26.4% of elite athletes experience serious mental health problems after retirement.
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Raygun has forced us to focus on many aspects of dance that are often ignored in Australia, including the role of dance in communities and the politics of dance.
Sport tourism has significant economic potential in South Africa. Paris has shown how it can be maximised.
Most of us are aware of athletes’ sacrifices, triumphs and heartbreaks. But how do their coaches cope with pressure and stress?
Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail metaphor of today.
Australian athletes reached new heights at the Paris Olympics but what was behind the record-breaking medal haul?
The Paris 2024 Olympics Games are the first Olympics organisation committee to have appointed a Circular Economy Officer.
After years of training, focus and preparation, losing can be a devastating experience for athletes, so they need to develop a coping strategy – self-compassion is a good place to start.
The IOC asked every sport to prepare a sustainability strategy, and some are much better than others.
Olympic depression is common ailment for athletes post-competition.
Competing in the Olympics might be considered the pinnacle of any athletic career, but there may be a dark side for young sportspeople peaking so early on the world stage.
France’s distinctive anti-corruption legal framework made possible an Olympics free from major corruption scandals.
A controversy involving one of the world’s best dressage riders highlights the need for more protection of horses in equestrian sports.
Big blow up boots that squeeze your legs really tightly might look silly but can be a useful addition to sports recovery.
While the red Phryge is endearing, the symbol’s fraught global history challenges the narrative of freedom and unity that the Olympics, and its French hosts in particular, want to tell.
A term emerged in the 1980s for a spinal cord injury caused by breaking called ‘break-dancing neck.’
One of the world’s most secretive states, North Korea, has resumed its ‘sports diplomacy’ at Paris 2024.
Knitting has been shown to create a flow state, reduce stress and boost overall mental health.
Children have been watching athletes win medals and do victory dances. But sport isn’t just about winning.
Why do some athletes’ heart and breathing rates soar during competition but others’ slow down?
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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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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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
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Project Manager, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Professor, School of Psychological and Social Sciences, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Sport, University of Toronto