Studies have found that sports can provide a safe environment to teach young people positive values through organized activities that lead to better resilience.
Juggling the demands of a hectic Sevens schedule and completing a University degree is enough to send anyone crazy. UNSW Business School student Henry Hutchison wouldn't have it any other way.
Whether it be as a para-athlete or pursuing an education, recent World Cup winner Jamieson Leeson faces the same balancing act as any other elite athlete at UNSW.
International sport was an impossibility at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and, for Tokyo Olympian Henry Hutchison, brought the importance of study back into focus.
Hurdler Gen Cowie and our inspirational para-athletes led the way for UNSW Athletics at their 2022 Uni Nationals last week taking away 13 medals including seven gold.