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8 July 2014

Doping unchecked in athletes as young as 12, research shows

The use of performance enhancing drugs is prevalent and unmonitored in junior elite athletes as young as 12, according to research by Griffith University and the University of Canberra that will be presented tomorrow.

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16 November 2023
Muscular man with a syringe

Shreddology

The pursuit of unrealistic body ideals, shaped by social pressures and online influencers, particularly impacts young men, leading to dissatisfaction and risky behaviours like using image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) says Dr Tim Piatkowski.

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3 July 2015
Griffith’s elite athletes (from front left) Jaz Hedgeland (triathlon), Henry Schade (Suns AFL) and Chris Wright (Olympic Swimmer) with Gold Coast’s rising sports stars at the After the Siren workshop.

Teenage athletes gain insight into elite sport

A unique leadership workshop hosted by the Griffith Sports College has given almost 50 up and coming young athletes an insight into the world of elite sport.

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3 October 2013
Photo shows front cover of ASADA report on sport and crime

Australian sport at ‘critical juncture’

The integrity of Australian sport remains strong, but it is at a critical juncture. This was the key message when...

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29 September 2013
Head and shoulders of James Skinner, Griffith University

Griffith conference to tackle crime and sport

At the end of a controversy-plagued AFL season and an NRL campaign not without its issues, a Sport and Crime...

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27 September 2012

London Blog: Inspiration and perspiration

Griffith Business School's Professor Kristine Toohey was in London for the 2012 Olympics and her blogs provide a special insight to the international event

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29 July 2024
Maddie Harding testing steroid samples in the lab

World first in steroid-related harm reduction  

A focus on harm reduction has led to a world-first steroid-testing service being offered in Brisbane.  Launched by Griffith University’s...

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27 September 2013

Blowing the whistle on sports corruption

Australia is a sports-loving nation but it is far from immune from the corruption of match-fixing and illegal betting, writes Dr Ashutosh Misra. Preserving the integrity of sport has become a major issue for sports bodies and law enforcement agencies throughout the world

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24 October 2012

Armstrong fall has cycling sliding

Cycling's reputation is at a new low in the wake of Lance Armstrong's fall from grace, writes Professor James Skinner

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1 November 2011

Griffith researchers win major national funding

Griffith University has attracted $7.1 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage and Discovery Projects scheme and industry partners....

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