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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Skateboarding in the Olympics: David Meets Goliath? Drs Brian Glenney & Paul O'Connor (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: This is the second part of our conversation on skateboarding in the Olympic Games (see part 1 here). For the first time, skateboarding is included on the Olympic arenas this summer. What is going to happen? What kind of new Olympic narratives will be created and who will be the heroes and the zeroes? Can skateboarding maintain its subcultural identity or will it be subsumed under the broader Olympic narrative?
In this episode - partly recorded from the beach - Drs Brian Glenney and Paul O'Connor take us on a journey to understand the meanings and values associated...