What Boris Johnson could learn about “Global Britain“ from our superstar Olympians
Team GB is the embodiment of modern, diverse, inclusive Britain – a prime minister who mocks such values has no…
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UK Olympic success has come in spite of government spending, not because of it
Is there a correlation between government investment in sports and recreational facilities and Olympic medal count?
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Athletes like Simone Biles are not weak – they are pioneers for a new understanding of mental illness
Nobody would be expected to play through a hamstring injury, so why do we not take mental health seriously?
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The Olympics shouldn’t just be about medals
The apparent failure of British Rowing at Tokyo 2020 reveals our twisted attitude to elite sport.
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As rock climbing comes to the Olympics, what will it do for inclusivity in the sport?
With its restrictive dress codes and high equipment costs, climbing can be an off-putting sport for young women like me.
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It’s not just volleyball that enforces a sexist dress code. Women’s clothing is still policed up and down the country
When will we teach girls that the sensitivities of men are not more important than their own?
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The media’s fixation on Team GB has reduced the Olympics to a display of parochial nationalism
The BBC – reflecting the priorities of its audience – has reimagined the greatest sporting pageant on Earth as Team…
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“We will ROC you”: the uneasy compromise of Russian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
Russia is technically banned from international sporting competitions after the state-sponsored doping scandal – but you wouldn’t know it.
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