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How is climate change affecting sport?

And how are elite sporting events contributing to climate change?

This week, the 成人快手鈥檚 Green Sport Awards celebrated athletes from around the world who are using their sporting profile to make change towards a more sustainable future. We hear from 成人快手 Sport journalist Nicola Pearson who tells us about the awards and who won.

We also speak to Maddy Orr, an author and assistant professor at Toronto University in Canada, who specialises in the connection between sport and climate change. She explains how climate change is affecting sport and what sports fans can do to reduce their environmental footprint.

Olympic shooter Kishmala Talat from Pakistan and Paralympic swimmer Malak Abdelshafi from Egypt tell us how they try to help the environment in their sports. Plus, young athlete and activist Innes FitzGerald tells us why she chose to turn down racing in Australia, and the difficult decision to fly to Peru to compete this year.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Emily Horler, Mar铆a Clara Montoya, Adam Chowdhury and Hayley Clarke
Editor: Verity Wilde

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15 minutes

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Wed 9 Oct 2024 02:50GMT

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  • Tue 8 Oct 2024 17:50GMT
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