Extending understandings of risk in organised sport

Risk has been particularly associated with pain, injury, illness and even death in the studies of organised high-performance sport: in short, physical risk has been the primary focus. In contrast, this article explores the cultural dimensions of risk alongside the physical risk, which are revealed in an in-depth ethnographic study of waka ama (outrigger canoeing), 1 an organised sport that is profoundly influenced by indigenous Māori culture....