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From Peter O'Connor waving the Irish flag in 1906 to rainbow colours at Sochi, athletes have always used the Olympics to share their politics.
ABC’s decision to ax its radio coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been labeled a ‘complete shame’. But from a financial viewpoint, the broadcaster had few other options.
The marathons in next year’s Tokyo Olympics have been moved to Sapporo, because of concerns around Tokyo’s extreme heat. The move, though controversial, will reduce risks to the athletes’ health.
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.
It was once seen as a public menace – now, skateboarding is a global sport that empowers young people to improve their cities.
As the cost of holding the Winter Games rises, local taxpayers around the globe are losing interest in hosting the event.
The best female athletes continue to be treated unfairly compared with male sportsmen.
Japan’s global influence has waned in recent years. Showing that renewables can decouple emissions from economic success could help the country find its niche and spark a race to power the Earth.
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?
The great South African runner Caster Semenya may have competed in her last 800-metre race. She has been demonized for more than a decade, like many other female athletes before her.
Many Canadians point to the 1976 Montréal Games as the reason why the country should never host another Olympics. But an Olympian argues the Montréal Games had many lasting benefits.
With a booming hip hop culture, Paris is the best place to introduce break dancing to the Olympic games.
Calgary is the latest city to reject bidding for the Olympics. A lack of a vision for the city and a council concerned with short-term political gains explain why an Olympic plebiscite was defeated.
The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to lift its ban on Russia’s drug testing has set off another controversy about whether there will ever be a level playing field in the world of sports.
A disc-golf boom is coinciding with a ball-golf bust.
Summer time and time to cool off in a pool or lake? The statistics reveal that race complicates the issue: in the U.S., Black people drown at five times the rate of white people.
Should athletes who dream of making it to the Olympics start their journey as young children? Research shows that specializing in a specific sport at a young age is not the best approach.
The new-look Sport Australia body will put more emphasis on innovation and fighting corruption, but questions remain about funding and measurable targets.
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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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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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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Cities of Culture Research Observatory, University of Liverpool
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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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