Aug 04, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Sports
It has been said that its Mo Farahs distinctive running technique that has allowed him to become Britains greatest ever runner. And given his success in the London 2012 Olympics, there are high hopes for Rio when he will...
As the Olympics approach, stains on Rio's architecture, infrastructure
Aug 02, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
It was raining on May 12, the last time I was in Rio. The cidade maravilhosa the Marvelous City was cold and dark, the furthest thing from the vibrant, jovial landscapes youll see on a Google image search. The rain...
Why Brazil's post-Olympics hangover will hit so hard
Aug 01, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
On the eve of the Rio Olympic Games, host Brazil is struggling through one of the deepest crises in its history. It wasnt supposed to be this way. In 2009, when the 2016 Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
Is netball a feminist triumph? Let's discuss
Jul 28, 2016 02:27 am UTC| Sports
The Grand Final of the ANZ championship this Saturday marks the end of a chapter in the history of netball in Australia, as the trans-Tasman league is wound down. A five-year broadcast deal for a new national league...
Does practice make an Olympian? Not by itself
Jul 28, 2016 02:16 am UTC| Sports
Weve all heard that practice makes perfect, or at least that perfect practice makes perfect. Is this true? Some would unequivocally say yes. In 1993, psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and colleagues proposed the...
Dopey policy: is the IOC fit for purpose?
Jul 27, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The scandal of systematic doping orchestrated by Russian government agencies and the Russian anti-doping body (RUSADA), involving the disposal of thousands of biological samples or their replacement with clean urine, has...
Media-led investigations aren't the way to beat doping in sport
Jul 19, 2016 08:09 am UTC| Sports Law
New allegations of doping in Kenya have surfaced just ahead of the Rio Olympics. They include athletes and coaches from other countries, making Kenya seem like a dopers paradise with little testing or concern about drug...