Sports competition manipulation has become a key challenge in today's sports world, undermining the integrity and credibility of competition and compromising the very essence of sport which is built on fair play and honest competition. Sport manipulation can take various forms and is often linked to criminal activities such as fraud and money laundering. In recent years, online sports betting has raised concerns about its potential impact on competition manipulation.

This not only jeopardises the reputation of sports and the athletes involved, but also has significant economic implications, affecting sponsors, bettors and sports organisations. The panel brings together leading sports compliance professionals to discuss insights and practical examples on the following matters:

• the role of compliance in preventing competition manipulation;
• key challenges faced when preventing sport manipulation;
•  the implementation of compliance tools and monitoring programmes; and
• recent developments in contractual matters with sports stakeholders.