Tag: sport

Cash-strapped

As Olympics begin, little progress on athlete funding or indigenous sport

Canadian athlete funding has been cut in real terms for 12 years and the government is still considering indigenous sport calls to action, a year on.

Morgan Bird

Morgan Bird wins double swimming gold

Tomorrow’s athlete in residence Morgan Bird is now a gold-medal winning swimmer having taken two top spots at the Para Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ontario.

Morgan Bird

Para Pan Am Games offer ‘dream’ races for athletes

Athlete in residence Morgan Bird reports on the excitement ahead of competing in front of a home crowd at the Para Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Canadian cash

11th cut to athlete funding

Elite athlete funding continues to be cut in real terms in Canada even as new public-private cash is set to flow to potential future stars.

Swimming hosted in Glasgow

World para swimming championships hit Glasgow

The IPC Swimming World Championships are being held in Glasgow, UK, from July 13 to 19. Athlete in residence Morgan Bird reports on the competition.

Morgan Bird

Inside the classification system of para swimming

Athlete in residence Morgan Bird explains the classification system in para swimming in advance of the CAN-AM Para-Swimming Championship.

Morgan Bird

Altitude training: Swimming high to Rio

Athlete in residence Morgan Bird describes her altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona, in hopes of competing in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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Athlete in Residence Morgan Bird

Tomorrow would like to welcome Morgan Bird as the website’s first Athlete in Residence.

Para swimming: Reaching new audiences

More inclusion and media attention for para swimming has made for a successful summer, says Tomorrow’s athlete in residence, Morgan Bird.

The Common Wealth Living Room

The Common Wealth Living Room

The Common Wealth Living Room, featuring photographs and recordings during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in the shadow of the Red Road flats.