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Do media events still unite the host nation's citizens? The case of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
The Olympic Games are a typical media event and are seen as a festive occasion that monopolizes people's attention through the mass media. The Games and their media coverage have a predetermined schedule that enhances the nation's sense of unity by ...
Takeshi Sakaki, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Mitsuo Yoshida, Fujio Toriumi   +3 more
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Participation in the International Judo Federation World Tour competitions and performance in Tokyo Olympic Games [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionThe International Judo Federation introduced a ranking system in 2009 that determines top athletes for the Olympic Games and seeds them in competitions. Previous research indicated that this ranking list and past performances predicted 19%–27%
Danilo F. C. Santos, Rafael L. Kons, João P. Lopes-Silva, João P. Lopes-Silva, Marcus F. Agostinho, Daniele Detanico, Monica Y. Takito, Monica Y. Takito, Emerson Franchini   +8 more
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Team Korea injury and illness surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games [PDF]

Injury Epidemiology
Background The purpose of this study was to describe the injury and illness epidemiology in Team Korea athletes during 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games.
Junghyun Bae, Sukil Kim, Seungrim Yi, Jungjin Yu, Hyunchul Kim, Seungsoo Woo, Hyoungjoo Choi, Seyong Kim   +7 more
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Preparing for Potential Health and Safety Risks at the Olympic Games: Scoping Review

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundThe Olympic Games are an example of a mass gathering that involves a complex and large crowd composition, with a large number of illnesses and injuries occurring at previous Olympic Games, and the Olympic Games also becoming a target for ...
Shaotong Ren, Tiantian Li, Yongzhong Zhang, Song Bai, Zichen Zhou, Shengxin Li   +5 more
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Response to COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympic Games: Did we properly assess the risk? [PDF]

Epidemics, 2022
Background: The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases was expected to increase during the Tokyo Olympic Games because of the increased physical contact within and between the domestic population and international participants of the Games ...
Sung-mok Jung, Katsuma Hayashi, Taishi Kayano, Hiroshi Nishiura   +3 more
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Olympic Games

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, 2021
Problem/Intro: Epidemiological data of injuries and illnesses in equestrian athletes are limited. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence, prevalence, and severity of health problems among a cohort of elite riders.Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study with 38 elite equestrian athletes over a two-year follow-up period ...
Hirschmüller A, Wolfarth B
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Current trends in the construction of sports infrastructure facilities, taking into account the direction of development of the international Olympic movement [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The study aims to assess current trends in the construction of sports infrastructure, considering the development and improvement vectors of the Olympic movement. Materials and methods.
Kalmanovich Vladimir, Kalimullina Olga, Garifullin Ruslan, Sazgetdinov Ilgizar, Bitcheva Irina   +4 more
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Case study of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games: Implications for global mass gathering events amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the public health countermeasures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that are important for organizing mass gathering events (MGEs) during a pandemic and to identify the practices suitable for application at
Da Huo, Da Huo, Da Huo, Da Huo, Ying Shen, Ying Shen, Tao Zhou, Tao Zhou, Tong Yu, Tong Yu, Ruoran Lyu, Ruoran Lyu, Ying Tong, Ying Tong, Ting Gao, Ting Gao, Quanyi Wang, Quanyi Wang   +17 more
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Emergency department activities at the Athletes' Village during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023
Aim More than 15,000 elite athletes participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Providing adequate medical services to these elite athletes was a priority. Hence, a polyclinic was established in the Athletes' Village.
Norihiro Kuroki, Kazuyoshi Yagishita, Keiki Shimizu, Sachiko Okuaki, Yuuri Doi, Yuki Arakawa, Tomotsugu Nakano, Takao Akama   +7 more
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Activities of medical centers for athletes and spectators at cycling track events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022
Aim We focused on the preparation and activities of clinics for spectators and athletes in the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture, which was managed by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOC).
Youichi Yanagawa, Takuya Muto, Masami Shakagori, Atsuhiko Terakado, Tsukasa Kumai   +4 more
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