Making that choice is not easy but it is important to the longevity of an athlete’s career.
Articles on Gymnastics
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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.
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.
Tokyo will feature the most female athletes ever at an Olympics. But the Games do not have a good track record when it comes to gender equality.
Reform of New Zealand’s abusive gymnastics culture offers an opportunity to improve women’s sports in general.
As allegations of abuse in women’s gymnastics mount worldwide, it is time to raise the minimum age.
British gymnasts have spoken about a culture that promotes abuse as necessary to winning.
The age of the Industrial Revolution also saw a fitness revolution in Britain.
Simone Biles enters the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships already with the most all-around gold medals ever. The greatest of all time, she has changed the sport forever.
Laws like Title IX are supposed to shield athletes from abuse. But lax enforcement allows sports organizations to protect perpetrators over athletes.
Sexual abuse is a chronic condition that afflicts many other sports besides gymnastics.
From the shores of India to a gym on the high-street — the evolution of modern yoga.
Why children shouldn’t specialise in one sport too early.
Some Olympic moments are a timely reminder of the human capacity to bounce back in the face of challenge or failure. But why do some people wilt, while others seem to do over or go again?
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Lang Chair in Sport Management, Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth
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Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning) team, Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Professor & Director, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior lecturer in Physical Education, Liverpool John Moores University
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PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer (Academic) in Sport, Bournemouth University
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Loughborough University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney