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 way we consume sport is changing, and that’s having massive ramifications on the way sport and broadcast television are funded.
Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.
In their hearts, everyone associated with the AFL knows the decline in the community is real.
A look at the diet of an Olympian – from ancient Greece to Rio 2016.
The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
Unravelling the common assumption that runners from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have a natural advantage.
Public discourse and commentary are generally blind to the massive contribution that local sport contributes to social connectedness.
After much suspicion and derision, women with hyperandrogenism can compete in international events.
How new therapies could prove a headache for the world of sport.
The Olympic equestrian favourite is a dangerous business.
Why less is more when it comes to exercise.
Elite athletes run differently to us mere mortals, but there’s nothing to stop you stealing a few of their techniques.
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.
School and community sports coaches’ lack of knowledge about concussion leaves players vulnerable on the pitch.
It’s down to money, popularity and a lot of lobbying.
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?
Results from the games can tell us a lot about how different nations approach elite women and disabled athletes.
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.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Sport Psychology and Safe Sport, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor, Victoria University
