Kenya runs the risk of an Olympic ban, thanks to boardroom power games
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Beyond Olympic gold: US kids getting lapped in aerobic fitness
Kids in the U.S. are not as fit as we might think, based on our the success of our athletic superstars. Why do we lag? It might have to do with inequality.
Rio marks the start of a new approach to making Olympic legacies count
The lasting effects of Olympic Games are measured in more than just concrete stadiums.
Rio 2016 was just the latest round in the long-running doping arms race
Extensive drug use was reported at the 1952 Helsinki Games, but it was the death of two athletes that finally galvanized international sporting authorities into taking action against doping.
Why art needs to retake the Olympic stage
It's time to finally put art on the Olympic map, prove the sceptics wrong, and renew and advance some of the more tired aspects of the Games staging process.
Winning Edge fails to deliver, so what now for Australia’s Olympic hopes?
Australia finished tenth on the medal table in the Rio 2016 Games, well below what the nation's latest funding strategy had led people to expect.
Why Rio 2016 may not bring the tourism boost Brazil hopes
If empty seats and other Olympics are anything to go by, it's unlikely Brazil will get a tourism boost from Rio 2016.
The Rio Olympics are a test case for the future of sports broadcasting
The way we consume sport is changing, and that's having massive ramifications on the way sport and broadcast television are funded.
Want to win an Olympic final? Get in touch with your emotions
Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.
Don’t run (and don’t laugh): The little-known history of racewalking
Racewalking has been part of the Olympic Games since 1904, but gets little respect in the United States. That might change if Americans knew a little more about it.
What makes a winning water polo shot?
Three things go a long way to deciding water polo medallists.
So what if some female Olympians have high testosterone?
Some women naturally produce high levels of testosterone. Why is this innate condition treated differently from other conditions that potentially enhance athletic performance?
As Rio bay waters show, we badly need innovation in treating human wastes
Expecting the rest of the world to adopt expensive, centralized sewage treatments systems common in the U.S. is not realistic.
‘No More Hunger’ Games: if only we cared about the real-world Liveability Olympics
Imagine cities competed to eliminate hunger, poverty, unemployment, crime and greenhouse emissions, and to offer housing and transport for all. Don't scoff – urban planning was once an Olympic event.
Explainer: what makes a winning swimmer?
Races at the international level are often decided by as little as 0.01 of a second.
Are the Rio 2016 Games a true measure of Australia’s Winning Edge?
Australia has had a good start to the Rio Olympics. But does that mean that the strategy created in response to Australia's poor Olympic performance in 2012 is working?
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