New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has ten key areas to consider in taking the reins.
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Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Competition
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Our November episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert is all about competition, including the often fierce rivalry between siblings.
There has so far been scant understanding of – or credit given to – the historical background to the creation of the AFL women’s league.
The focus of the Olympic Games is quite rightly on athletes who compete in contests where medals are awarded. However, many obscure events, for which medals were not awarded, have been a feature of the…
CYCLING IN AUSTRALIA: Forget about the wild scenes of public adulation for Cadel Evans following his Tour de France triumph. Forget about the widespread admiration for champion cyclist Anna Meares following…
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