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.
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Digitally altered images and other online propaganda are being used to silence marginalized voices and stifle protest movements.
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.
Some Paralympic powerlifters lift heavier weights than athletes without disabilities. Here’s what we know about why this might be.
Black women played a central role in the 2021 Olympic Games. And that role was more than just resistance and resilience.
Simone Biles’ recent Olympics withdrawal is a reminder for all of us to balance our passions with our emotional well-being — as both work in unison.
The International Olympic Committee’s Rule 50 still restricts the freedom of speech of athletes, despite the recently relaxed stipulations. A respected Olympian says the IOC must change its policy.
Japan is going through its fourth wave, testing rates are low and case numbers are climbing. Now athletes aren’t happy with the IOC’s plans to protect them.
It’s easy to call Australian Olympians who receive their COVID shot early ‘queue jumpers’. But the argument for them having early access to the vaccine is more nuanced. Here’s why.
For elite athletes, even mild COVID-19 vaccine side effects can throw their training plans off course. But they can plan ahead.
Allegations of abuse and harassment are not uncommon in Canadian sport. The closure of the Montréal site for Canada’s artistic swimming team is in part due to a lack of oversight for young athletes.
For athletes, COVID-19 means more than cancelled competitions. Having their athletic goals put on hold and their training routines disrupted can take a toll on athletes’ mental health.
While sporting events around the world have put their seasons on pause, the International Olympic Committee has refused to cancel the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. For athletes, the delay is a dilemma.
If the Semenya ruling by the Court for Arbitration in Sport remains unchallenged, this way of thinking and behaving might filter into the International Olympic Committee
Deaths of chess players led to alarm the game could cause fatal stress. Some researchers have tested that theory.
Depression, substance and financial problems are still major problems for retiring athletes.
We need a radical solution to clean up doping in elite sport.
No longer in fanciful coats or button-down shirts with neckties, Olympians compete in uniforms specially designed and engineered for maximum performance.
It would seem obvious athletes are the most important part of the Olympics. But competing issues, from sponsorship rules to politics, means the rights of athletes aren’t always the top priority.
Highly engineered composite materials let skis ride smoothly, carve neatly and turn quickly – for top athletes and regular consumers alike.
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Sports Science, Aarhus University
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Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Charles Howard Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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UAA Endowed Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Lecturer, Sydney Health Ethics, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Kinesiology, University of Toronto
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Research scientist, Griffith University
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PhD Student, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
