Ones to watch at Indre Fjall, Sweden
It seems like the Olympics were just yesterday, but for these winter athletes, their season has just begun. As the winter sports season kicks into high gear, leading into the Winter Olympics in Beijing 2022, we’re taking a look at some of the mogul skiers competing at Indre Fjall in Sweden. Women Perrine Laffont (FRA) […]
The 8 Dark Horses of Houston: Coming from behind and ready to disrupt
The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals is in Houston next week, and amongst the favourites, previous winners and world number 1’s competing- there is a new breed of dark horses who are set to disrupt the event and shake things up. We’ve done the hard work and found 8 players to look out for […]
Female leadership in sports is improving- but there is a long way to go
The IOC billed the recent Tokyo Olympics as the most ‘gender-equal Games of all time, with female athletes making up a record-breaking 49 per cent of participants. However, while athletes may be experiencing greater gender parity and diversity, the higher you go up the sports ladder, the fewer women you find in leadership positions. The […]
Why Gen Z are dominating professional sport
Over the (northern hemisphere) summer, we’ve seen an extraordinary number of athletes coming from Generation Z (people currently aged 6 to 24 years of age) and bringing recognition to themselves and their respective sport. It’s the first time we see so many drivers in Formula 1 under 25, the first time in history a qualifier, […]
The Extra 5%: What makes an Olympic champion
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, US Gymnast Kerri Strug found herself holding the weight of not just her team but her entire country on her shoulders. Her performance would be the difference between gold and silver for Team USA. Her first vault was a disaster. As she landed awkwardly on her feet, her ankle buckled […]
Self-powered surface may evaluate table-tennis play
Engineers have used wood to create self-powered sensors that track the ball