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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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Olympic Dreams: When the going gets tough Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Tom Daley (Guest), Jessica Ennis (Guest), Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Andy Hodge (Guest), Pete Reed (Guest), Shaunna Thompson (Guest)

22 March 2010

Olympic atheletes explain how they cope with injury and other setbacks - and the OU's Caroline Heaney explores their approach.  Read more : Olympic Dreams: When the going gets tough

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Getting into the zone Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image Tom Daley [Image: davesanford under CC-BY-NC licence]

By Tom Daley (Guest), Jessica Ennis (Guest), Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Pete Reed (Guest), Shaunna Thompson (Guest)

22 March 2010

Athletes such as Tom Daley and Jessia Ennis explain their mental preparation and pre-performance routines; Caroline Heaney offers some context.  Read more : Getting into the zone

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Sport and genetic enhancement Featuring: audio, Used with permission

By Professor Michael J. Sandel (Guest), Dr David Edmonds (Guest), Nigel Warburton (The Open University)

05 October 2009

How far should athletes go in pursuit of the podium? Can you build yourself up while protecting your ethics?  Read more : Sport and genetic enhancement

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Diet and hydration Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Noel Thomas (Guest), Paul 'Tezza' Shaw (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Alex Partridge (Guest), Ashley McKenzie (Guest)

11 July 2008

Eating your way to the top in sport is not just possible – it's vital. But you need to get your intake balanced and correct....  Read more : Diet and hydration

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Fitness and training Featuring: video,audio, photos.com

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

Being good at a sport is only the start. To be the best, you have to put in the hours of training to achieve the...  Read more : Fitness and training

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Getting to the podium: A family affairProduction team

By Ben Oakley (The Open University), Dr Tess Kay (Guest)

11 July 2008

Behind every child's sporting success, there's a complex network of support back home.Ben Oakley considers family support to athletes in their school age years...  Read more : Getting to the podium: A family affair

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Are we any good at sport?BBC

By Ben Oakley (The Open University)

11 July 2008

Ben Oakley askes whether as a nation we’re any good at sport?  Read more : Are we any good at sport?

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Starting and keeping on Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

The pursuit of excellence makes often enormous demands. What leads people to take up sports – and why do they keep going through the rough...  Read more : Starting and keeping on

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Mental fitness Featuring: video,audio, BBC

By Caroline Heaney (The Open University), Ashley McKenzie (Guest), Ben Oakley (The Open University), Alex Partridge (Guest), Venus Romaeo (Guest), Paul 'Tezza' Shaw (Guest), Noel Thomas (Guest)

11 July 2008

Our athletes explain how they use their minds as much as their bodies to prepare for competition.  Read more : Mental fitness

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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