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2024 Olympic Games

The psychology of Olympians and how they master their minds to perform

Maverick Life

The psychology of Olympians and how they master their minds to perform

By Mike McGreary

Olympics 2024: Five things elite athletes can teach us about staying motivated and managing stress at work

Maverick Life

Olympics 2024: Five things elite athletes can teach us about staying motivated and managing stress at work

By Mladen Adamovic

Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo'o unique – and so challenging

Sport

Anatomy of a wave: what makes the Olympic surf break at Teahupo'o unique – and so challenging

By Tom Shand

The battle for football medals is wide open at the Olympic Games

Sport

The battle for football medals is wide open at the Olympic Games

By Yanga Sibembe

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

Sport

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

By Brian P. McCullough

The chaotic history of the Olympics in Paris, where one games nearly ended the movement – and the other helped save it

Maverick Life

The chaotic history of the Olympics in Paris, where one games nearly ended the movement – and the other helped save it

By Vaughan Cruickshank and Brendon Hyndman

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

Sport

Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing

By Tony Heynen and Prabhakaran Vanaraja Ambeth

Saboteurs strike French railways in coordinated attack, causing chaos hours before Olympics ceremony

South Africa

Saboteurs strike French railways in coordinated attack, causing chaos hours before Olympics ceremony

By Reuters

SA Sevens stun New Zealand with heroic defensive display to make it to Olympic semifinals

South Africa

SA Sevens stun New Zealand with heroic defensive display to make it to Olympic semifinals

By Keanan Hemmonsbey

How Macron’s ‘crazy’ Olympics ceremony along the Seine came into being

Sport

How Macron’s ‘crazy’ Olympics ceremony along the Seine came into being

By Reuters

Medal contenders from around the world gearing up to make a splash in Paris

Sport

Medal contenders from around the world gearing up to make a splash in Paris

By Keanan Hemmonsbey