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Articles on 2024 Paris Olympics
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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.
Al-Qaida propaganda indicates a shift toward low-tech, high-impact attacks that can be executed by lone actors to disrupt daily life and instill fear on a massive scale.
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.
Break dance can help with balance and teach ways to fall safely, both of which are helpful for people with visual impairments.
The Scot’s greatest assets were his tactical nous, competitive spirit and supreme fitness.
A new study quantifies the benefits of surfing, to the Australian economy as well as health and wellbeing, as Aussie surfers rule the waves in the 2024 Olympic Games. Let’s protect our surf breaks.
There may be a silver lining to recent harrowing controversies in the world of gymnastics – older athletes are now making their presence felt.
Why we need to start understanding more about the potential of women’s sport.
Because it is still assumed that young women with skateboards are ‘posers’ rather than skaters, they have to perform in order to prove themselves.
The involvement of AI in the huge organisational beast that is the Olympics was inevitable, but how exactly is it being used, and what does it mean for the future of the Games?
Even though France organised the opening ceremony, the country is not immune to the culture war.
A shallower pool may have subtle effects on swimmers’ performance – but perhaps not the ones you’d think.
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.
With Channel Nine holding the broadcast rights to the Paris games, other networks are hamstrung. Here’s how the system works.
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.
Midnight marathons and shrinking ski seasons – this is sport on a warming planet.
Between 4-7% of athletes suffered from some sort of illness at the last Summer Games.
Can mega-sporting events ever be truly sustainable? For New Zealand sports bodies the question is doubly hard to answer.
The number of cities interested in hosting the Olympics is falling – the authorities are scrambling to change this.
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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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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Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (Adj.), Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Sport, University of Toronto
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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PhD Student, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University
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Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato
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