Comparative Study of the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Nutritional Practices Among International Elite and Sub-Elite Athletes: A Sample of 1420 Participants from 14 Countries [PDF]
Background Although several studies have shown that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown has had negative impacts on mental health and eating behaviors among the general population and athletes, few studies have examined the long-term effects
Morteza Taheri+39 more
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The Shape of Success: A Scoping Review of Somatotype in Modern Elite Athletes Across Various Sports [PDF]
This scoping review aimed to determine the somatotype of modern elite athletes across various sports. The literature search followed the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews.
Ximena Martínez-Mireles+7 more
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Successful rapid return to performance following non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsion in elite athletes [PDF]
Objectives Proximal hamstring tendon avulsion injuries are severe and potentially career-threatening for elite athletes. Until now, no data have been published on the non-operative treatment of this injury in elite athletes.
Mario Maas+5 more
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Elite Athletes and COVID-19 Lockdown: Future Health Concerns for an Entire Sector [PDF]
In this editorial, we focused our attention on elite athletes during the COVID-19 lockdown. A high level of physical fitness is required by elite athletes irrespective of the specific type of sport.
Antonio Paoli, Giuseppe Musumeci
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Sexual harassment and eating disorders in female elite athletes - A controlled study [PDF]
The aims were to examine the percentage of female elite athletes and controls reporting sexual harassment and abuse (SHAB), and whether a higher percentage of female athletes with eating disorders (ED) had experienced SHAB.
B. Berglund+27 more
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Structure of Achievement Motivation Dispositions in Elite and Non-Elite Track and Field Athletes [PDF]
Achievement motivation is a distinguishing disposition in elite and non-elite athletes. Implicit theories and competence perception influence the types of achievement goals and constitute separate achievement motivation dispositions. The context of sport
Pietrzak Anna, Tokarz Aleksandra
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Advocating individual-based profiles of elite athletes to capture the multifactorial nature of elite sports performance [PDF]
Elite athletes are high-performance outliers within their specific sports. Even though science seeks to understand the nature of expertise and elite performance, much knowledge remains compartmentalized within subdisciplines.
K. Zentgraf+15 more
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QUADRICEPS FEMORIS ANGLE OF ELITE AND NON-ELITE ATHLETES IN OLYMPIC STYLE WEIGHTLIFTING
OBJECTIVE: To find out the quadriceps femoris angle (Q-angle) values of elite and non-elite athletes in Olympic style weightlifting. METHODS: This study included 22 male elite athletes that won medals in international Olympic style weightlifting ...
Kenan Erdağı+5 more
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Surveying of Causal Attributions of Elite and Sub – Elite Male Athletes in Individual Sports(from the Perspective of Athletes and Coaches) [PDF]
Attribution theory is one of the psychological dynamic theories that explainsand describes people's perception of facts. Therefore, the aim of this research wasto study success and failure attributions in athletes and coaches. The population ofthis study
Amir Abbas Gholipoor+2 more
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Athlete's Heart in Asian Military Males: The CHIEF Heart Study
Background: Elite athlete's heart is characterized by a greater left ventricular mass indexed by body surface area (LVMI) and diastolic function; however previous studies are mainly conducted in non-Asian athletes compared to sedentary controls.Methods ...
Pang-Yen Liu+7 more
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