Studies reveal a chequered history when it comes to the benefits of hosting the event.
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Do big sporting events such as the Olympics help boost tourist numbers in the long run? It all depends on where they take place, according to research.
His sudden death at 24 has shone a light on what a talent and hard worker he was, and what he represented.
A plans for ‘Enhanced Games’ with no restrictions on performance-enhancing drugs would be bad for athletes and for sport itself.
Without the internet, television, radio or any widespread means of communication, ancient Greek athletes had to struggle to make their success known and easily communicated to a broad public.
A formidable woman born in the second half of the fourth century and widowed at around 17, Olympias was not afraid to advocate for herself – or her friends.
Given the unique demands and pressures of competing in elite sport environments, it is imperative that we pay attention to elite youth athletes’ mental health needs.
The 1976 Olympics marked a turning point in Olympic history: it was the first highly visible security operation, which has since become the norm for Olympic Games.
Electronic sports, or esports, is a practice that is often looked down upon. But it is a growing global phenomenon played on an incredible scale.
The International Olympic Committee has ruled politically-neutral individual athletes are eligible, but some nations aren’t happy about it.
With three world records to her name, Faith Kipyegon is competing for two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships.
We’re experiencing a great sporting and cultural moment. But the Women’s World Cup needs to be more than a four-week football festival.
The IOC needs to look beyond gender parity and work with international federations to address athletes’ conditions of participation in sports to achieve true gender equality.
There is hope for a return to a more traditional and enjoyable Olympic Games with the upcoming 2024 Paris Games.
Nadia Comăneci was the most famous gymnast in the world when she defected from Romania in 1989. A new book includes 25,000 pages worth of secret police surveillance material.
It’s the question still hanging over Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics, which made Victoria cancel its Commonwealth Games: do such mega events pay their own way? The evidence suggests they’re unlikely to.
A shrinking pool of host cities, high costs, and cultural questions about the monarchy: why the Commonwealth Games are under threat.
The IOC has an opportunity to disavow the violence and illegality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by extending the platform and status of refugee athletes to Russian and Belarusian athletes.
From a ‘worm’ that shoots deadly slime from its head, to a blind marsupial mole that ‘swims’ underground, let’s take a look at three leading candidates (plus 13 special mentions).
Studies show South Africa did a lot right when it hosted the football World Cup. Qatar can do the same if it learns from South Africa.
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Fellow, Saint Mary’s University
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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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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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie 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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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto