Beijing 2022 Olympics & Paralympics

Most recent stories in Beijing 2022 Olympics & Paralympics

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  Tokyo's Olympic legacy: Will hosting the Games have benefitted local communities?

  The Conversation UK - Mike Duignan and Judith Mair

  Over the past 20 years, the notion of the legacy of the Olympic Games has become increasingly crucial to any campaign to host them. As World …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  After the Paralympics: New initiative to get more Canadians involved in power wheelchair sports

  The Conversation Canada - Jordan Herbison and Amy Latimer-Cheung

  The Tokyo Paralympic Games gave fans the opportunity to witness incredible athletic achievements by Canadian Paralympians. However, within the …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  #WeThe15 was misguided in using the Tokyo Paralympic Games to launch a disability inclusion revolution

  The Conversation Canada - P. David Howe and Carla Filomena Duarte da Silva

  When the Tokyo Paralympic started, more than 125 landmarks across the globe, including the CN Tower and Niagara Falls, were bathed in purple in …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  Paralympians still don’t get the kind of media attention they deserve as elite athletes

  The Conversation Canada - Erin Pearson and Laura Misener

  With no international spectators and limited domestic crowds, the importance placed on broadcasting the Paralympic Games is greater than ever before. …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  Saint Boy's rebellion spurs debate about ethical treatment of horses at the Olympics — and beyond

  The Conversation Canada - Kendra Coulter

  As the glitter and dust of the Tokyo Olympic games settle, one controversy doesn’t just have legs, it has four legs. This is largely due to an ugly …

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  Tokyo Paralympics: how Paralympians are affected by the heat

  The Conversation UK - Katy Griggs

  The heat experts were right. In 2019, historical data suggested that the average daily temperature athletes would have to contend with during the …