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Nordic Noir (4): a journalist urged to save dysfunctional sports federation from meltdown

Lars Werge, a former investigative sports journalist and ex-president of the Danish Union of Journalists, is elected as the new president of the Danish Athletic Federation – following several years of poor governance inside the board of the federation.

, and Lars Jørgensen

March 8, 2024

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Party king: Frederik 10th, King of all Danes since 14 January 2024, in 2016 during the Olympic Games in Rio. (Photo: Imago)

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Nordic Noir (2): horse-trading and the art of looking the other way

The five Nordic countries are often portrayed as democratic role models. But it is not only the ongoing criminal case against former IBU president Anders Besseberg that justifies scrutinising the double standards of other sports leaders and sports federations from Scandinavia.

, and Lars Jørgensen

February 4, 2024

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