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Identifying and developing world-class athletes can be tough on an isolated Pacific island with limited resources, even more so if it is rugby-obsessed Fiji. But Eugene Vollmer is a Fiji athletics everyday hero and living proof the sport can help you soar.

The World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the 2018 World Cup Russia Local Organising Committee have produced videos to engage fans in healthy habits.

Last week in the UK was Mental Health Awareness week, and the Good Sports Podcast took the opportunity to find out about a couple of initiatives close to home that are using sport to address mental health in their communities.

Reporting “from the field”, this episode of the Good Sports Podcast features interviews from UNHCR, Right to Play, Cricket Without Boundaries and Equal Playing Fields, looking at how sport is contributing to addressing challenges of refugee integration and gender equality in Jordan.