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With the Japanese public against the games and a pandemic raging, the Olympics are not a simple celebration of sport and human achievement.
These will not only be the most expensive Summer Games ever, they have likely come at a tremendous reputational cost for the IOC.
The Tokyo Olympics officially open on July 23 – one year later than originally planned and in an Olympic stadium that will be empty of spectators thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. While Tokyo is not the…
The IOC welcomes repressive regimes to the Olympic games. This means athletes from those countries are often placed in an invidious posiiton.
Swimming underwater reduces drag so much there are rules against doing it for too long. But the best swimmers make the most of what’s allowed.
How can settler-Canadians cheer for their country at the Tokyo Olympics after the recent discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves of children who attended Indian Residential Schools?
The economic benefits of the Olympics are in question like never before.
Plus, the troubled 1920 Antwerp Olympics and the parallels they have for Tokyo. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear — nothing short of people’s lives are at stake at the Tokyo Olympics. No amount of money can justify a single preventable death.
The cost of the Olympics is often justififed by the investment and regeneration hosting brings about. Local residents, though, rarely benefit
As Team GB prepares to send its youngest Summer Olympian ever to the Tokyo 2021 Games, fans need to remember what being a young athlete in the public eye takes
Some Olympic athletes have thrived in the year-long delay leading up to the Tokyo Games, using the extra time off to improve their performance and shatter national records.
But it’s the taking part that counts.
The Tokyo Games might be the most gender-equal games in history, but many competition barriers still exist for elite athletes who are mothers.
Throughout the modern Olympic period, the host nation has had a home advantage. But crowds are not the only factor
The inclusion of new action sports can offend Olympic traditionalists and outsiders alike. But it’s part of a long-term strategy to keep the games relevant and appealing to younger fans.
Tokyo will feature the most female athletes ever at an Olympics. But the Games do not have a good track record when it comes to gender equality.
The future of wearable technology holds limitless potential for elite athletes to optimize and enhance their athletic performance.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games won’t have in-person spectators. What does this mean for local sponsors?
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Faculty (Japan Campus), Temple University
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Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
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Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Sendai Shirayuri Women’s College
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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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Professor & Director, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Lang Chair in Sport Management, Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
