Payoshni Mitra

Athlete Rights Advocate | Executive Director, Humans of Sport | Trustee, WomenWin

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

Leadership means accountability. If tough questions lead to scapegoating staff instead of facing the media, that’s not leadership — it’s deflection. #kirstycoventry #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026

[Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY @heraskevych]

It’s really hard to imagine how cynical and heartless someone must be to disqualify a person from the Olympic Games without any real reason and then shed crocodile tears hoping for sympathy.

The hypocrisy is simply unbelievable.

[SPORT & POLITICS @JensWeinreich]

IOC president Coventry has three propagandists with the rank of directors who are swallowing up millions during the Olympic cycle: Adams, Klaue, Pearce.

Will she, who once again embarrassed herself terribly yesterday, fire directors – or will she not survive her term of office?

[Humans of Sport @HoS_org]

We were honoured to have Evangeline join the Humans of Sport Team as an #AthleteAmbassador at the #PlaytheGame Conference in #Tampere this month. Evangeline’s story is a powerful reminder that sex eligibility regulations can harm any woman competing in #sports

[Humans of Sport @HoS_org]

In this chapter of the #playthegame conference in #tampere , we are honoured to share the powerful story of Annet Negesa — one of our #athleteambassadors who became one of the first #whistleblowers to speak out against injustice in sport.

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

I owe my intersectional feminist lens to my profs @JadavpurU. With 20 yrs in human rights in global sport, I’ve always stood for equity & justice. I stand by my comment. Noise isn’t power, & outrage isn’t truth — it’s just demagoguery pulling the strings. @HoS_org @Sport_Rights

[Free Umar Khalid @FreeUmarKhalid1]

Breaking: Umar Khalid moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court order denying him bail.

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

Grateful to @Sport_Rights for raising this issue. #SoneErikainen @MicheleKrech #KatrinaKarkazis also wrote that genetic sex testing is unscientific, discriminatory & legally vulnerable, exposing athletes & officials to major rights & legal risks https://t.co/vrMa8XmqT9 @HoS_org

[Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) @Sport_Rights]

🚨 Over 550 boxers from more than 65 countries are competing in the 2025 #WorldBoxing Championship in Liverpool. 🥊
Yet, due to World Boxing’s current sex testing policy – not based on any real science or disproportionate advantage – some women athletes may be excluded.

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

Just weeks after #Semenya decision at the #ECtHR, another very interesting decision from the #CJEU that puts CAS under further review! Please read the thread below by @Ant1Duval #sporthumanrights @HoS_org

[Antoine Duval @Ant1Duval]

Habemus #Seraing ruling!

Nutshell: The #CAS is from now on firmly under the supervision of the #CJEU and the national courts of the Member States.

Here is a quick thread on the key holdings of the judgment 👇👇👇

#Sportslaw #Arbitration #EUlaw

[Humans of Sport @HoS_org]

As part of our ongoing coverage of the landmark Semenya judgment, we have reached out to several athletes and legal experts for their insights. Today, we share a perspective from Carlos Sayao, a member of Caster Semenya’s team. Stay tuned as we continue to feature several voices!

[Humans of Sport @HoS_org]

While we wish @CasterSemeny_a , the very best, we share glimpses of how she and several athletes came together to share experiences and plan for a brighter future at the Humans of Sport Bootcamp in Strasbourg a few weeks back.

[Caster Semenya @MightyCaster]

Waking up this morning only realising what I have just done after 15 years . The feeling is like it’s just the beginning of demonstrating the kind of leadership and sports governance I want to see when I take my role.

[Elizabeth CJ Pike @Elizabethcjpike]

Reflecting on my privilege to have extraordinary colleagues to co-develop research and programmes for gender equality @women_in_sport @wish_pathway @UniofHerts. Proud that they are the ones advocating for the systemic changes needed for gender equality within their communities.

[Andrea Florence @AndreaFlorence4]

The next 8 years will bring a wave of challenges for the IOC. With fundamental rights facing unprecedented challenges worldwide, it is essential that the next IOC president leads with a clear, unwavering commitment to human rights. Here is our @Sport_Rights analysis:

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

One of those days when I need to remind myself & allies what journalist @ravishndtv once said: “Not all battles are fought for victory - some are fought to tell the world that someone was there on the battlefield.” @MightyCaster @DuteeChand @AnnetNegesa @FrancineNiyons4 @HoS_org

[Edmund Willison @honestsport_ew]

With finals weekend starting tomorrow, I looked through the archives to see how many Australian Open finalists have faced doping cases at some point in their career.

https://t.co/Dtf9Z5X52L

[Edmund Willison @honestsport_ew]

In '16, a multiple sclerosis patient died after entering an oxygen chamber in a Melbourne clinic.

The practitioner was once ‘struck off’ and embroiled in a supplement scandal.

He was still behind Novak Djokovic’s box at the ‘23, ‘24 Australian Opens.

🖇️https://t.co/bfhR1ml9ss

[Stanis Elsborg @StanisElsborg]

At Play the Game 2024, @FribaRezayee – one of the first Afghan female Olympians – spoke about the Taliban’s gender apartheid and the criminalization of sport for Afghan women 📣

Watch her inspiring speech👉https://t.co/ADvOKd3JL8

[Payoshni Mitra @MitrP]

Delighted to be speaking at the German Sport University in Cologne. Please join tomorrow if you are nearby! @HoS_org
#humansofsport #germansportuniversity #womeninsport @WomenSportIntl @SA_WASF @nowspar @Women_Win @IWGWomenSport

[FIFA Women's World Cup @FIFAWWC]

In the running. 🏆

Barbra Banda talks records, Marta and #TheBest nomination.