Knowledge Nuggets 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
Knowledge Nuggets 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
Knowledge Nuggets 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
Blog 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
Knowledge Nuggets Water safety tips As temperatures begin to rise, many Canadians seek to cool off in a nearby body of water. Sadly, drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death for Canadian children ages one to four. This blog from the Red... Health and Wellness Injury Weather Youth
Knowledge Nuggets Pandemic mental health Physical activity may help to alleviate the negative mental health effects experienced by older adults while social distancing, according to new research. During the pandemic, older adults who were more physically active reported fewer depressive symptoms than those who were... Aging COVID-19 Health and Wellness Mental Health
Knowledge Nuggets Independent Safe Sport Mechanism The Government of Canada announced that the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) has been selected to establish and deliver a new Independent Safe Sport Mechanism. Thank you to Canadian sport leaders, all stakeholders and participants that have helped... Safe Sport
Knowledge Nuggets Benefits of extracurricular activity Research from UBC finds teens, especially girls, report better mental health when they spend more time in extracurricular activities, like sports and art, and less time in front of screens. Less than two hours per day of recreational screen time... Mental Health Participation Physical and Health Education Youth
Knowledge Nuggets Pre-schoolers’ fitness Exercise can help children excel in the classroom. Preschoolers (4-6 years old) with higher levels of cardiorespiratory health showed improved performance on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function. Participation Youth
Page Safe Sport There’s a shift happening, for sure, and you can see it around key decisions. 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,... June 10, 2021 Safe Sport
