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• Multi-sport

• Multi-sport Sep 15, 14:05

Olympic quotas: how do athletes actually qualify for the Games?

Being good is not enough: in most sports the quota belongs to the country, not the athlete.

• Multi-sport

• Multi-sport Sep 15, 12:00

Why is there no relegation in American leagues?

Closed leagues, drafts and salary caps - the American model runs on completely different logic from Europe's.

🏊 Swimming Sep 14, 09:45

Heats, semi-finals, finals: how a major swimming championship works

Swimmers may have to race three times in a day - and that programme is part of the challenge.

🏃 Athletics Sep 14, 08:15

How an athletics season works, from the Diamond League to the World Championships

Indoor and outdoor seasons, series meetings and qualifying standards - everything has its place.

🥋 Combat sports

🥋 Combat sports Sep 13, 14:05

Weight classes and belts: how boxing and MMA are organised

Several sanctioning bodies, several belts - which is why naming the true champion is so difficult.

🎯 Darts Sep 13, 11:05

Why 501, and what is a checkout? The rules of darts explained

From 501 down to zero, finishing on a double - that is the essence of darts.

🏎️ Formula 1

🏎️ Formula 1 Sep 12, 17:10

Points, the constructors' championship and the cost cap: F1's rulebook

Two championships run at once, and team spending is capped as well.

🤾 Handball Sep 12, 16:25

Handball basics: seven players, sixty minutes, two-minute suspensions

A fast, high-scoring sport in which the defensive formation says more than any statistic.

🎾 Tennis Sep 12, 12:35

Clay, grass and hard courts: why each is a different game

The surface determines ball speed, bounce height and who starts as favourite.

🎾 Tennis Sep 11, 12:35

The Grand Slam system: four tournaments that define everything

Four events worth twice the points of anything else - which is why careers are measured against them.

🏎️ Formula 1

🏎️ Formula 1 Sep 11, 09:10

Tyre strategy and pit stops: why most races are decided here

Two compounds are mandatory and a stop costs twenty seconds - from there on it is pure maths.

🏀 Basketball

🏀 Basketball Sep 9, 13:25

Triple-double: what it means, and why it became a benchmark

Double figures in three statistical categories - a simple definition with a much-debated meaning.