POPULARITY VERSUS POLITICS IN THE PLIGHT OF TAEKWONDO Taekwondo is an Olympic sport, one of the event’s 28 ‘core sports’ to be featured in every edition of the... Read More
BEIJING AND THE FAILURE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS While Beijing celebrates becoming the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, there are more serious questions... Read More
WHAT CAN RIDELONDON DO FOR THE CITY? As the majority of the legacy from the London Olympics trickles away into traditionally low participation levels and a lack... Read More
JUDO REPORTED TO BE THE MOST-WATCHED COMBAT SPORT IN THE WORLD A Sport-Media sources have revealed that Judo is the world’s most popular combat sport, based on event audience figures. Judo... Read More
INTERSEX DISCRIMINATION IN SPORT It’s convenient to pretend that sex is binary, that we’re all either males with testicles or females with ovaries.... Read More
IS THE JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION BREAKING UP AGAIN? Founded in 1945 by Masatoshi Nakayama, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) is the oldest and most popular karate association in... Read More
SPORTING CORRUPTION BEYOND FIFA It’s easy to imagine FIFA – an organisation so corrupt its president can apparently only be removed by himself –... Read More
GENDER INEQUALITIES IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT The international development of sport reflects inequalities of power at local, national and global levels. This article aims to highlight... Read More
Interview with Kaoru Matsumoto, Judo gold medalist at London 2012 She promised her mother she will be the Champion of the world one day, and she made her promise come... Read More
EIGHT SPORTS MAKE UP OLYMPIC SHORTLIST Wushu, Squash and Baseball/softball are firmly in the running for being included at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Thomas Bach, president... Read More