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Clinical Medicine, 2003 Winning an Olympic gold medal represents the pinnacle of achievement in any sporting event, to do so with diabetes is almost miraculous. This report outlines the history and management of Steven Redgrave's diabetes, and describes the physiology associated with the extremes of human endurance and the difficulties that this presents.
Ian W, Gallen +2 more
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Talking about the 'rotten fruits' of Rio 2016:framing mega-event legacies [PDF]
, 2021 Legacy has become a watchword of hosting mega-events in recent years, used to justify massive spending and far-reaching urban transformations. However, academic studies of legacy outcomes suggest there is only limited evidence for the efficacy of using ...
Talbot, Adam
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Development of sports management in Serbia and Montenegro through the history of the Olympic committees of their countries [PDF]
SportLogia, 2018 The subject of this research refers to development of management in sport throughout history of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and the Montenegrin Olympic Committee.
Violeta Šiljak +3 more
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Periodic health evaluation in athletes competing in Tokyo 2020: from SARS-CoV-2 to Olympic medals
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023 Background The Tokyo Olympic games were the only games postponed for a year in peacetime, which will be remembered as the COVID-19 Olympics. No data are currently available on the effect on athlete’s performance.Aim To examine the Italian Olympic ...
Antonio Pelliccia +12 more
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A strength-oriented exercise session required more recovery time than a power-oriented exercise session with equal work [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The present randomized cross-over controlled study aimed to compare the rate of recovery from a strength-oriented exercise session vs. a power-oriented session with equal work. Sixteen strength-trained individuals conducted one strength-oriented session (
Christian Helland +6 more
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Спортивная медицина: наука и практика, 2020 Adaptation to hypoxia is an integral part of elite athletes training at various stages of the training and competition season. One of the key issues in the use of additional hypoxic stimulation methods is the potential risk of oxidative stress ...
A. A. Grushin +7 more
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The social responsibility of the Olympic Games: Olympic women. [PDF]
, 2017 This paper will review the history of women’s involvement in the Olympic Games, how gender is socially (re)constructed through these events, current issues facing women who compete at the Olympic/Paralympic level, and what social responsibility the ...
Pike, Elizabeth
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The purpose of this paper is the influence of Science- Technology- Engineering- Art- Mathematics (STEAM) education on the Olympic education of primary and middle school students. The research object is the Beijing Olympic model school.
Jia Li, Lei Yuan
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Olympic legacy and cultural tourism: Exploring the facets of Athens' Olympic heritage [PDF]
, 2013 This study examines the effects of the Olympic Games on Athens’ cultural tourism and the city’s potential to leverage the Olympic legacy in synergy with its rich heritage in order to enhance its tourism product during the post-Games period.
Alexiou C. +36 more
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The sources and interpretation of Olympic Law [PDF]
, 2012 In this article, Mark James and Guy Osborn discuss how the relationships between the various members of the Olympic Movement are governed by the Olympic Charter and the legal framework within which an edition of the Olympic Games is organised.
Alexandre +6 more
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