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Launch Of National Sport Safety Guidelines For Children And Young People And A 1
21st September 2008 -
Views: 1015
Participation in sporting activities is universally heralded as one of the most important elements in curbing Australia’s childhood obesity epidemic and yet studies have estimated that around one million Australians injure themselves while playing sport each year and that children aged 5-14 years have the highest rate of injuries requiring treatment and affecting
performance or participation in activity.
Australian Cyclist Receives Two-year Sanction For Use Of Human Growth Hormone And An Anabolic Steroi
19th September 2008 -
Views: 990
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) today announced that Australian cyclist Mark Roland has accepted a two-year suspension for the use of prohibited substances.
Olympic Athletes Inspire Us To Get Healthy
16th September 2008 -
Views: 1918
Steve Hooker, gold medallist says, “It was an amazing feeling.
Robert Harvey And The Science Of The Ageing Athlete
16th September 2008 -
Views: 1013
Professor Bird has published widely on physical activity and older people and has studied how athletic performance declines with age.
Bradman's First Test Bat In Maiden Auction
1st September 2008 -
Views: 988
To own the first bat used by Sir Donald Bradman in his remarkable Test career would be equivalent to owning a copy of the Magna Carta or the boots worn by Neil Armstrong when he became the first man to walk on the moon. All have shaped history in ways that are almost impossible to catalogue.
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