June 2nd, 2025
The “TALE-What about us?” team gathered for a two-day hybrid meeting in Ljubljana to reflect on progress, tackle challenges, and plan the next steps in the project venture.
Main Outcomes
Status reports by all work package leaders were provided. A number of scientific publications are in preparation. The team at the University of Münster is aiming to publish the outcomes of their efforts in work package 3. Ongoing interviews in work package 2 are providing valuable insights into sanctioned athletes’ personal journeys. To ensure diversity of the sample, the recruitment of sanctioned athletes will continue until August 31, 2025, with a final outreach campaign launched on social media. The group defined the framework for the implementation of work package 4 and agreed on the key stakeholders of the community to be included. It was further agreed that the project team will work on a synthesis of all available evidence to formulate policy recommendations together.
Outlook
Kicking off work package 5, the meeting featured a hands-on workshop by the team of NADA Austria, exploring real-life doping scenarios and potential support strategies. The aim was to set in motion the process of the work package and provide potential insights to shape educational materials, including video resources co-created with athletes.
The team plans to propose planting a tree to honour all athletes impacted by sanctions and commemorate the ongoing need for raising awareness of everything “TALE-What about us?” stands for.
Next Steps
The next team meeting is planned online for December 10, 2025. The consortium will reconvene in person in Budapest in 2026.
June 17th, 2024
As of 1st of June 2024 we are happy to welcome the University of Innsbruck (UIBK) as our newest addition to the TALE team. The UIBK’s Department of Sport Science, led by Prof. Dr. Martin Schnitzer, is our new coordinating partner. We therefore have a new home base for the project and also expanded our project network even further. Thank you, UIBK for the warm welcome!
UMIT TIROL, our former very much valued coordinating partner, will of course remain part of the project family and provide ongoing support as associated partner. This means that UMIT TIROL will continue to help us to ensure that all of TALE’s data protection protocols continue to be followed, securely store our research data and provide support in the dissemination of TALE.
March 12th, 2024
2 days, 11 minds, plenty of fruitful discussions and a plan for the next 3 years. Together we met at UMIT TIROL, the leading university in the EU and WADA-funded project. Surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of the Tyrolean mountains, we discussed our joint approach and the next steps for 2024. As a direct result of the discussions on the topic of communication, our social media channels on Instagram and LinkedIn have already been set up (see links at the bottom of the page). We are excited to work together and drive this project forward together.
TALE® - 2024 • Parts of the project are co-funded by WADA
