Beijing 2022 Olympics & Paralympics

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  The Conversation Canada

  

  Elite athletes shouldn't have to choose between their sport and pregnancy

  The Conversation Canada - Margie Davenport and Tara-Leigh McHugh

  Every two years the world watches in awe as incredible athletes compete during the Olympic and Paralympic games. Olympians inspire the nation, and …

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  Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

  The Conversation Canada - MacIntosh Ross

  On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the …

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  Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva’s drug test: The substances and their potential performance effects

  The Conversation Canada - Jasmine Mah

  As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold …

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  Would adding a minimum age limit for the Olympic Games protect youth athletes from doping?

  The Conversation Canada - Sarah Teetzel

  Kamila Valieva isn’t the first young athlete accused of doping at the Olympics, and she surely won’t be the last unless we start taking the special …

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  Beijing 2022: why some athletes struggle with their mental health after the Olympics

  The Conversation UK - Lisa O'halloran

  After the rush of competing at the Olympics and Paralympics, you’d expect an athlete to feel on top of the world as they return home. But for some …

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  What's the IOC – and why doesn't it do more about human rights issues related to the Olympics?

  theconversation.com - Yannick Kluch and Eli Wolff

  The International Olympic Committee, a nongovernmental organization based in Switzerland that’s independent of any one nation, was founded in 1894. …