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Why is Bolt so fast? Find out this weekend.

July 28, 2017 James Findon

Why is Usain Bolt the fastest man alive? Why do Jamaican athletes dominate track and field? Is it genetics? Environment? Diet? Or a combination of all three? You’ll find the answers to these questions and much more as “Athletics Meets Science – Jamaica’s pursuit to greatness” takes place on the 28th and 29th of July at The University of East London. This special two day event (produced by We Are Parable for the University of West Indies, Jamaica) takes a fascinating look into just what makes Jamaican athletes such a […]

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Is this the end of athletics?

March 28, 2017 Emma Butcher

With recent news of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Jess Ennis-Hill retiring, should be we be concerned for the future of athletics? London 2012 was meant to be the UK’s crowning glory; to inspire people to get into sports and combat the obesity epidemic. At the start it seemed like it was working; the Great Britain team outperformed expectations, the nation fell in love with stars such as Ennis-Hill, and sports participation rates were higher than ever in 2012. But for all that talk about ‘inspiring a generation’, the statistics suggest that sports […]