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Chess affords young people a host of interdisciplinary skills, Canada should invest in teaching them how to play it.
Planning has begun for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and already it’s clear the city has learned from the mistakes of other hosts, but its plans to be truly sustainable have one glaring weak point.
A Colombian program to help disadvantaged youth used sport to help them steer clear of the dangers they faced on a daily basis, including violence, prostitution, drug addiction, vandalism and gangs.
Many primary school PE lessons have been outsourced to private sports contractors, resulting in the ‘deskilling’ of a generation of teachers.
Athletes from multiple NSO’s in Canada are rising up in hurt and anger to denounce toxic cultures and linking arms to demand a respectful, healthy and inclusive sport system for all.
What is the best strategy for running your best race? A new computer model might soon join your training team.
Moving towards an athlete-centred approach to sport is one step in the right direction
Rather than tolerating divisiveness and intolerance, we can and we should embrace this important moment to create a more participatory form of democracy.
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.
Soccer’s governing body has long sheltered behind a view that the game is apolitical. Sanctioning Russia over invasion exposes why that doesn’t hold.
A doctor and lifelong figure skater explains what was found in Valieva’s drug test, what effects the substances might have and how performance enhancements might benefit a figure skater.
Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
Banning young athletes from the Olympics would mean we miss their spectacular performances, but considering all we know about overtraining, exploitation and abuse in sport, that might be OK.
Some reports suggest around 24% of Olympians and Paralympians suffer with poor mental health after the Games.
The International Olympic Committee oversees several humanitarian initiatives. But it avoids letting human rights concerns interfere with the Games, even in countries with rampant violations.
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
The well-being of Olympians is of secondary importance is secondary to pomp and profit.
Few nations know how to politicize the Olympics as effectively as China does.
From projecting onto athletes to aesthetic appreciation, spectators get a surprising amount out of watching other people play sports.
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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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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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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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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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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, 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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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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