sport beyond competition
sport is more than the sum of its parts
as a medium of human expression, sport has nuance that doesn’t end at the whistle and can’t be contained by competition
at every level, sport creates scenarios, contexts, stories, and dramas that are as unique as they are enthralling - through weekly publications, we’ll share these insights, offering our take
insight : weekly articles and athletic articulation
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sport as an asset class
Private investment in the sector is hardly novel. But beyond high-profile domains such as Formula 1 and US basketball, a spectrum of other sports are now drawing external investment.
Arne Wysny, November 2024
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rituals and superstition
As central to Sumo as the wrestling itself are rituals and superstition. Seeming curious to outsiders, throwing salt, stomping and singing are part of what makes sumo so uniquely captivating.
Arne Wysny, November 2024
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pioneering figures
The majority of people who follow football have a bit of a bastardised perspective onf Robbie Lyle (AKA Robbie from Arsenal Fan TV). We can all see him in our mind’s eye, standing next to a member of his ridiculous entourage.
Matt Harriss, November 2024
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vulnerable heroes
Sporting superstars seem invulnerable. That their aptitude for their game is translated into every aspect of life, where athletic prowess also unravels into a steely immunity against the trials, tragedies, and outright bastardry of general life.
Matt Harriss, October 2024
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communal organisation
The best teams of athletes, artists, surgeons, and chefs all move with confidence, but they do so because they have earnt it. They know themselves, their team, and the job that is expected of them.
Joseph Wiltshire, October 2024
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motion in renaissance art
By studying anatomy and the mechanics of human motion, artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael developed techniques that brought a sense of life and energy to their paintings.
Arne Wysny, September 2024
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LVMH at the Olympics
LVMH’s patronage of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games emerged as a tour de force of cultural synergy. For the first time, a luxury brand actively contributed to the cultural resonance of the Games.
Arne Wysny, September 2024
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nostalgia
Humans are no strangers to nostalgia, it is a feeling which is both lovely and crippling, pervasive and welcomed. Sport reflects life, and nostalgia is entwined in our understanding of the games we love.
Matt Harriss, September 2024
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solitary binge
It’s been over two years since the BBC announced that in 2025, the TV channel CBBC will be discontinued.S port, however, lives on, creating a new monopoly over TV’s live audiences.
Joseph Wiltshire, August 2024
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attention for endurance
Endurance events don’t enjoy the best reputation. They’re like postage stamp collectors; a sense of gruelling yet mundane insanity hangs around them. I believe that long-distance events are mis-charactered.
Matt Harriss, August 2024
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football's shortcoming
Amongst the brilliance of the Olympics and the pure joy of becoming swept up in the drama of sailing or the theatre of table tennis, there are a few events which inexplicably underwhelm. One of them is football.
Greg Denholm, July 2024
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nationhood
The burden of donning a national symbol at an Olympic Games is something that only athletes truly understand. It is this pressure that so often drives the transcendent narratives of Olympic Sport, but in Paris, some won’t get the privilege.
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cuba's beautiful game
Cuba made history as the first Caribbean nation to grace the FIFA World Cup stage in 1938. Despite being founding members of CONCACAF, ‘Los Leones del Carribe’ have yet to roar on the international footballing scene since.
Arne Wysny, April 2024
