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The impact of long‐haul travel and 13 h time change on sleep and rest activity circadian rhythm in speed skaters during World Cup competitions

Experimental Physiology, Volume 110, Issue 11, Page 1732-1743, November 1, 2025.
Abstract Athletes frequently compete only a few days after long‐haul travel. Longitudinal real‐world data on athletes’ sleep and sleep–wake cycle in competitive settings remain scarce. This study assessed the impact of a long‐haul travel across ∼13 time zones on sleep patterns, rest–activity circadian rhythms (RAR), and their subsequent effects on ...
Giorgio Varesco, Chun William Yao, Evelyne Dubé, Guido Simonelli, François Bieuzen   +4 more
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Newspaper Coverage of Paralympic Athletes: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis

SAGE Open, 2022
This study examines representations of athletes with impairments who competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Discourse analysis from a linguistic perspective was employed to investigate gendered descriptions of disabled persons and the
Habibah Ismail, Selina Khoo, Mohd Muzhafar Idrus, Jadeera Phaik Geok Cheong, Rizal Razman   +4 more
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Return to sport in athletes after surgical ankle fractures: A systematic review

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, Volume 12, Issue 4, October 2025.
Abstract Purpose Ankle fractures represent a significant health concern for athletes, comprising 15%–25% of all sports‐related injuries. With increasing sports participation across all age groups, the public health impact of these injuries is expected to grow. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a common approach to managing ankle fractures,
Giovan Giuseppe Mazzella, Guido Bocchino, Andrea De Fazio, Giacomo Capece, Fabrizio Forconi, Giulio Maccauro, Raffaele Vitiello   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Food Safety and Infection Control in Mass Foodservice Operations: Implementing a Foodservice Provision Audit Tool for Sport (FPAT‐S)

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Ensuring food safety and infection control in large‐scale foodservice operations is critical to protecting health in mass feeding environments, including athletes' dining halls and institutional dining settings. Athletes at major competitions are at risk of illness in overcrowded dining areas, especially where foodservice safety standards are ...
Angela C. Dufour, Fiona E. Pelly, Hattie H. Wright, Rachael Thurecht   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracking the development of technical-tactical skills in judo athletes with visual impairments over four Paralympic cycles (2012-2024)

Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
Judo performance is inherently complex due to the dynamic interplay of various factors influencing technique execution. This retrospective cohort study examined data on the technical-tactical performance of judo athletes with visual impairments across ...
Rafael Kons, Vinicius Gulias, Nathalie Azeredo Bahiense Gomes   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Daily heart rate variability of Paralympic gold medallist swimmers: A 17-week investigation

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2015
Objectives: Heart rate variability (HRV) can be a simple, non-invasive method of gauging cardiac autonomic nervous system fluctuations across periodised training workloads and taper in elite athlete populations.
Rohan Edmonds, Anthony Leicht, Mark McKean, Brendan Burkett   +3 more
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Biology and Management of Male‐Bodied Athletes in Elite Female Sports

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 17, Issue 9, Page 1703-1714, September 2025.
Graphical representation of the relationships of transgender and XY DSDF as male‐bodied athletes along the binary dimensions of biological sex. ABSTRACT The physical advantages in elite power sports that allow men to surpass women are derived from the experience of male puberty.
David J. Handelsman, Stéphane Bermon
wiley   +1 more source

THE EVOLUTION OF THE WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES AND SPORTS

Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this research was to record and the evolution of the winter paralympic games and sports since 1976 until 2010. The history of the Winter Paralympic Games is relatively recent compared to that one of the Olympic Games.
Giovanis Vasilios, Margari Eriketti
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Psychological characteristics of paralympic athletes’ self-realisation

Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2016
The Paralympic sport has become an important tool for post-traumatic recovery, adaptation, integration and social inclusion of people with disabilities.
Oleg M. Kokun, Oleksandr M. Shamych
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Solo Versus Tandem Cycling Performance: The Whole Is Less Than the Sum of the Parts

European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 25, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Tandem cycling is a Paralympic discipline where two cyclists share one bicycle and requires synchronization and shared effort. In this study, we investigated how individual performance on a solo bicycle compares to tandem cycling. Twelve trained cyclists, that were unfamiliar with tandem cycling, completed a submaximal cycling test, a 30 s ...
Albert Smit, Julia Boschker, Stephan van der Zwaard, Ina Janssen, Thomas W. J. Janssen, Mathijs J. Hofmijster   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source