Abstract Kenyan athletes have dominated competitive middle‐ and long‐distance running for more than half a century, a phenomenon suggested to be attributable, at least in part, to superior running economy. Given that lower‐leg anthropometry is an important determinant of running economy, a key contributor to the athletic performance of Kenyan runners ...
Henrik B. Larsen +5 more
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Requiem of Olympic ethics and sports' independence: A panel-data socio-cultural analysis. [PDF]
Zagonari F.
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Contemporary concepts in ‘exercise as medicine’ and related fields
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Daniel H. Craighead +11 more
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Abstract Ski mountaineering (SkiMo) is a new Olympic sport with extreme endurance demands and altitude exposure. Previous studies have focused on traditional cardiorespiratory variables, such as maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O2max${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$) or ventilatory thresholds, but, to our knowledge, did not report ...
Forrest Schorderet +7 more
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Social image presentation of virtual sports in social media through the analysis of Twitter data. [PDF]
Du W, Shen X, Zhou S, Ma T, Xu C.
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Abstract Near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has emerged as a potential alternative method for determination of breakpoints equivalent to lactate thresholds. However, the optimal NIRS location remains unclear, particularly in Nordic skiing, which requires both upper‐ and lower‐limb contributions.
Jonas Forot +4 more
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An Analytical Overview of the Rebirth of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement
Collective mentality, due to specialized literature together with media, perpetuated the idea that the rebirth of the Olympic Games and the opening of the modern era in this respect is to be exclusively attributed to Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863 ...
Gheorghe BRANIȘTE
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Perceptions of Colombian Olympic coaches on talent identification and development in sport: a qualitative study. [PDF]
Sánchez D +9 more
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A comparative analysis of the Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool (SMHAT-1) between paediatric and adult Olympic and Paralympic athletes. [PDF]
Triplett AN +8 more
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Examining the relationship between sport, physical activity and "Green Attitudes" among students in different university programmes. [PDF]
Moravecz M +3 more
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