#15 - Prof. Holly Thorpe Interview (Sports Sociology, Female Health, E-Sports, Olympics, Transgender Athletes etc.)

Spoke to Professor Holly Thorpe about Sports Sociology, Health in Female Athletes, E-Sports, the upcoming 2020 Olympics and more

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TIMESTAMPS 01:00 - How Holly Got Into Sport 02:54 - Snowboarding/Skiing 05:38 - Action Sports 06:30 - Sports Sociology 08:06 - Process Of Research 10:38 - Different Approaches To Research Based On Country 13:26 - Travelling Changing Perspective 14:40 - Sports Culture As A Result Of Social Media 18:14 - E-Sports 20:05 - Olympics Working Through How To Incorporate E-Sports 20:50 - Female Health/Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport/Low Energy Availability 29:33 - Transgender Athletes Having Unfair Advantages In Sports 34:27 - Sport Is Not An Equal Playing Field/Funding 36:37 - Five New Sports Shortlisted For 2020 Olympics 38:17 - Young People Don’t Watch The Olympics 39:14 - Viewership In The Olympics Is Declining 40:45 - Sports Groups Being Put Into Other Sports Categories At Olympics 41:49 - How Shortlisting Of New Sports Happens 44:46 - Break Dancing At 2024 Olympics 45:32 - What’s Defined As An Olympic Sport 46:40 - Changing The Vibe And Feel Of Olympics 48:33 - What Holly Will Be Researching At 2020 Olympics 50:24 - Olympics In NZ/Citizens Taxes Paying To Host Olympics 51:24 - Sustainable Model For Olympics 52:45 - Holly’s Research On People Affected By Christchurch Earthquake 59:33 - Holly Prefers Doing Research In NZ 1:00:42 - 2018 Census 1:01:19 - Minority Groups Not Getting Funding For Sports 1:02:15 - Condensing Entire Research For General Public 1:04:30 - What Research Is Fact & Fiction 1:08:32 - The Conversation Website