The blue skies greeting Olympic athletes here this month are a stark change from just a decade ago when the city's choking air pollution was dubbed an "Airpocalypse" and blamed for scaring off tourists.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year's Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ice-covered track, a myriad of ...
General Physics
Feb 7, 2022
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For some sports stars, a certain level of adulation is just part of the job. But many are also now subjected to abuse and malicious campaigns on social media. It recently emerged that Liverpool FC have hired a therapist to ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2022
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week released a much anticipated policy document aimed at making the Olympics more inclusive for transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations.
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2021
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In the first study of horse falls in over 20 years, University of Bristol academics have identified some simple interventions to reduce the risk of injury in equestrian sport—making it safer for both horses and riders.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 29, 2021
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An anti-racism project led by a University of Toronto researcher in collaboration with Ontario University Athletics found many "completely unaware of the depths of the problem."
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2021
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A new statistical engine that can systematically pinpoint how accurately gymnastics judges apply required marking guidelines has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. The results are published in De Gruyter's Journal ...
Mathematics
Oct 25, 2021
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With no international spectators and limited domestic crowds, the importance placed on broadcasting the Paralympic Games is greater than ever before. When the Games were postponed in 2020, International Paralympic Committee ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2021
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It takes more than athletic talent to play varsity sports in college, at least for most young people, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2021
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As they watch the Olympic Games in Japan, a group of University of Toronto students is learning about the origins and historical significance of such athletic competitions, which began almost 3,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Aug 6, 2021
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