# International Convention against Apartheid in Sports
**Domain:** International law / Sport
**Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node
**Maturity:** Developed
**Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]]
## Definition
The **International Convention against Apartheid in Sports** is a United Nations treaty adopted in 1985 to suppress sporting contacts and institutional practices that supported apartheid.
## Significance
It formalized the use of international sport access as an instrument against racial rule while creating treaty obligations distinct from voluntary boycotts.
## Sources
- [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]
- [Primary or institutional source](https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?chapter=4&clang=_en&mtdsg_no=IV-10&src=IND)
## Routes
[[wiki/Apartheid Sports Boycott|Apartheid Sports Boycott]] · [[wiki/UN General Assembly Resolution 40-64|UN General Assembly Resolution 40-64]] · [[wiki/Gleneagles Agreement|Gleneagles Agreement]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]