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Browse 4 OpenLearn items Karen Howells has worked on

• Copyright: The Open University

  

  Medal Quest: Can you guide a promising young athlete to championship success?¹¹⁴

  Can you help a talented child athlete make it all the way to the Olympic finals based on the choices you make for them at key stages in their development? Try our game and find out.

  Take part now: Medal Quest: Can you guide a promising young athlete to championship success?

  Updated on:

  01 Jul 2021

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  ‘Super-human’ athletes are at risk from the post-Olympic blues – here’s why¹¹⁴

  How do the successful Olympians cope with the aftermath of the games? Are they more prone to depression because of the sudden celebrity status? 

  Read now: ‘Super-human’ athletes are at risk from the post-Olympic blues – here’s why

  Updated on:

  25 Aug 2016

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  Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance? ¹¹⁴

  Would an average person be able to train hard enough to become the next Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman?

  Read now: Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

  Updated on:

  18 Mar 2016

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  A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?¹¹⁴

  Karen Howells discusses the issue of concussion in rugby and BBC Panorama's investigation: 'Rugby and The Brain – Tackling the Truth'

  Read now: A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

  Updated on:

  22 Sep 2015

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