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Kirsty Burrows

@Kirsty_Burrows1

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Head of Safe Sport at the International Olympic Committee. Doctoral student in Sport & Human Rights, Canterbury Christchurch University. Views are my own

Lausanne, Switzerland
Joined November 2010
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@Kirsty_Burrows1
Kirsty Burrows
2 years
Hugely excited that @gloriaviseras will be joining the @iocmedia Safe Sport Unit! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise to help ensure access to Safe Sport for athletes across the Olympic Movement. Can’t wait to get started
@gloriaviseras
🌸 Gloria Viseras OLY 🌸
2 years
Wishing you a happy #SafeSportDay , I am excited to announce that I will be joining ⁦ @Kirsty_Burrows1 ⁩ and the IOC Safe Sport Team in Sept to contribute to the fantastic work at the IOC to keep athletes safe and healthy. ⁦⁦ @iocmedia
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Kirsty Burrows
2 years
Incredible weekend at the #WorldSystemicForum by the @thehus_ins . A meeting of minds to build bridges and foster collaboration to work towards system change. Photo credit Sarah Kreutzhuber at Peak Motion Films, and The System Change Foundation #NoCollaborationWithoutCommunication
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Kirsty Burrows
6 years
Honoured to be at the #OlympisminAction Forum in Buenos Aires, each playing our small part, towards progress through the values of Olympism
@iocmedia
IOC MEDIA
6 years
The Olympism in Action Forum - take part in the conversation. #OlympismInAction #BuenosAires #Olympics #ChangeMakers
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2 years
ln celebration of the UN international Day of Sport for Development and Peace Im looking forward to speaking today on the @WSISprocess and @ITU panel on Safe Play in the Digital Age: Child Online Safety & Sports. Critically important area. @iocmedia
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Kirsty Burrows
2 years
To commemorate #SafeSportDay the IOC has reconfirmed it’s commitment to #Safeguarding in #Sport by taking the #SafeSport Pledge. Check out some of the ⁦⁦ @iocmedia ⁩ programmes & initiatives to strengthen Safe Sport across the Olympic Movement 👇🏻
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@Kirsty_Burrows1
Kirsty Burrows
2 years
What a Team indeed!! 🎉 Absolutely thrilled for the Unit and honoured to have such fantastic colleagues
@TineVertommen
Tine Vertommen
2 years
Happy #SafeSportDay 🥳 Super excited to share that I joined the IOC Safe Sport Unit with @Kirsty_Burrows1 and @gloriaviseras @iocmedia - what a team!🤩 Let’s continue our journey together to make #sport #safe for everyone 🌻👩‍🔬⛷⚽️🏀🥎🏌🏽‍♀️🎾⛳️🚵‍♂️🏹🏑🥅🥌🏉🏈
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Kirsty Burrows
4 years
Working in sport? 37 experts and practitioners in the fields of #child #rights , #protection , and #safeguarding in #sport have collaborated to produce this paper on the Sport-Related Impacts of the #COVID19 #pandemic on #Children .
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Kirsty Burrows
5 years
Everyone and their dog out to vote today! Here’s ours #dogsatpollingstations #spanielvote #festiveseason
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Kirsty Burrows
1 year
Combatting abuse in sport must be prioritised at all levels.
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Patrice Evra
1 year
It was an honour to testify at the PACE parliamentary hearing on ‘violence in sport and safeguarding’ at the @UKParliament today. #violenceinsport #safeguarding
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@andy_massey @iocmedia Thanks @andy_massey ! And a huge shout out to @iocmedia Medical’s Scott Sloan for getting this across the line! 🙌🏻
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3 years
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Kirsty Burrows
6 years
Thank you @AnnePohl for coming to the session on the prevention of harassment and abuse.
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Anne Pøhl Enevoldsen
6 years
Very touching personal testimonies about harassmemt and abuse in sport One is one to many! Teach athletes about their human rights #OlympismInAction
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Kirsty Burrows
9 years
Getting some shots in, after a great day at #FIBA http://t.co/dN49pVYDXr
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Kirsty Burrows
3 years
Thank you @sport_coe for raising awareness of inclusion of Safe Sport in #Tokyo2020 academic prog. Medical entourage play a vital role in the prevention & response to harassment & abuse in sport. Inc. recognition of when athletes may be in need of further support. @margomountjoy
@CoE_Sports
Council of Europe Sport
3 years
Great! In the framework of the #OLYMPIC ACADEMIC PROGRAMME ON SPORT MEDICINE & SPORT PHYSIOTHERAPY at the #SummerOlympics in #Tokyo2020Olympics the @IOC tackles #harassment and #abuse : The role of the #medicalentourage
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Kirsty Burrows
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@Olympics
The Olympic Games
7 years
Harassment and abuse has no place in sport or in society. We support #MeToo and advocate for #SafeSport :
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@dundeesportsmed @sportscotland @uk_sport Thanks Niall, and he’s not on Twitter but a massive thanks to Scott Sloan for all his hard work here
