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28th Aug, 2024 - Richard Vaughan's dedication to advancing sports governance led to his active participation in the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Global Education Conference in 2022. As an expert researcher in the field, he contributed valuable insights and perspectives on the importance of governance in combating doping in sports. His research and expertise helped shape discussions and strategies aimed at ensuring strong athletes voice in fairness, integrity, and transparency in the global fight against doping.
28th Aug, 2024 - Richard made a key presentation at the 2023 Sport Management Australia and New Zealand Conference in Canberra. The presentation focused on the Athletes Voice in the world of Sport Integrity and its link to good governance. The presentation was alongside work by Dr Daniel Read from Loughborough University who was presenting his work regards the legitimacy of anti-doping policy implementation in regional anti-doping association. There were good discussions around inadvertent doping, legitimacy, trust, whistleblowing, and a…
22nd Feb, 2023 - Australia won nine medals at the 2019 Gold Coast World Championships. Including three gold medals.
1st Nov, 2023 - In 2021 Richard launched ‘The Sports Consultancy’ with the aims of supporting the multiple requirements of National Sports federations. Ober the past two years Richard has supported several projects including: Secured three million (AUD) from Hancock Prospecting for Artistic Swimming Australia. Developed and launched a national training programme for Artistic Swimming in Australia at the Western Australia Institute of Sport in Perth. Completed a new whole of sport strategic plan for Artistic Swimming Australia, and…
11th May, 2023 - Bringing New Leadership to the Global Badminton Community Richard Vaughan, a two-time Olympian and esteemed badminton professional, has achieved a significant milestone in his career by being elected as the Vice President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). His election to the executive board of badminton's global governing body marks a new era of leadership and expertise in the sport. With a wealth of experience as an athlete, coach, and administrator, Vaughan's appointment is poised…
11th May, 2023 - Squash Australia, in collaboration with the Pakistan Squash Federation and Sport Matters, launched an innovative project called the Squash Classroom. Supported by the Australian Government's aid program through its Asia Sports Partnerships initiative, this project aims to utilize squash as a platform to promote health, gender equality, and education for youth in Pakistan. Richard Vaughan, the CEO of Squash Australia, played an integral role in the development and implementation of this transformative project. Building Opportunities…
10th May, 2023 - Richard Vaughan's appointment as the head of Squash Australia in 2015 came at a critical time for the sport. Facing funding constraints and dwindling participation rates, Squash Australia needed a leader with expertise in strategy, high performance, leadership, branding, and governance. Richard Vaughan proved to be the catalyst for change, implementing a new high-performance strategy that revitalized the sport. Under his guidance, Squash Australia achieved remarkable success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, emerging as the…
18th Jan, 2023 - This year saw Badminton Europe’s Centre of Excellence celebrate its fifth birthday. Growth has been substantial, however, in the most challenging year so far, learn how the Centre was able to stay strong and now looks towards a bright future. Five years ago, when the project started, the number of players were fewer than today. Over time, numbers grew as players and federations began seeing that it is a good place to be for many of…
18th Jan, 2023 - Richard Vaughan was the CEO in Ireland between 2011 – 2015. During this time, he developed and launched a new high-performance system which was underpinned by the Badminton Ireland Academy system throughout Ireland. Richard was the lead coach for much of this period and worked with many of Ireland’s up and coming athletes such as top world junior players Jonathan Dolan, and Nhat Nguyen, and Irish national players Moya Ryan, Kate Frost, Paul Reynolds, Josh…
