With less than 80 days until the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and yet the largest global event in the 451-year history of this famous city, is far from the thoughts of most Brazilians.
Read MoreThe Olympic Torch arrived in Brasilia recently and Syrian child refugee, Daqqah Hannan, 12, was among the first runners – demonstrating Rio 2016's commitment to highlight the plight of children in global society.
Read MorePete Reed MBE has twice won gold medals at the Olympic Games but regardless of his sporting prowess, rowing struggles to attract the sponsors and support of many other mainstream sports.
Read MoreMonday’s Metro newspaper was bursting with technicolor advertisements supporting Rainbow Laces, the annual campaign encouraging footballers to don multi-coloured laces to support LGBT rights.
Read MoreA mixed-race child in a predominantly white neighbourhood, I got plenty of verbal and physical abuse in the 1980s that was brushed aside by teachers and guardians in a way that would never happen today.
Read More“Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand” – Nelson Mandela
Read MoreIf you walked into a shop and were told you had to leave because of the colour of your skin, your religion or sexual orientation, it would create massive controversy and become a massive story.
Read MoreThe last few months have been littered with controversy over alleged racism in football such as England captain John Terry and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez being accused of making racist comments.
Read MoreIn this day and age being gay should not be any sort of stigma and there are gay people at all levels of government, music, the arts and business – yet sport remains the final frontier for openly gay individuals.
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