{"id":18303,"date":"2026-06-10T09:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/?p=18303"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:50:39","slug":"conference-women-children-and-young-people-in-sports-protection-of-elementary-human-rights-was-held-on-29-05-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pravri.uniri.hr\/en\/conference-women-children-and-young-people-in-sports-protection-of-elementary-human-rights-was-held-on-29-05-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Women, children and young people in sports – protection of elementary human rights was held on 29-05-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The traditional event, the 9th Rijeka Day of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy<\/em><\/strong>, was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka on Friday, May 29, 2026, with the International Scientific Conference “Women, Children and Youth in Sport – Protection of Elementary Human Rights<\/em><\/strong>“. The conference was organized by the Institute of Sports Law, Sports Policies and Sports Diplomacy of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka and the Center for Sport of the University of Rijeka. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, the Ombudsman for Gender Equality, the Ombudsman for Children, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the City of Rijeka gave their auspices to the event, which was organised in partnership with the Croatian Olympic Committee and the association Sport&EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The welcoming remarks were given by: Deputy County Prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Assoc. Prof. Robert Mati\u0107, Acting Head of the Administrative Department for Education, Culture, Sports and Youth of the City of Rijeka, Marija Japund\u017ea Brozni\u0107, Ombudsman for Gender Equality of the Republic of Croatia Vi\u0161nja Ljubi\u0107i\u0107, Advisor to the Office of the Ombudsman for Children of the Republic of Croatia Danijela \u017dagar, Member of the Assembly of the Croatian Olympic Committee and President of the Commission for Gender Equality Morana Palikovi\u0107 Gruden, and, in the introduction, Assoc. Prof. Vanja Smokvina, Conference organizer and project head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following topics were presented at the conference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Protecting the Future: A Human Rights Framework for Female and Youth Athletes <\/em><\/strong>(Prof. Carmen Perez Gonzalez, University Carlos III, Madrid, YUFE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Motherhood in Professional Sports: An Achievable Dream?<\/em><\/strong> (Assoc. Prof. Sandra Winkler and Assoc. Prof.  Vanja Smokvina, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Social Protection of Woman Athletes in European and National Context<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Prof. Sandra Laleta and Assoc. Prof.  Karla Kotulovski, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Motherhood on Timeout: Timing and Egg Freezing for Women in Sport<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>(Assistant Helena Majer, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Child Sexual Abuse in Sports Settings: An Oxymoron Reality<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Prof. Dalida Rittossa, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Chronological Age as a Hidden Barrier: Relative Age, Biological Maturity, and Invisible Discrimination in Youth Sport <\/em><\/strong>(Prof. Dra\u017een \u010cular, University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Children and e-sports with a special focus on children with disabilities <\/em><\/strong>(Prof. Iza Razija Me\u0161evi\u0107, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Prince Sultan University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Advancing Gender Equity in Sport: Policy Evolution, Governance Framework and Institutional Practice in European and Global Aquatics <\/em><\/strong>(Iva Varvodi\u0107, High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia, advisor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particularly attractive part of the conferencewas the round table entitled The right to maternity, healthcare and protection of female athletes and the preservation of the right to compete<\/em><\/strong>, which was attended by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Matea Parlov Ko\u0161tro<\/strong>, winner of the first historic Croatian medal in the marathon (introductory video)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Blanka Vla\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>, multiple world and European champion and Olympic medalist (online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Barbara \u0110inovi\u0107 (ex Mati\u0107)<\/strong>, Olympic champion from Paris 2024, world and European champion, president of the Croatian Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Assoc. Prof. Tihana Nem\u010di\u0107 Boji\u0107<\/strong>, celebrated footballer, selector, TV commentator and scientist (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Morana Palikovi\u0107 Gruden<\/strong> (president of the Croatian Olympic Committee Gender Equality Commission)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference was organised within the scope of the project \u201eNEMUS: <\/em><\/strong>(In)visible minorities in sports: promoting equality, inclusion, rights and equity<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (uniri-iz-25-113), funded by European Union \u2013 NextGenerationEU via the Croatian National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026, in conjunction with the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law Programme Financing. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Media coverage of the event:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

La Voce del popolo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNIRI: <\/strong>https:\/\/uniri.hr\/vijesti\/konferencija-na-pravnom-fakultetu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pravobraniteljica za ravnopravnost spolova: <\/strong>https:\/\/kanal-ri.hr\/2026\/05\/zene-u-sportu-i-dalje-u-neravnopravnom-polozaju\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primorsko-goranska \u017eupanija: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.pgz.hr\/objave\/zamjenik-matic-na-konferenciji-o-zastiti-ljudskih-prava-u-sportu-sport-mora-biti-dostupan-siguran-i-ukljuciv-za-sve\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grad Rijeka: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.rijeka.hr\/rijecki-dani-sportskog-prava-o-polozaju-sportasica-tijekom-trudnoce-i-majcinstva\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PG\u017d \u2013 Europska regjia sporta: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.pgz-ers2026.eu\/pravni-fakultet-domacin-medunarodne-konferencije-o-zastiti-zena-djece-i-mladih-u-sportu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanal RI: https:\/\/kanal-ri.hr\/2026\/05\/zene-u-sportu-i-dalje-u-neravnopravnom-polozaju\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regionalni.hr: <\/strong>https:\/\/regionalni.hr\/u-rijeci-odrzana-medunarodna-konferencija-o-zastiti-prava-zena-djece-i-mladih-u-sportu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torpedo media: <\/strong>https:\/\/torpedo.media\/novosti-rijeka\/odrzana-medjunarodna-znanstvena-konferencija-zene-djeca-i-mladi-u-sportu–zastita-osnovnih-ljudskih-prava<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ri portal: <\/strong>https:\/\/riportal.net.hr\/rijeka\/zamjenik-matic-na-konferenciji-o-zastiti-ljudskih-prava-u-sportu-sport-mora-biti-dostupan-siguran-i-ukljuciv-za-sve\/546360\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bodulija.net: <\/strong>https:\/\/bodulija.net\/zamjenik-matic-na-konferenciji-o-zastiti-ljudskih-prava-u-sportu-sport-mora-biti-dostupan-siguran-i-ukljuciv-za-sve\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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