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This sporting life: making connectionsProduction team

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

18 April 2012

Kath Woodward argues that sport is not only about performance, competition, winning and losing; it is also deeply embedded in social relations Read more : This sporting life: making connections

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

08 February 2012

Summer 2012 will be buzzing with one word: Olympics. Delve into the world's biggest sporting event with this dedicated portal. Read more : Olympics 2012

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Keep on runningCreative Commons Image Elvar Freyer under CC-BY licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

07 November 2011

Oscar Pretorius is nicknamed "the blade runner". But where does assistance for disability end and cheating begin? Read more : Keep on running

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Playing by the rules, but who makes and breaks them?Creative Commons Image AtomicShed under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

07 November 2011

Sport might appear to be all about fair play, but it is also all about winning and losing; and some of the rewards for success... Read more : Playing by the rules, but who makes and breaks them?

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Invisible athletes: or am I just too tired to see them?Creative Commons Image The Wolf under CC-BY licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

07 November 2011

Despite Paralympic successes over the years, Kath Woodward worries we'll now back to four years of invisible athletes, and wall to wall football after the... Read more : Invisible athletes: or am I just too tired to see them?

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Muslim women and sport Creative Commons Image By Foxtongue via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

24 October 2011

Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology at the The Open University, reflects on the changing place of sport in the lives of Muslim women and... Read more : Muslim women and sport

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Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on family influences Featuring: video,

By Sir Matthew Pinsent (Guest)

19 October 2011

Quadruple Olympic gold medallist rower Sir Matthew Pinsent discussed the role of family in developing a top athlete Read more : Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on family influences

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Olympic Shorts: Family influences Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

19 October 2011

In this Olympic Shorts video featuring interviews with athletes such as Usain Bolt, Ben Oakley talks about the influence of family on the development of... Read more : Olympic Shorts: Family influences

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Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on team dynamics Featuring: video,

By Sir Matthew Pinsent (Guest)

19 October 2011

Olympic gold medallist rower Sir Matthew Pinsent talks about the importance of team dynamics Read more : Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on team dynamics

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Olympic shorts: The athlete-coach relationship Featuring: video,

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University)

19 October 2011

OU sports academic Caroline Heaney discusses the relationship between an athlete and their coach in this Olympics Shorts video Read more : Olympic shorts: The athlete-coach relationship

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This sporting life: making connectionsProduction team

Olympics 2012Copyrighted Image London 2012 / Getty

Keep on runningCreative Commons Image Elvar Freyer under CC-BY licence

Playing by the rules, but who makes and breaks them?Creative Commons Image AtomicShed under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Invisible athletes: or am I just too tired to see them?Creative Commons Image The Wolf under CC-BY licence

Muslim women and sport Creative Commons Image By Foxtongue via Flickr under Creative Commons license

Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on family influences Featuring: video,

Olympic Shorts: Family influences Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image The Open University

Olympic Shorts: Matthew Pinsent on team dynamics Featuring: video,

Olympic shorts: The athlete-coach relationship Featuring: video,

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