Athletes

How time of day effects performance

Although Olympic athletes are known for their meticulous pre-competition routines, many aspects of competition are out of their control. For example, research shows that Olympic swimmers have 0.32% improved performance when they race in the evening compared to in the...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Training Methods

Rise of the athlete voice

“As athletes, we’re being taken more seriously and senior leaders are asking for our opinions – not because they feel they have to check a box, but because they believe we have something important to bring to the table.” –...

• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Summer's Olympics

Fourteen-year-old Toronto-based swimmer Summer McIntosh is Canada’s youngest Olympian in Tokyo. In June, the Grade 9 student won the 200m freestyle at the Canadian Olympic Trials, beating out 2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak. Make sure to watch this rising star...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially open today and continue through Sunday, August 8. With 370 athletes and 131 coaches attending, this is the largest contingent of Canadian athletes at an Olympic Games since Los Angeles 1984.

• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Flashback

Tokyo last hosted the Olympic Games in 1964. At that edition of the Games, Canada’s only gold-medalists were men’s pair rowers Roger Jackson and George Hungerford. As Canada’s largest rowing team in 25 years gears up for Tokyo 2020, Kai...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Heat acclimatization

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are expected to be among the hottest ever recorded. As athletes prepare for the games, researchers have found that heat acclimatization is the best measure to protect health and performance. This can include 60...

• High Performance
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Training Methods
• Weather

Summer 2021 SIRCuit

The Summer 2021 SIRCuit is now available!  The SIRCuit is designed to highlight important research and insights to advance the Canadian sport system. With the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo on the horizon and the winter Games in Beijing just...

• Athlete Development
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Safe Sport
• Technology

The new normal? How digital innovation evolved the fan experience

July 19, 2021

Highlights Sports fans and spectators, from the grassroots to the professional level, have had to engage with their favourite teams and athletes in new ways during the pandemic.Canadian sport businesses, broadcasters, leagues and teams are driving fan engagement through digital...

• Capacity Building
• Leadership and Governance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games
• Technology

Preparing for an Olympic and Paralympic Games like no other

July 19, 2021

Highlights After a one-year postponement, the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan will be held just 6 months before the 2022 Winter Games kick off in Beijing, China.The postponement of Tokyo 2020 created a unique set of...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games

Sport climbing

Sport climbing is scheduled to make its Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer. Research shows that sport climbing is a safe sport with low injury frequency. However, climbing on artificial surfaces rather than on real rock encourages more acrobatic movements...

• High Performance
• Injury
• Major Games
• Olympic Games