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Federer and Spirig win top sports awards

Tennis star Roger Federer was named Swiss male athlete of the year at the 2012 Credit Suisse Sports Awards on Sunday in Zurich.

Published: 17 December 2012 12:15 CET
Federer and Spirig win top sports awards
Roger Federer (Photo: Marianne Bevis)

It was the fifth time that Federer, who claimed his seventh victory at Wimbledon this year, has received the award.

The 31-year-old Basel native, who has won 17 Grand Slam titles, also picked up a silver medal at the London Olympics and triumphed in four Masters 1000 tournaments.

Federer travelled to Zurich to pick up the award even though he had just played an exhibition game in Bogata the day before.

He was joined by Nicola Spirig, 30, who was named Swiss female athlete of the year for her gold medal performance in the triathlon at the Olympic Games in London.

Spirig’s sprint through Hyde Park to win the competition in a photo finish ahead of Sweden’s Lisa Nordén remains one of the highlights of the Games for the Swiss team.

It was the first time the Zurich native has won the Sports Awards trophy.  

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Norwegian reality show introduces sexual consent rule for contestants

The latest series of Paradise Hotel in Norway has introduced an on-screen consent requirement for contestants planning on having sexual contact following allegations of abuse on the Swedish version of the show.

Published: 21 September 2021 11:55 CEST
Norwegian reality show introduces sexual consent rule for contestants
The show has introduced on-screen consent requirements. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash

Contestants in the latest series of Paradise Hotel, which aired on Monday night, will require contestants to demonstrate on-screen with a thumbs up to the camera that they consent to any sexual activity.

“We were told from day one that if we were to have sex, we had to consent with a thumbs up to the camera from both parties,” Stian Trulsen, a contestant on the hit reality series, told newspaper VG. 

Earlier this year, it was alleged that a male contestant abused two female participants on the Swedish edition of the show. Swedish prosecuting authorities are investigating the alleged abuse. 

Christian Meinseth, program manager for production company Nent which makes the show, said the new rules weren’t directly introduced because of what happened on the Swedish programme. 

“No, but we have, of course, worked with the series and looked at our practices around the format, so we ensure that Paradise Hotel is both a good watch and fun to be a participant in,” Meinseth told VG. 

“We are very concerned about the participants’ safety, and we have not had any challenges around the new rules,” Meinseth added. 

The program manager added that the production company wanted the show to reflect a more modern approach to sex. 

“At the same time, we are also careful to monitor language use and how the participants describe each other. Everyone should show respect for each other, and there will be more focus on the game itself. Viewers can look forward to an exciting and entertaining season,” he said. 

The 15th season of the show, which has been on Norwegian tv screens since 2009, will also include a “paradise talents” week where there is a focus on inner values as part of several on-screen and off-screen measures to try and promote more healthy sexual relationships.

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