Olympic Games
What does it take to run faster, throw further, jump higher?
Unregulated non-doping performance-enhancing strategies can give an inequitable advantage to some elite athletes, says a University of Melbourne expert.
The symbolism of the Olympic Games
As countries pull out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, a University of Melbourne expert explains why Japan is clinging onto hope in the face of COVID-19.
Will the Winter Olympics ease tensions on the Korean peninsula?
North Korea's participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang offers a glimmer of hope for peace, argue University of Melbourne experts.
Yes, Aussie swimmers ‘choked’ in Rio
Many Australians felt disappointed by the swimming team' at the Rio Olympics, but is it just criticism? A University of Melbourne expert takes a look.
The sexism Games
The Olympic ideal is about a competition of equals, but no one told the media at the Rio Games, for whom gender makes some athletes more equal than others.
The shape for speed
Australian swimmers Cameron McEvoy and Kyle Chalmers have different body shapes, which could decide who wins says University of Melbourne expert.