Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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From basketball hoops to cricket bats, community sports play a crucial role in diversity and inclusion in our cities. Join author and journalist Perry King in discussion with Jaskaran Singh Sandhu, Shane Stirling, and Lauren Wolman on his new work Rebound: Sports, Community, and the Inclusive City.

This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.

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Rebound: Sports, Community, and the Inclusive City by Perry King: anotherstory.ca/item/eICIMlJ6k5FdCqC0ubA8-Q

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Meet the Panelists
6:50 The Khalsa Cup and Diversity in Ball Hockey
16:40 Basketball and the Poor Condition of Accessible Sports Facilities
27:08 Cricket, Sustainability, and Social Development
34:01 Sport, Colonialism, and Discrimination
37:12 How Sports Are Rigged Against Marginalized Communities
49:08 How We Can Improve Community Sports
55:57 Inclusive Decision-Making and the Discrepancy Between Sports Supply and Demand
1:08:00 Disabilities and Barriers to Sport Participation
1:11:53 Do Cities Want to Improve Outdoor Courts?
1:16:00 Toronto As a City of the Future
1:19:57 Final Thoughts & Thank You
1:21:58 Thank You to the Ontario Trillium Foundation