Why some now talk about ‘meaningful’ rather than fair competition in elite sport.
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NBA player Mac McClung may have just ‘saved’ the annual dunk contest, but scoring methods could still be improved, a dunking expert says.
Headlines about pickleball’s exploding popularity abound. But the less visible social undercurrents of an emerging sport ultimately shape its long-term future.
A new database could pave the way for a more fair and consistent way to score slam dunks, a self-described ‘dunk scientist’ says.
As people age, the chemical signaling pathways in muscles become less potent, and it gets harder to build muscle and maintain strength. But the health benefits of strength training only increase with age.
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Greater focus on grassroots sports to identify and nurture talent is a sure path to regaining Nigeria's lost glory in athletics.
‘Super spikes’ and a springy track can’t take all the credit for lightning-fast sprint times at the Tokyo Olympics
Muscles alone can’t produce the power for Olympic success. The elastic propulsion for fast movement comes from the tendons.
Usain Bolt can run at about 6 body lengths a second. An arachnid in California can do 322.
In track and field, it’s a common belief that middle lanes are the fastest. But according to the data, middle lanes aren’t better, and in the 200-meter sprint, outside lanes might even be faster.
Our research indicates the relationship between testosterone levels and athletic performance in females is not so simple.
We’re the only species that can throw at speeds that kill.
Shutting down sports teams can save schools millions of dollars but create longer-term challenges for enrollment, fundraising and campus life.
Endurance running is experiencing its ‘marginal gains’ moment.
New legislative proposals want to allow ‘sex testing’ of girl athletes through genital exams and genetic and hormone testing.
The event, worth R672 million to the country’s Western Cape economy, was one of the first to be impacted by COVID-19 on the global marathon stage.
The majority of research on how female athletes should train for the heat is based purely on what works for men.
More companies are selling products that claim to keep you cool on hot days. But it turns out that common materials used in sports clothing may not always be the best.
Football forms the financial backbone of many athletic programs, with some schools deriving over 80% of their department revenue from the sport.
For nearly 50 years, teams have administered the controversial Wonderlic test to measure cognitive ability. Two researchers decided to study its effectiveness as an evaluation tool.
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Centres for Business and Social innovation, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Leader, Sport, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Administration, Ohio University
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Ethics and Integrity, Swansea University
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Director of Research and Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University
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Research Fellow in Anti-Doping, Leeds Beckett University
