Anti-Match Fixing

TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA MATCH FIXING

Match-fixing is when someone influences the course or result of a sports event. They do this to gain advantage for themselves or for others, and to remove the uncertainty normally associated with sport. Match-fixing can be done by athletes, teams, agents, support staff, referees and officials or venue staff.

It can happen in any of the following deliberate ways:

fixing the result
fixing the points spread
an athlete’s under-performance,
an athlete’s withdrawal (also known as ‘tanking’ or ‘manipulation’ and ‘experimenting’)
an official’s deliberate misapplication of the rules
interference with the play or playing surface
abuse of inside information to place a bet

SPORT INTEGRITY AUSTRALIA MATCH-FIXING RESOURCES

Sport Integrity Australia has developed the Keep Sport Honest eLearning program to cover the following key areas:

what is match-fixing in sport—history and examples
the growth of sports betting and why match-fixing has become a significant threat to the integrity of sport
how match-fixing can ruin careers and endanger lives
how match fixers may target athletes, officials and other relevant people
addictions—a gateway to corruption
how to protect athletes, officials and other relevant persons from corruption and their reporting requirements
code of conduct requirements and other integrity tools, and
support and counselling options.