Two dramatic narratives arc through this documentary that marks 20 years since Cathy Freeman’s Olympic triumph: her reflections as an elite athlete, and our experience as a nation of spectators.
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There’s 33 times more gold in the average handset than in the equivalent amount of ore. Yet the vast majority is never recovered.
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.
The event may have been postponed until July 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is already a big cultural legacy to Tokyo 2020.
An athlete who competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics says when the rescheduled Olympics take place, the Games can help rebuild societies in a humanitarian way through the spirit of Olympism.
Legally, the Tokyo organisers are protected from events that are out of their control. And it’s unlikely broadcasters and sponsors would press legal claims during a global pandemic.
If the IOC does postpone the games, it will have to deal with consequences such as the impact on athletes, broadcasting obligations, insurance pay-outs and its brand reputation.
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.
As the new coronavirus has spread around the world, sporting matches and events have been staged behind closed doors, postponed and increasingly cancelled outright.
Could the Olympic Games be postponed for the first time in its history?
Canada’s pioneering Black athletes may be unknown to many, but their efforts paved the way for others who went on to perform at the highest levels.
Whether it’s global conflicts or communities in trouble, the solutions to peace and prosperity aren’t only found by government. Sports, too, can bring about much-needed change.
From Peter O'Connor waving the Irish flag in 1906 to rainbow colours at Sochi, athletes have always used the Olympics to share their politics.
ABC’s decision to ax its radio coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been labeled a ‘complete shame’. But from a financial viewpoint, the broadcaster had few other options.
The marathons in next year’s Tokyo Olympics have been moved to Sapporo, because of concerns around Tokyo’s extreme heat. The move, though controversial, will reduce risks to the athletes’ health.
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.
As the cost of holding the Winter Games rises, local taxpayers around the globe are losing interest in hosting the event.
The best female athletes continue to be treated unfairly compared with male sportsmen.
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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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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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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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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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
