The leader of Griffith University's delegation to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Mr Chris Madden, found hope, heart and humanity in a memorable Opening Ceremony
by Duncan Free OAM, manager of the Griffith Sports College Preparing for any major sporting event, the final days leading into competition are like the calm before the storm. The anticipation of a World Championships, an Olympic or Commonwealth Games carries a certain “vibe” and nowhere is this felt more keenly than in the Athletes […]
Just when you thought you could get a good night's sleep now that the World Cup is over...the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games promises more late nights and early rises.
Australia’s leading body of sports dietitians has developed a world-first set of dietary recommendations to help active adolescent athletes, who compete and train on a regular basis, achieve optimal health and sporting success.
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.
As Australian athletes count down to the July 23 opening of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a couple of Griffith University academics are preparing for a different sporting stage. Griffith has 13 student athletes in the Glasgow contingent, but 400 kilometres away in the northern English city of Sheffield, Professor David Thiel and Associate […]