Do Record-Breaking Feats Need To Be Put Into Context?
Sport is about competition. To many that competition is not as important as it is to those who earn a living from sport. Yet to many who will never be paid to play sport there is a still a strong
A History Of Hard Decisions Not Made
“The show must go on” is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the circus. So it is an appropriate phrase to use when referring to the five ring circus that is the modern Olympic Games. The phrase
Podcast #86 – We Touch On The Ornery Topic Of Racism in Sport, and Also Sport Evolving Into Becoming Work.
There are any number of “Days” created across a number of sports dedicated to try and raise awareness of social issues. Yet are they working? In this show, after having many organisations whose role is to help integration or to
Inspirational Athletes – 10
If you marvel at the modern day gymnasts at World Championships and Olympic Games, the chances are you would have been in awe of George Eyser. Frederick Ludwig Jahn, known as “Father Jahn,” is credited amongst the Germans as being
Sporting Unity
Sport over the years has witnessed some wonderful signs of unity, times where political and religious differences have been set aside, and athletes have risen above such clashes and respected their opponents as fellow athletes and individuals. Of course sadly
