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Features is one of 2 earlier headings that reach Governance, alongside Op-ed. The section keeps 15 entries filed between and , across 5 jurisdictions — International · United States · India · Russia. Each one names the actor, the jurisdiction and what changed, and the table below is the whole list.
| Filed | Actor | Decision | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Anti-Doping Agency | What changes in the World Anti-Doping Code for 2027 | A new Code approved on 5 December 2025 replaces the 2021 text from 1 January 2027 | |
| United States Congress | What Congress can do to the USOPC since the 2020 Act | Congress took the power to dissolve the USOPC board and decertify a national governing body, and raised athlete representation to one third | |
| Signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code | Signatory or Delegated Third Party: who actually answers | Only a Signatory is bound by the Code and can be found non-compliant; a contractor acting for one answers to the Signatory | |
| United States Congress | The Rodchenkov Act: whom it reaches, and what it costs | Doping conspiracy at major international competitions made a federal crime carrying up to ten years, fines and forfeiture | |
| World Anti-Doping Agency Compliance Review Committee | Non-compliance is not a sanction: how the compliance standard works | A Signatory is first put on a watchlist with a correction period; only after that does a formal non-compliance proposal follow, appealable to CAS | |
| Parliament of India | India wrote sports governance into statute. Where the interference line now runs | A statutory board recognises federations and a statutory tribunal decides their disputes with the powers of a civil court | |
| World Anti-Doping Agency | Article 10.13.2: when a provisional suspension counts towards the ban | Time served under a provisional suspension is credited only if the suspension was respected, and only from its effective date | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Dana White | UFC President Dana White explains support for Donald Trump | A convention endorsement is explained by the promoter in his own words | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Entries filed under Governance, against everything filed the same month.
| Month | In Governance | On the register | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 23 | ||
| 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 12 | ||
| 0 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 3 |
Jurisdictions named on the register, Governance first.
| Jurisdiction | In Governance | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 21 | |
| Russia | 5 | 19 | |
| International | 4 | 16 | |
| Chechnya | 1 | 4 | |
| India | 1 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 2 | |
| Iran | 0 | 2 | |
| Albania | 0 | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 |
Offices, bodies and people named on the register, Governance first.
| Actor | Entries | Section | An entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Congress | 4 | Governance | What Congress can do to the USOPC since the 2020 Act |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | 3 | Governance | MMA hobbyist Ramzan Kadyrov wears medieval armour… |
| UFC | 3 | Governance | UFC President Dana White: 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… |
| 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… |
| World Anti-Doping Agency | 2 | Governance | What changes in the World Anti-Doping Code for 2027 |
| LDPR | 1 | Governance | Russian nationalist party removes press access to… |
7 of 60 entries name a figure. Scope: the whole register, Governance first.
| Figure | Actor | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| 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… |
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