In Rio, only 12 sports contributed to the final medal haul.
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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.
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The Premier League may well be flying, but right now, English football is dying.
The living room TV isn’t the only way to watch the Olympics these days.
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The way we consume sport is changing, and that’s having massive ramifications on the way sport and broadcast television are funded.
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Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.
Whichever way you look at it, Australian rules football makes a clear difference for the better in people’s lives.
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In their hearts, everyone associated with the AFL knows the decline in the community is real.
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A look at the diet of an Olympian – from ancient Greece to Rio 2016.
The boys are back in town: (from top left) Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.
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The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
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Unravelling the common assumption that runners from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have a natural advantage.
Sport continues to be one of Australia’s most potent social lubricants.
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Public discourse and commentary are generally blind to the massive contribution that local sport contributes to social connectedness.
Going for gold.
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After much suspicion and derision, women with hyperandrogenism can compete in international events.
And a little more of that one…
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How new therapies could prove a headache for the world of sport.
Barrier to safety?
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The Olympic equestrian favourite is a dangerous business.
Too busy to work out? Not anymore.
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Why less is more when it comes to exercise.
The perfect stride of Mo Farah.
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Elite athletes run differently to us mere mortals, but there’s nothing to stop you stealing a few of their techniques.
Footballer Adam Goodes was daring to speak of things that many Australians would prefer to be ignorant of.
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Until we see a marked change in the stories that are told, together with a shift from inclusion to social justice, the national story of Australian sport will remain very, very white.
Research found that community coaches were unclear about the common signs and symptoms of concussion.
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School and community sports coaches’ lack of knowledge about concussion leaves players vulnerable on the pitch.
Rugby sevens: on the Olympic programme in Rio.
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It’s down to money, popularity and a lot of lobbying.
The Australian netball team after their gold medal win at the Netball World Cup in 2015.
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Netball – one of Australia’s most popular sports – is on track to turn professional. Is this an exciting new chapter for female athletes? Or does netball’s success draw attention from other sports, where women can smack balls, and roam freely?
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Results from the games can tell us a lot about how different nations approach elite women and disabled athletes.
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The countries who regularly top the medal table spend millions on training and developing athletes, money that poorer countries simply can’t afford to spend on their sporting stars.