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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Team outfits and fashion were not supposed to be a big talking point at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. But protests over skimpy uniforms by two women's teams in the months before the games have brought bikinis and high-cut leotards ...
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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To win swimming gold in Tokyo, swimmers not only have to generate incredible power with their arms and legs to propel themselves through the water; they also have to overcome the relentless pull of the water's drag while ...
General Physics
Jul 23, 2021
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Although some people may yearn for sports to be free of political or racial divisiveness, a new study shows how impossible that dream may be.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Researchers from the University of Seville and Pompeu Fabra University argue that sports information on social media is dominated by men and football. This leaves out women's sports, sports featuring athletes with disabilities ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2021
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Muscle structure and body size predict the athletic performance of Olympic athletes, such as sprinters. The same, it appears, is true of wild seabirds that can commute hundreds of kilometers a day to find food, according ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2021
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In a college application season like no other, students who have seen every aspect of their lives disrupted by the coronavirus are grappling with how to show their potential.
Education
Jan 13, 2021
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