While the red Phryge is endearing, the symbol’s fraught global history challenges the narrative of freedom and unity that the Olympics, and its French hosts in particular, want to tell.
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Girls’ interests are too often trivialised or dismissed … but passionate, driven girls are making an impact – from Greta Thunberg to 14-year-old skateboarding gold medallist Arisa Trew.
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?
Women athletes in various stages of pregnancy have continually challenged the perception of what a woman can do while pregnant, but they need more support.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has endorsed the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, an important chapter for both Olympic sport and video games.
Whether affecting elite gymnasts on the balance beam or the rest of us during our daily lives, understanding and overcoming mental blocks can lead to moments of greatness.
The Paris games have been labelled the first Olympics to achieve gender equality but are the changes enough?
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.
The early games were far from the slick events attended by teams from around the globe that we know today.
Today’s athletes strive for any edge they can get when it comes to preparing for competition. The same thing can be said for athletes training for the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
Pierre de Coubertin hoped to channel the best of the ancient ceremonies into a new tradition that could foster both national pride and international harmony.
From railway sabotage to depictions of the last supper during the opening ceremony, the first week of the Olympics has shown just how fractious our world has become.
Why we need to start understanding more about the potential of women’s sport.
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.
The athlete we have seen so far at Paris is more relaxed, more mature and still giving us the performances of the best gymnast in the world, as she looks to increase her gold tally.
Can mega-sporting events ever be truly sustainable? For New Zealand sports bodies the question is doubly hard to answer.
Cuba’s historic decline in Olympic athletes highlights the country’s deepening socioeconomic crisis and the deteriorating state of its sports programs.
The International Olympic Committee continues to add new sports to attract younger viewers. Will it work or could there be unintended consequences?
For the first time in Olympic Games history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium arena.
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