Whilst other sporting narratives of girls and women from the Global North have been well
explored, there is limited research about girls from a Fijian background. Furthermore, within …

Despite a growing body of research focused on women's experiences of menstruation in
sports, most of this has been done by white women on white women and then applied to …

This article presents an exploratory study of va'a, or outrigger canoe racing, in Fiji, based on
13 semi-structured interviews with paddlers and administrators. The sport, which is deeply …

This chapter presents the first sociological study of outrigger canoe racing, or va'a, in Fiji, a
sport deeply embedded in Pacific seafaring heritage. It begins with a brief history of va'a in …

This book presents the most comprehensive map** and analysis of women's football in
Oceania and is the first to examine the game's historical development alongside social …

This research examines the social and cultural effects of skateboarding as a
youthempowering activity and as a subculture within Nairobi, Kenya. In this research, which …

This article explores the nexus between power, sport, and disability with a focus on Deaf
rugby in Fiji. Based on semistructured interviews with players, officials, and stakeholders …

Abstract In Fiji, Indo-Fijians constitute the second largest community after Indigenous Fijians.
Indo-Fijian women face gender and racial inequalities to access sports and Physical …

This book focuses on the variety of strategies developed by women athletes in the Pacific
Islands to claim contested sporting spaces–in particular, rugby union, soccer, beach …

The advent of modernity has changed the sports landscape of the world, wherein all
barriers, especially gender discrimination, have been broken, with men and women …