on fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations’, 17/11/2021Intro music Puncher by Abbynoise Outro-Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks
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