Safeguarding and interpersonal abuse in sport – the development and potential impact of the IOC consensus statement. 

Last month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reaffirmed its commitment to safe sport by announcing the release of its third consensus statement on safeguarding and interpersonal violence in sport. 

In the latest Experts in Sport podcast, hosted Martin Foster is joined by those involved in delivering this initiative. 

The panel, featuring Prof Daniel Rhind (Loughborough University), Prof Yetsa Adebodunde Tuakli-Wosornu, (Stanford University), and Kirsty Burrows (Head of the IOC's Safe Sport Unit), discuss the background to the consensus statement, its development, the overarching recommendations and what this means for wider stakeholders. 

Intro 00:00 
Consensus statement importance 2:52  
Research rationale 7:42  
Definitions 9:14 
Methodology 16:31 
Findings 18:06 
Sport and society 28:27 
Intentional interpersonal violence 34:43 
Recommendations 41:28 
What changes do you want to see? 52:02 
Outros 56:01 

In the latest Experts in Sport podcast, host Martin Foster is joined by Professor Paul Downward to discuss the UK’s low levels of sport participation. 

The podcast includes discussions on government policy and its impact on participation rates, and what needs to change to encourage more people to become active.

Intro 00:00
Participation rates 7:10 
History of monitoring 12:19 
How have things changed? 17:27 
General trends 22:46
Specific trends 25:57
Fitness industry 30:27
Biggest impact 37:18
Future of policy 39:29
What are we trying to achieve? 50:06
The future 55:04

Axel Dopfer, Professor Duncan Walker, Dr Richard Ferguson, and Josh Cresswell join us to discussHow Loughborough University's world-class sports ecosystem helped alumnus Axel Dopfer break the German hour record.

Intros 0:00 
University approach 6:55  
Training as a Loughborough student 11:20  
Memorable moments 14:26  
Interdisciplinary aspect 16:37  
Heat acclimation 27:52  
Training smart 32:02  
Build up to the day 39:34  
Methodology 48:29  
The Event 52:24  
What next? 56:47  
How to find out more 1:03:22  

Professor Jonathan Folland and Dr Tom Balshaw join host Stuart McErlain-Naylor to break down the anatomy of Strongman Champion Eddie Hall and highlight the key characteristics that enabled him to break world records in the deadlift. 

Time Stamps: 
00:00 Intros 
1:04 An evening with Eddie Hall 
5:16 Scope of research 
10:13 Why Eddie Hall?
11:55 Preparation 
16:50 What did the day entail?
22:19 Main findings of the case study
26:24 Under or over developed? 
28:43 Tendon adaptation 
34:44 Injury risk 
37:07 Inherited characteristics 
42:11 Limiting factors in human performance 
43:43 What else is there to know about Eddie? 
45:58 Current and future research 
49:27 Where to find out more
50:55 Outros  

Journal: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2024

Professor Vicky Tolfrey chats to host Dan Trussell to discuss the Paralympics in Paris, wheelchair sport and what's to come after the Games. 

Intros 0:00
Wheelchair configuration in tennis 0:43 
Competitive edge 4:28
Athlete collaboration 5:26
What to expect from wheelchair sport 7:10
Wheelchair basketball at Loughborough 8:11
The future of parasport 9:41
Parasport and society 14:11
Outros 19:29

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, host, Martin Foster, discusses research within Para sport at Loughborough and its potential across the landscape of sport with guests, Vladyslava Kravchenko, Alasdair Donaldson, and Jennifer Wong, of Loughborough University.

Time stamps:
0.00-4.03 - Introduction
4.04- 8.31 - Why Loughborough?
8.32- 10.49 - Development of Para sport at Loughborough
10.50-12.32 - Examples of Para sport development
12.33-17.32 - Developing the workforce
17.33-24.05 - Opportunity at Loughborough
24.06- 28.34 - International relations 
28.35-34.04 - Para sport against stigma 
34.05-42.37 - London 2012 Legacy
42.38-45.53 - Barriers and stigma
45.54-48.25 - Making noise toolkit
48.26-49.54 - Diplomacy and international governance PhD
49.55-51.25 - Outros 

Loughborough University alumna, Paula Radcliffe MBE, joins host, Martin Foster, in this episode of the Experts in Sport Podcast to discuss her experience as a student athlete at Loughborough and her successful career within athletics.

Timestamps:
0.00-1.23 - Intro
1.24-7.14 - Experience as a student at Loughborough University
7.14-9.57 - Combining academia and sport
9.58-12.34 - Student life
12.35-15.22 - Partnered running
15.23-17.51 - Loughborough traditions
17.52-25.06 - Preparation for competition as a student
25.07-31.22 - Changes in practice and training
31.23-34.57 - Menstrual cycle
34.58-42.52 - Androcentrism vs women in sport & training during pregnancy
42.53-47.08 - Further work
47.09-51.02 - Getting into running
51.03-51.47 - Outro

A Loughborough University study found that top sprinters, whilst being generally more muscular, had a very specific pattern to their muscularity, with some muscles far bigger. Sport PR Manager, Dan Trussell, talks to Professor Jonathan Folland, from the School of Sport Exercise, and Health Sciences, to discuss research findings in the area.

Dr Verity Postlethwaite, from the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, joins host, Dan Trussell, to discuss Spirit of 2012 and the importance of legacy that exists within major sporting competitions.

Sport PR Manager, Dan Trussell, is joined by Professor Liam Heaney, who provides an insight into how athletes are tested on the biggest stage and the work that Loughborough University is carrying out in the area. 

Sport PR Manager, Dan Trussell, is joined by Professor of Psychology Sophia Jowett to break down coach-athlete relationships and their benefits in athletes having the edge on the biggest stage, seen in the relationship between Mel Marshall and Adam Peaty.