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Kamikaze Hokkē

As much as the Tokyo Games were a success, in that they went ahead at all and the athletes managed to complete their events, the way that they have been portrayed outside of Japan has been very different to how

Was This Really In The Spirit of Competition?

Why do we watch sport? Why do we watch the Olympic Games? The reason we watch sport may be completely different to the reason we play, and the reasons one person watches may well be very different to the reasons

Hockeyroos Enter The Olympic Record Books

Modern day sport is focussed on attack and scoring goals. Maybe that is why one Olympic record has been missed by many, one that the Hockeyroos can now claim. Many will tell you that goals and goal-scorers win you games.

Ready Steady Tokyo! (Part 2)

Tokyo Olympics Podcast Image

Arrived in Tokyo and time to share the impressions of the first two days. The sport is now underway but the local interest is no where near what people would have expected. Maybe the people will be swayed, but let

Living An Olympic Nightmare

How many of us have at some time been accused of something that we haven’t done? Depending on what we have been accused off the wound of that accusation can cut deeply. Imagine if you had to live with that