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Articles on 2021 Tokyo Olympics
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Although it’s now an Olympic sport, at its core skateboarding is still a counter-cultural activity that represents creativity, community and personal expression.
The Tokyo Olympic Games are being called the most gender-equal Games ever — but does that label hold up under scrutiny?
Muscles alone can’t produce the power for Olympic success. The elastic propulsion for fast movement comes from the tendons.
Two of the world’s top athletes have raised awareness of mental health issues on the Olympic stage. An Olympian explains why mental training can be as important as physical training.
Whether in defeat or victory, each Olympian’s story is one of dedication and perseverance. Children’s authors have long cottoned on to their literary potential
Canadian women’s success at the Tokyo Games bodes well not only for our future generations of athletes, but for our nation as a whole.
Heat endurance specialists have warned for years that temperatures at Tokyo 2020 events would be extreme. Should future Summer Olympics become the Autumn Games?
The Olympics claim not to be political, but in the 1960s a counter movement organized by left-leaning countries put politics front and centre.
Making that choice is not easy but it is important to the longevity of an athlete’s career.
Audiovisual innovation at the Olympics has gone from documenting the event to placing the viewer in the heat of the action
Gymnasts need to carefully calibrate their leg muscles to gain optimum spring from the floor, springboard or beam. And their arms are crucial for balance and creating the right amount of rotation.
A new Netflix documentary gives an intimate look into Naomi Osaka finding her voice in the world.
The past 18 months have tested the mental and physical limits of Olympic athletes in their pursuit of the Tokyo Games. That’s what makes the performances during these Olympics even more remarkable.
Usain Bolt can run at about 6 body lengths a second. An arachnid in California can do 322.
Women’s elite sporting uniforms have long tried to balance ideas of “femininity” with athleticism – not always with success. But now women are increasingly taking control of their uniforms.
Minor human errors beautifully show Tokyo’s opening ceremony for what it is: real people in real time.
Competing in the Olympics is a career high. Excelling at these Games however will preclude much opportunity for friendship and connection and demand more than sporting excellence
When cultural stereotypes and nation branding collide, discussions of orientalism and cultural appropriation get complicated.
Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.
Top contributors
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
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Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Associate Professor, International Relations, Contemporary Japanese Politics & Society, University of Tokyo
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Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Director, Cities of Culture Research Observatory, University of Liverpool
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Professor & Director, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Fellow, Saint Mary’s University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University