Dev Trehan
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England Handball, Basketball England, GB Taekwondo top landmark race survey collecting data on ethnicity in sport; FA & RFU decline to take part, ECB fail to confirm receipt; data shows weakness in diverse paid senior coaching staff; no ethnically diverse CEOs reported by governing bodies
Last Updated: 28/03/22 11:56pm
The aim of the Race Representation Index is to achieve a baseline measurement of ethnically diverse representation
A first-of-its-kind race representation survey collecting data on ethnicity has graded the sports sector an ‘E’ for diversity in senior positions.
Sky Sports News exclusively revealed during Black History Month last year that the Sport Monitoring Advisory Panel of current and former athletes were launching the Race Representation Index, scoring the progress of sports bodies towards the inclusion of Black communities, examining workforce diversity, policy and strategy, and diverse ethnic representation at national team level.A total of 52 National Governing Bodies (NGBs) were sent the Race Representation Index to complete, with 48 NGBs (92 per cent) acknowledging receipt of the survey, with 39 completing it (75 per cent). On average, participating NGBs scored a ‘D’ overall. The Football Association and the Rugby Football Union declined to take part, with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) among four bodies failing to confirm they had received the paperwork from the Sport Monitoring Advisory Panel and Sporting Equals.The panel was established by Sporting Equals in February 2021 to hold account sports organisations following the joint statement made by the Sport Recreation Alliance where over 100 NGBs of Sport committed to greater action against racism in sport following George Floyd’s death. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Race Report Index aims to showcase best practice when it comes to measuring inclusion for black communities within sport, Sporting Equals chair Densign White MBE tells Sky Sports News’ Dev Trehan The Race Report Index aims to showcase best practice when it comes to measuring inclusion for black com …