There may be a silver lining to recent harrowing controversies in the world of gymnastics – older athletes are now making their presence felt.
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Why we need to start understanding more about the potential of women’s sport.
Because it is still assumed that young women with skateboards are ‘posers’ rather than skaters, they have to perform in order to prove themselves.
The involvement of AI in the huge organisational beast that is the Olympics was inevitable, but how exactly is it being used, and what does it mean for the future of the Games?
Even though France organised the opening ceremony, the country is not immune to the culture war.
A shallower pool may have subtle effects on swimmers’ performance – but perhaps not the ones you’d think.
Athletes can spend four years preparing for an Olympic or Paralympic games. For those who don’t achieve their goals, the disappointment can be crushing.
With Channel Nine holding the broadcast rights to the Paris games, other networks are hamstrung. Here’s how the system works.
The athlete we have seen so far at Paris is more relaxed, more mature and still giving us the performances of the best gymnast in the world, as she looks to increase her gold tally.
Midnight marathons and shrinking ski seasons – this is sport on a warming planet.
Between 4-7% of athletes suffered from some sort of illness at the last Summer Games.
Can mega-sporting events ever be truly sustainable? For New Zealand sports bodies the question is doubly hard to answer.
The number of cities interested in hosting the Olympics is falling – the authorities are scrambling to change this.
Olympians will also need to think about how they can protect themselves from the post-Olympic blues.
Cuba’s historic decline in Olympic athletes highlights the country’s deepening socioeconomic crisis and the deteriorating state of its sports programs.
The Seine river has been closed to bathers for a century. Is it ready for the Olympic Games?
How to win while you’re working from home.
The International Olympic Committee continues to add new sports to attract younger viewers. Will it work or could there be unintended consequences?
There are some great surfers vying for gold in Tahiti, but arguably the star of the show is the famous Teahupo'o wave itself. Here’s what makes it special, and why surfers respect its power.
For the first time in Olympic Games history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium arena.
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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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