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Black Sand Surf: an LA collective dedicated to surf culture
Black Sand is all about community, peace, and respect through surfing and the crash of the waves.
Roger Federer to have third knee surgery and miss 'many months'
Someone give this man a bionic knee!
Black surfers in the Rockaways
‘There’s no racism out there’, says Harris of the ocean. ‘When you come out of that water, of course you go back to your life. But you lose yourself when you get into the waves.’
How Patrick Savile made Yuto Horigome's Olympic gold medal-winning skateboard
‘It’s a mad one. I’m so blessed to be involved somehow! But mainly I’m so glad Yuto got it, just because of how humble and deserving he was, and I love how perfect it was for him.’
Darren Campbell on how sprinting saved him from gang life
From the estates to the podium, Darren Campbell’s life changed when he moved from Manchester to basically stay alive.
Why are Olympic swimming pools so fast?
Slight variations in water temperature or pool structure could be the difference between a podium finish or 4th place or missing out on a world record.
Abandoned Olympic venues
What happens to Olympic venues when the games are over?
Mark Wilson on the terrible UX of Olympic broadcasting
It looks like some sports broadcasters won’t be winning any medals for user experience this year.
Robin Pacquing and her Great Lakes surf culture
Body positivity and surfing come together thanks to a Filipino Canadian surfer.
The Black Sportswoman: a blog that amplifies Black female athletes
Find out more about Black women in sport from around the world with The Black Sportswoman.
A Japanese robot that gets 3's from halfcourt
Shaq is currently taking tips.
Swiss Ramble's Twitter thread on Barcelona's financial troubles
The club that says they’re ‘más que un club’ will need to go on ‘menos que otros clubes’.
Lin Dan's 'Super Dan' Instagram graphic novel
Now that’s how you start an Instagram account!
Some Tokyo 2020 Olympics data viz
Learn more about new Olympics sports and what everyone’s talking about with these data visualisations.