The monopoly, the high discretion, the tiny accountability, and the lack of political culture in the sports movement, have created a free zone for corruption in organized sport in Colombia. A former professional football player is taken under arrest stopped at home with cash in boxes. Another group of managers…

The world is a better place to live, there are fewer people in extreme poverty, less discrimination against women, hunger, diseases, illiteracy, and environmental degradation. …

Cases of abuse, dismissal, exploitation and unfair treatment are hidden back the Olympic Glory. Sports managers must think about that and watch towards humanization of elite sport. This is the story of Maria Luisa Calle, Colombian cyclist. Maria Luisa Calle reached the glory in the 2004 Athens Olympics, when she…

May Kim, a Korean student who attends classes with me at the Seoul National University invited me to participate in a particular competition, to swim across the Han River. I liked the idea and I said yes. …

I was invited to Taekwondowon in Muju city. This place is known as the most important place for the development of Taekwondo in the world. You can go by bus in three hours from Seoul. …

The imaginary lines that politicians and culture do, are not between us anymore. We recognize ourselves as members of a global community, not as a citizen from one or other country. The night before our last class, I had a nightmare; I was in my hometown and I had a…

“Current democracies have a ‘free zone’ for corruption. One of them is the organized sport” Juan Villoro Sport organizations are facing a lack of credibility. Corruption in International Sport has been well documented. Athletes taking illegal substances, match-fixing and bribes have produced a governance crisis and lack of credibility. Part…

Everybody has breaking moments in life. One of those moments in Nomi’s life came when she started to play volleyball. Starting to play at age 8 and becoming the youngest league player in history 14, she realized very soon what her passion was. As happens with many girls involved in…

How is to sleep in a Buddhist temple? I will leave my place the Saturday at 6 and after three hours of traveling by bus, I will arrive to a take other smaller bus with a group of unknown people to Seoraksan mountain. …