Since the second world war nearly every Olympic Games has seen athletes seeking asylum in the Games host country.
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Many athletes struggle with joblessness, depression or a lack of purpose as they enter retirement.
Behind the built-up glitz of Surfers Paradise lies a deep history that has been written and overwritten in successive layers that have become thinner and thinner as time goes on.
The continual breaking of World Records is the result of complex interactions between genetics, talent, equipment, training and nutrition.
There are many factors that set elite runners apart from other runners, including training volume, physiology, tendon function and running technique.
Recent injuries are symptoms of a belief that athletes should stop at nothing to achieve success.
Previous Olympics and Commonwealth Games have not led to an increase in sports participation. In fact, there could be a negative impact on health from watching more television.
New Queensland trains and the treatment of athletes on planes show progress on disability discrimination hasn’t extended beyond the Games.
A new policy may spell the end of Caster Semenya’s illustrious running career.
The Gold Coast is mostly relying on existing assets, and most refurbishments and extensions were completed long before the Games, meaning the community has been able to use these facilities.
The Commonwealth Games do not get the same level of media coverage as the Olympics. But a one-time Commonwealth gold medallist says the Games are still an important athletic competition.
As the Commonwealth Games get underway on the Gold Coast, what actually is the Commonwealth and is it still relevant?
The consumption of sport has already changed dramatically, and esports in major competitions is the next step.
Scenes of sand, sea and skyscrapers will add a glitzy veneer to an Old Empire at play.
What does the ongoing involvement of Australia in the Commonwealth Games teach us about our cities and the relationship between sport and politics?
Preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast are pushing homeless people out of town, and out of the state. Sadly, that’s not unusual for events of this sort.
We are so accustomed to hearing about American exceptionalism that British exceptionalism is rarely discussed.
Goodbye Glasgow and hello Gold Coast. The Commonwealth Games will return Down Under in 2018 and already there are bold projections: Gold Coast Games Federation chair Nigel Chamier expects the creation…
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