Holly Thorpe
Making sport accessible to all
The practice of sport is a human right, but why is there still segregation, and discrimination, based on gender? To find a solution we unpack traditional sports practices, the physical side of sport…
Action sport for trauma recovery
Sport may seem trivial in times of tragedy, or around difficult life events, but research shows it can be a powerful tool for helping in recovery. Audio
When training hard damages young women athletes
Why are women training to breaking point without eating enough ? What is it doing to their bodies? And what's being done to address the problem? Audio
Can action sports help make a better world?
Skateboarding, surfing and other action sports are starting to play a role in social development, community building and even peacemaking around the world. Audio
New Olympic Sports
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Holly Thorpe from Waikato University about the new sports announced for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics - Karate, Softball, Baseball and Sport Climbing. Audio
New Zealand's role in shaping the Olympics
Associate professor Holly Thorpe has just returned from Switzerland where she told the Olympic Programmes Commission that skateboarding is the action sport most young people would like for Olympic… Audio
Too many exercising women aren't eating enough
A stark warning that too many exercising women are not eating enough, with potential serious impacts on their fertility as well as bone and heart health. Dr Stella Milsom, Senior Reproductive… Audio
The future of the Olympic Games
Belinda Wheaton and Holly Thorpe are Waikato University researchers who've been commissioned by the IOC to find out the youth perceptions of the Games. Olympic organisers are trying to turn around… Audio
Women's Sport - How far have we come?
So what's changed in recent history to help even-up the gender gap in terms of funding, media coverage and recognition of top athletes? Nine to Noon is joined by former world women's squash champion… Audio
