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Break dance can help with balance and teach ways to fall safely, both of which are helpful for people with visual impairments.
Athletes can spend four years preparing for an Olympic or Paralympic games. For those who don’t achieve their goals, the disappointment can be crushing.
Many sports fans will suffer sleep deprivation as they stay up to watch the Olympics but there are ways to minimise it and bounce back after the closing ceremony.
The genius TikTok account for the Paralympics draws on the comedic beauty of disabled bodies. It is a relief to see a promotion of the Paralympics that avoids the usual stereotypes.
What makes the Olympics’ five rings such a powerful brand, and do they deliver value for host nations?
Many athletes dream of reaching the Olympics but very few reach it. What is the process for identifying and developing athletic talent?
As world sports fans zero in on Paris ahead of the Olympics, what should Brisbane’s games organisers look to learn ahead of the 2032 event?
Most Olympic stadiums, venues and structures continue to be used long after the games finish. But how are they used and what happened to the venues that have fallen into disuse?
In sports-mad Australia, the Olympics are always a huge deal. But does this interest result in increased sports participation?
Running is empowering for many blind and partially sighted people, but they can face a range of societal barriers to get involved.
A new Olympic funding strategy aims to boost the finances of smaller Australian sports like table tennis – but will it actually work?
From what sports you can watch with an old aerial, to what apps you’ll see when you switch on a new smart TV – sports lovers can expect big changes ahead.
Queensland premier Steven Miles is walking a tightrope in trying to deliver a spectacular yet sustainable, legacy-driven 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
In the UK, many disabled people continue to feel excluded from participating in sports.
Mega-events like the Olympics have the potential to start important conversations around societal change. But improving the lives of disabled people takes much more than that.
Sport policy and practices to support pregnant athletes impacts athletes across all levels of sport. We have an opportunity to change the future for athletes.
It’s time for organizations like the IPC to stop lamenting the intersection of sport and politics, and instead accept this well-established reality going forward.
What FIFA’s leadership still fails to realise is banning Russia does not introduce politics into sports – it removes the stench of it.
Some reports suggest around 24% of Olympians and Paralympians suffer with poor mental health after the Games.
Top contributors
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Western University
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Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Physical activity and Disability, Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Sport History, Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professor, Dept of Health and Physical Education, Mount Royal University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Development, University of Hertfordshire
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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (Adj.), Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
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Lecturer, Master of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning), Edith Cowan University
