Vice-Chair, SIGA; CEO, TrueClinic
In times when global sport faces increasingly sophisticated threats—corruption, match-fixing, technological doping, and the erosion of public trust—it becomes urgent to restore its foundational principle: integrity. This is the spirit of the Sport Integrity Action Month (SIAM), an initiative of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) which, throughout November, mobilizes governments, federations, clubs, companies, and civil society to place ethics and transparency at the heart of the game.
Integrity, however, is not merely a matter of rules or governance. It is, above all, a human and health matter. This is where TrueClinic finds its mission and commitment. In high-performance sport, integrity begins with an athlete’s body. The way an athlete is treated when injured, how they are supported in returning to competition, and how the physical and mental risks of sporting practice are managed are concrete expressions of respect for the values that SIAM upholds.
For too long, the athlete was seen as a mere resource—a short-term asset subject to the demands of immediate results. Today, we know that such a view is unsustainable—financially, ethically, and socially. An upright club is not only one that complies with financial rules or avoids manipulation; it is one that protects the health of its athletes, invests in prevention, and respects the human limits of competition.
At TrueClinic, we seek to embody this vision: uniting sports medicine with ethics, clinical recovery with transparency, and claims management with social responsibility. Managing a sporting accident is not just about repairing an injury—it is about ensuring that recovery takes place in an environment of trust, respect, and dignity. Every athlete who returns to compete safely is a quiet victory for integrity.
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* This article was originaly published in Portuguese by Record, as part of it’s participation as hosting partner on SIGA’s Sport Integrity Action Month Sport Integrity Action Month 2025.
TrueClinic is a SIGA Member, and one of the Sport Integrity Action Month Hosting Partners. Stay tuned for more info on TrueClinic’s participation.
ABOUT SIGA
SIGA is the world’s leading organisation for Sport Integrity. We are creating a whole new landscape for the sports industry by delivering independent global rating and certification for world Sport to ensure it is governed and operates under the highest integrity standards: The SIGA Universal Standards.
Funded by our Members, SIGA is a non for profit global independent organisation with one aim: To ensure the sport industry is governed under the highest integrity standards so that the values of sport are protected.
SIGA is the only organisation to bring together sport, governments, academia, international organisations, sponsors, business, rights holders, NGOs and professional services companies, from every region in the world, around a common cause of fostering greater integrity throughout sport.
SIGA is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a non for-profit association, and comprises of the following continental subsidiaries: SIGA AMERICA, SIGA EUROPE and SIGA LATIN AMERICA.
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