The IOC has an opportunity to disavow the violence and illegality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by extending the platform and status of refugee athletes to Russian and Belarusian athletes.
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Articles on 2024 Paris Olympics
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Chess affords young people a host of interdisciplinary skills, Canada should invest in teaching them how to play it.
Kenya’s dominance in distance running has been repeatedly tested, most recently by the emergence of Ethiopia as a powerhouse.
From skateboarding and climbing to baseball, the new Olympic events had varying degrees of success.
A logo must artfully evoke the spirit of the Olympics as well as represent the host nation and it’s not an easy feat.
New sports are being added to the Olympics all the time in an effort to remain relevant to younger audiences, while others (sorry baseball) are left out.
With a booming hip hop culture, Paris is the best place to introduce break dancing to the Olympic games.
The International Olympic Committee recently hosted a meeting on e-sports – organized video competitions. Should e-sports be in the Olympic Games? An Olympian says no.
The benefits of hosting the Olympics are so slim, or nonexistent, that fewer cities are bidding to host the games. That’s a sign of serious trouble.
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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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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education Education, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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PhD Student, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (Adj.), Charles Sturt University
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Academic Fellow & Psychologist, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Trent University
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Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher - Lifestyle Research Center, EM Lyon Business School
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Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Sport History, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
