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A 12-year-old player with the Huracán de Chabas team controls the ball during a soccer match against Alumni in Arequito, Santa Fe province, Argentina, in June 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A new campaign aims to tackle period stigma to keep girls and women playing sports

There remains a glaring lack of structural support and policies to address the ways menstrual health impacts women’s and girls’ participation in sports at all levels, from grassroots to elite.
The Paralympic logo is seen at the Arena Paris Sud venue ahead of the Paralympic Games on Aug. 19 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Why sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all disabled athletes

If sport is for everyone, sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all bodies. We have an ethical responsibility to change sport to make it meaningfully inclusive for all.
Susannah Scaroni, right, and Jenna Fesemyer at the women’s 5000-metre race at the U.S. Paralympic Track Team Trials at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla., July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Caleb Craig)

Paralympic classification isn’t just a way to organize sports – it also affects athletes’ experience

The classification system is meant to ensure all athletes have a fair and equitable chance at achieving success. However, for some athletes, the process of getting classified can itself be damaging.
A project in Lenore, Pakistan aimed to break barriers that excluded children with disabilities from participating in sports and addressed the lack of sporting opportunities for them. (Shutterstock)

The success of an adaptive sport program in Pakistan has lessons for inclusivity in Canada

By adopting the lessons from this initiative, Canadian sports programs can enhance their inclusivity and provide better opportunities for children with autism to participate and thrive in sports.
Any substance taken to treat a medical condition may have unintended effects, and some of these side-effects might be considered doping. (Shutterstock)

Psychotropic drugs in the Olympic Games: Doping regulations and athletes’ mental health medications

Evidence suggests different psychotropics can affect athletic performance in both positive and negative ways. How does this affect doping rules for athletes who take mental health medications?
Noah Lyles, of the United States in Lane 7, wins the men’s 100-metre final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Despite cutting-edge tech, Olympic athletes are still tying at the Games — here’s why

Because of the high-stakes and high-reward environment of elite sport, humans have been trying to develop timing and photo-finish equipment that will solve dead heats for decades.

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