Read moreWellness Wednesday: 4 Ways To Look Out For a Teammate's Or Friend's Mental Health04 October 20234 Ways To Look Out For a Teammate's Mental Health By Mauro Pacsi Athletes, no matter the sport, all face individual challenges. However, these challenges eclipse more than just their bodies. They affect their minds, too. Mental health is an ever-growing topic of concern around the sports world. Alth...
Read moreMichael Phelps Understands 'Weight of the World' Like Simone Biles, Says Her Withdrawing 'Broke My Heart'27 July 2021Michael Phelps Empathizes With Simone Biles, Says Her Withdrawing “Broke My Heart” It was a stunning sight Tuesday evening at the Olympic Gymnastics Centre. Simone Biles, widely considered and hyped as the greatest gymnast in history, could not complete her planned vault during the women’s team comp...
Read more‘The Only Thing I Saw Was a Swimmer:’ Michael Phelps on Identity and Mental Health09 May 2022‘The Only Thing I Saw Was a Swimmer:’ Michael Phelps on Identity and Mental Health Michael Phelps has long been an advocate for athletes’ mental health and for athletes sharing their emotional and psychological struggles. In an interview with the WHOOP Podcast, the most decorated Olympian in history...
Read moreMichael Phelps Hopes Mental Health Focus Can “Save a Life”27 September 2022Michael Phelps Hopes Mental Health Focus Can “Save a Life” Michael Phelps has kept busy since his swimming career ended for good after the 2016 Rio Olympics, and one of the most important focuses has been on mental health advocacy. For all the Phelps, 37, accomplished in the water, he views his post...
Read moreHashimoto Takes Over As Tokyo 2020 Chief: IOC, IPC And Naomi Osaka Welcome Appointment18 February 2021Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed as head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, replacing Yoshiro Mori who resigned last week amid an uproar over sexist remarks. Hashimoto - who represented Japan at three Summer Games and four Winter Olympics - had been serving as the Olympic minister in the cabi...
Read more3IOC Rule 50 Is Slap in the Face to Origins of Olympism and Games Founder Pierre de Coubertin13 May 2021IOC Rule 50 Is Slap in the Face to Origins of Olympism and Games Founder Pierre de Coubertin The project that Pierre de Coubertin undertook more than a century ago was many things. It was never, however, apolitical. The baron grew up in a 19th century France humiliated by defeat in the Franco-Prussi...