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The entries filed before this register was arranged are kept at their own addresses and listed below. They are sorted into the sections of the register like any other entry.
| Filed | Actor | Decision | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren report · Vladimir Putin | Putin denies state-sponsored doping program, admits Russia has problem with doping | A state programme is denied while a doping problem is acknowledged | |
| Leagues · state regulators | How Sports Betting Shapes Modern Sports Politics and Power | Legal betting changes who writes the rules and who is paid under them | |
| Ari Emanuel · UFC | New UFC owner will meet with president-elect Donald Trump | A promotion’s new owner schedules a meeting with the president-elect | |
| Kosovo police | Kosovo police: IS terror plot against Israel football team foiled | A plot against a national team at a qualifier is reported foiled | |
| Linda McMahon · WWE | Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon considered for Trump’s Cabinet | A promotion executive is considered for a cabinet post | |
| Russian Ministry of Sport · Fedor Emelianenko | Fedor Emelianenko absent from Ministry of Sports hearing on child MMA | The complainant does not attend the ministry hearing he prompted | |
| Brazilian prison service | Rio Olympics terror suspect found ‘brain dead’ after prison beating | A suspect held over an Olympic plot is found brain dead in custody | |
| Kremlin spokesperson | Putin spokesperson comments on ‘disturbing’ assault on Fedor’s daughter | The presidential press service comments on an attack that followed a public dispute | |
| Russian Ministry of Sport | Russian Ministry of Sports to review Kadyrov’s child MMA fights on October 18 | A ministry sets a date to review child bouts held by a regional ruler | |
| WADA · Vladimir Putin | Following WADA leaks, Putin suggests athletes with TUEs compete in a ‘special category’ | A separate competition category is proposed for athletes holding medical exemptions | |
| Mikhail Mamiashvili · Russian Wrestling Federation | Gangster who heads Russian Wrestling Federation owes 1.9 million to bank | The head of a national federation is shown to carry bank debt | |
| Ramzan Kadyrov · Fedor Emelianenko | Kadyrov claims Fedor ‘realized his mistake,’ demands Chechens remove negative posts | A public demand to delete criticism follows a dispute over child bouts | |
| Nicklaus Design · Government of Turkmenistan | Jack Nicklaus’ company to potentially design Turkmenistan dictator’s golf course | A design contract for a state golf project is under discussion | |
| FIDE · Nazi Paikidze | American chess player boycotts World Championships in Iran to protest Hijab law | A player boycotts a world championship over the host state’s dress law | |
| John McEnroe | Tennis legend John McEnroe: ‘I will vote for Hillary Clinton’ | A champion states his vote publicly and is read politically for it | |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | Chechen dictator Kadyrov: American fighters are afraid to visit Grozny | A ruler’s claim about foreign fighters is used as the frame of his own event | |
| Federation Council · UN Human Rights Council | Russia wants political neutrality in sports on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council | Political neutrality in sport is proposed for an international human-rights agenda | |
| Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev | Dagestani wrestler turned ISIS recruiter killed by US drone strike | A former wrestler turned recruiter is killed in a strike near Mosul | |
| Presidential decree · hockey owners | Putin’s Pucks: The oligarchs and politicians behind Russian hockey | State honours map the owners and officials behind a national sport | |
| LDPR · Viktor Sysoyev | Russian nationalist party removes press access to athlete turned politician | A party closes press access to its athlete deputy after one interview | |
| Jeff Monson | UFC vet Jeff Monson angling for posterboy position in Putin’s Far East Initiative | A fighter granted separatist citizenship seeks a role in a state programme | |
| Dana White | UFC President Dana White explains support for Donald Trump | A convention endorsement is explained by the promoter in his own words | |
| Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi | Sisi’s Strategy: Egypt to distract disgruntled youth with sports agenda | A declared “Year of the Youth” is built around a sports agenda | |
| Yulia Efimova · Russian state | Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova sells BMW gifted by Putin | A state medal bonus is resold by the athlete who received it | |
| North Caucasus fighters | Russians Who Weren’t: The Tragic Ancestry of North Caucasus MMA fighters | Deportation history read through the biographies of fighters | |
