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The New Generation Changing the Face of International Sport
Athletes from refugee, migrant and underrepresented communities are reshaping the sporting landscape while building new paths to the world stage.
Inside the hidden barriers facing refugee athletes
Visa delays, unpaid fees, closed federations: a six-month SpoLead investigation.

From the Refugee Camp to the International Arena
One athlete's seven-year journey through displacement, resettlement and a first call-up on the world stage.
The Countries Building New Sporting Ambitions
How a wave of emerging nations is investing in facilities, coaching and pathways once reserved for the wealthiest federations.

Who is allowed to play? Mapping the gaps in free public sports facilities
Inside a New Era for Women’s Sport
Rising audiences and new investment are colliding with barriers still facing women athletes at every level.
Human rights and the World Cup bid: promises versus site visits
Beyond the Scoreboard
The volunteers, translators and organisers who quietly make major sporting events possible.
How refugee athletes are finding new routes into elite sport
New pathway programmes are quietly reshaping national squads.
Pay-gap files: 11 sports, 4 continents, one pattern
Refugees, migrants, women, LGBTQ+ athletes, disabled athletes and the communities around them. Sport is bigger than the scoreboard.
Olympics

The qualification rule that quietly ended forty Olympic dreams
Every host city promised a legacy. We checked who kept it
Warmer winters and the sports that may not survive them
Paralympic classification explained: why the rules decide who wins
The hidden second jobs of Olympic athletes
How to qualify for the Games: a plain-English guide
Inside the village: 16 days, 10,000 athletes, one canteen
The sailor, the weightlifter and the skateboarder: three routes to the Games
In pictures
TheWeekly
Your weekly briefing on sport, people and the stories beyond the scoreboard.

