Sport and development activities have adapted to the changed environment forced upon us due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Articles in this section illustrate how.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sportanddev received a range of articles from organisations illustrating the myriad of ways in which the pandemic has impacted the sporting world and the sport and development sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of life as we know it, and the sporting world is no different.

What are the different ways in which various sport for development or sporting activities have adapted to the changed environment? How have organisations used technology and other means to continue to support communities during lockdowns? What are the ways in which programmes and sporting activities envision themselves moving forward? Are there models of innovation which are useful for the broader sector?

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During COVID-19, ChildFund developed Reconnect, a curriculum which sought to provide opportunities for children to reconnect through sport.

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/reconnect-keeping-children-safe-and-connected-through-sport
 
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Through the new RAFT support programme, Steve Fleming shares innovative solutions from the sport for development sector, as organizations respond to the impact of...

Steve Fleming
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/lessons-survival-sport-development-sector
 
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Throughout the lockdown, ELMS Sports Foundation has facilitated education programs for Physical Education teachers across the country.

Aniketh Mendonca
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/elms-sports-foundation-successfully-trains-over-10000-pe-teachers-india
 
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As schooling is set to stay virtual through 2020 in Colombia, Lacrosse the Nations are working to adapt their curriculum to a the new...

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/relaunching-youth-lacrosse-post-covid
 
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life, and sport has been no exception. Is this the end of spectator sports as we...

Mridul Kataria
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/sport-fans-and-covid-19
 
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We provide coverage of a recent webinar conducted by UNHCR entitled "Displaced children and youth and the role of sport during the COVID-19 pandemic"

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/role-sport-covid-19-refugee-response
 
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Until now, the impact of psychosocial programmes has often been underestimated, considered unmeasurable or even unimportant by many actors in international development.

Marc Probst
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/what-coronavirus-and-resilience-have-common
 
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Paulo Amotun Lokoro, a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Rio Olympics 2016, spoke of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has...

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/training-camp-under-lockdown-lokoro-forced-return-where-his-refugee-team-odyssey-began
 
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The two football stars, both former refugees, went head to head in eFootball PES2020 contest for the United Nations Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) COVID-19 appeal.

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https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/asmir-begovi%C4%87-and-alphonso-davies-compete-online-aid-coronavirus-response
 
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According to the world's seven Global Active Cities.

Rachel Beacher
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/five-lasting-physical-activity-trends-kick-started-covid-19
 
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How Pro Sport Development is contributing in the efforts to provide COVID-19 relief to its participants and their families in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Akshara Bhargava
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/engaging-and-providing-support-children-need-during-covid-19-pandemic
 
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Could sports science and analytics take S&D actors to new frontiers?

Shreyas Rao
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/exploring-science-sport-and-development
 
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