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Dr Donald Rukare, an experienced sports leader and human rights lawyer has been elected President of Commonwealth Sport at its General Assembly in Glasgow.

The first President from the Africa region, Rukare assumes the role at a pivotal time for...

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Author: Commonwealth Sport

Challenges in athlete development

Champion athletes are among the most celebrated people in the world in any historical period. Many of them are celebrated across history. Their achievements are seen as special because they reflect the capacity of men and women to push themselves beyond boundaries set by others who went before them.

Champion athletes often leave the world in a state of awe, and are admired by peoples everywhere for what they have committed to world history and man’s continuing efforts at optimal utilisation of their talents.

But it is also a truism that perusal of the history of champions and the adulation they so...

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Author: Keith Joseph

Increasing participation in sports and physical activity must not be limited to the able-bodied population. People with disabilities have an equal right to reap the immense health and fitness benefits of an active lifestyle.

This right is enshrined in international law, notably the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Article 30 of this legally binding document explicitly mandates that “States Parties (Governments) shall take appropriate...

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Author: ANAND RAMPERSAD