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Kirsty Burrows
3 years
After 15 months of development the IOC Mental Health in Elite Athletes Toolkit is finally ready! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@iocmedia
IOC MEDIA
3 years
Two initiatives to protect the physical and mental well-being of athletes. An IOC Safe Sport Unit will be established to oversee the implementation of a safe sport plan. A mental health toolkit will assist the Olympic Movement in developing initiatives.
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Kirsty Burrows
3 years
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Let’s break the silence & start normalising conversations around mental health & well-being in, through & around sport. Check out the @Athlete365 #MentallyFit #WorldMentalHealthDay #athletewelfare #MentalHealthMatters
@Athlete365
Athlete365
3 years
Check out the dedicated advice, tools and services available to you on our #mentallyfit page. 🙌 👉 Your mental health matters, and we’re here to support you. 💛 #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Kirsty Burrows
5 years
Thank you for the tweet @AdeleJG26 , this is my Twitter handle (there was a mistake on the screen!) #safesport
@AdeleJG26
Adele Jackson
5 years
@kirstyburrows IOC Consultant said that the Nassau case didn’t necessarily make her job easier, but has certainly made huge ripples within the Olympic movement. #Equalitysummit
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Kirsty Burrows
5 years
Fantastic to conduct this research during the YOG Buenos Aires 2018. Some findings: 37% of all responding athletes were either uncomfortable to or did not know where to report harassment or abuse in sport. @sportsrightssolutions #safesport
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Kirsty Burrows
10 years
At Welford Road watching Tigers vs Irish. Nice to see @danleo82 again! http://t.co/avypWQZS5L
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Kirsty Burrows
10 years
Thanks @SportsMemNet for sharing my memory! What's your favourite sporting memory guys? Write it down! http://t.co/ErYCOqLljA
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Kirsty Burrows
9 years
Olympians! The Olympic Athletes' Hub is back!! Check out
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Kirsty Burrows
9 years
@CrosbyNicky it was an absolute pleasure to have come on the show! http://t.co/odOrE56jWb
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Kirsty Burrows
10 years
Fanstastic presentation today with @SportsMemNet . The power of sport and social welfare
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Kirsty Burrows
10 years
FIFA master 15 visit Old Trafford, brilliant discussion with Club Secretary and Head of Communications http://t.co/RtpcC1RjkG
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Kirsty Burrows
2 years
@TineVertommen Winter Swimming Safe Sport Unit! 💪
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Kirsty Burrows
9 years
Fantastic presentation by FIFA ExCo member Dr Michel D'Hooghe today. Thank you @sportCIES FIFA Master
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Kirsty Burrows
5 years
TBT the most incredible wedding of two absolute heros @jschilcott and @HayleyC0nn0r #tbt #wedding #lifebeforequarantine @laurawilz @ London, United Kingdom
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Kirsty Burrows
3 years
They may not have won on the field, but off the field they won the heart of the Nation. Brilliant article by @YasmeenSerhan on the vision and values of the England team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Kirsty Burrows
7 years
IOC unveil new toolkit to protect athletes from harassment and abuse
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Kirsty Burrows
7 years
Great day at the ASOIF Workshop yesterday. The IOC Toolkit can be found at
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ASOIF
7 years
Important topics such as "prevention of harassment & abuse in sport" and "athlete care while abroad" are also on today’s agenda. #IFworkshop
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@Kirsty_Burrows1
Kirsty Burrows
7 years
HRH, Chair of the IOC Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sport Working Group doing a fantastic interview today related to the IOC athlete safeguarding initiatives.
@beINSPORTS_EN
beIN SPORTS
7 years
The IOC are leading the way as it launches tool kit against abuse and harassment in sport. #ANOCGA2017
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Kirsty Burrows
7 years
You can find the IOC Toolkit related to the prevention of harassment and abuse in sport on the Olympic Athletes' Hub! #SafeSport
@Athlete365
Athlete365
7 years
Launch of Safeguarding toolkit - IOC Takes another important step to safeguard athlete welfare #safesport
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@Kirsty_Burrows1
Kirsty Burrows
10 years
@BenAffleck thank you for speaking the truth and saying what needs to be said. http://t.co/KzQpOdmFoo
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Kirsty Burrows
14 years
Entering world of twitter
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Kirsty Burrows
10 years
@WaspsRugby was Davies wearing blades on artificial turf against Newcastle? Seen many a cruciate ligament ruptured that way!
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