| Al-Ahram Squash Open | Egypt hosted international squash event to improve image and overcome ‘security fears’ | An international event returns after a decade, framed as repair of the country’s image | |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | MMA hobbyist Ramzan Kadyrov wears medieval armour to celebrate landslide reelection | A re-election is marked with a staged display built around combat sport | |
| State Duma | Legendary freestyle wrestler wins seat in Russia’s State Duma — why this matters | A wrestling champion takes a seat in the lower chamber | |
| Artur Taymazov · State Duma | Olympic Champion stripped of ’08 medal for doping claims seat in Russia’s State Duma elections | An athlete stripped of a 2008 medal stands for parliament | |
| Russian owner · UFC | An in-depth look at the mysterious billionaire who attempted to buy the UFC and promote Fedor | A bid for a promotion and a plan to promote a champion trace back to one owner | |
| Tom Brady · New England Patriots | Tom Brady suggests teammates put ‘politics aside’ for White House visit | Players are asked to separate a White House visit from politics | |
| Mar-a-Lago | How Trump’s Mar-a-Lago golf course transformed into a scenic situation room | A private golf estate is used to handle a security matter in front of guests | |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Muslim U.S. Olympic medalist reveals she was detained by U.S. Customs | An Olympic medallist is held two hours without explanation | |
| Government of Iran · United World Wrestling | Iran reverses decision to ban US wrestling team from 2025 freestyle World Cup | A visa refusal against a national team is reversed in under 48 hours | |
| WME-IMG · White House | UFC to enjoy increased ties to Trump’s White House | A promotion owner’s chief financial officer is put in charge of a new White House group | |
| Office of the Director of National Intelligence | Questions arise after US Intelligence agencies suggest Russia hacked DNC in retaliation for Olympic doping scandal | An intelligence report ties a political hack in part to the Olympic doping case | |
| Dana White · UFC | UFC President Dana White: President-elect Donald Trump calls me ‘twice a month’ | A promoter describes a standing line to the president-elect |
Counted from the pages on this site. One line per section.
| Section | Entries | On the register | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | 15 | 60 | |
| Geopolitics | 7 | 60 | |
| Money & Ownership | 11 | 60 | |
| Integrity | 7 | 60 | |
| Athletes & Power | 12 | 60 | |
| Mega-events | 5 | 60 | |
| Betting Policy | 3 | 60 | |
| The Brief | 60 | 60 |
Jurisdictions named in the entries on this site.
| Jurisdiction | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | |
| Russia | 19 | |
| International | 16 | |
| Chechnya | 4 | |
| Egypt | 2 | |
| Iran | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Dagestan | 1 |
Offices, bodies and people named in the entries on this site.
| Actor | Entries | Section | An entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Congress | 4 | Money & Ownership | Medal prize money and the million-dollar line in… |
| International Olympic Committee Executive Board | 3 | Geopolitics | A suspended National Olympic Committee is not a… |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | 3 | Athletes & Power | Kadyrov claims Fedor ‘realized his mistake,’… |
| UFC | 3 | Money & Ownership | New UFC owner will meet with president-elect Donald… |
| Dana White | 2 | Governance | UFC President Dana White explains support for… |
| Fedor Emelianenko | 2 | Governance | Fedor Emelianenko absent from Ministry of Sports… |
| International Olympic Committee | 2 | Mega-events | The Host City Contract became the Olympic Host… |
| Russian Ministry of Sport | 2 | Governance | Fedor Emelianenko absent from Ministry of Sports… |
| State Duma | 2 | Governance | Legendary freestyle wrestler wins seat in Russia’s… |
7 of 60 entries name a figure. Scope: the whole register.
| Figure | Actor | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| A BMW and over 1 million rubles (approx. $15,600) per medallist | Yulia Efimova · Russian state | Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova sells BMW gifted by… |
| Nearly 2 million rubles in bank loans | Mikhail Mamiashvili · Russian Wrestling Federation | Gangster who heads Russian Wrestling Federation… |
| USD 37,500 gold, USD 22,500 silver, USD 15,000 bronze | United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee | Operation Gold: what a United States medal actually… |
| USD 650,000,000 for the 2025–2028 plan | Olympic Solidarity Commission | Olympic Solidarity 2025–2028: where the 650 million… |
| USD 1,000,000 threshold; USD 500,000 for married filing separately | United States Congress | Medal prize money and the million-dollar line in… |
| USD 20,000,000 a year to the Center for SafeSport | United States Congress | What Congress can do to the USOPC since the 2020 Act |
| USD 250,000 for an individual, USD 1,000,000 for a non-individual | United States Congress | The Rodchenkov Act: whom it reaches, and what it… |
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