Correspondence to Patrick Dawson, Psychology, The Open University, Walton Hall MK7 6AA, UK; patrick{at}rhodawn.com Any athlete who chooses to compete and train full-time makes their sport a way of ...

Becoming a champion is a journey filled with many setbacks. Alana Maldonado understands this better than most. The Brazilian judoka dreamed of winning the gold medal at her home Paralympic Games in ...

Saudi Arabia, which sent its first two female Olympians to the London Games, had only agreed to let women participate if they adhered to the kingdom’s traditions, including wearing a headscarf. But on ...