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THE EVOLUTION OF THE WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES AND SPORTS [PDF]

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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An Overview of the Running Performance of Athletes with Lower-Limb Amputation at the Paralympic Games 2004–2012

Sports, 2015
This paper analyses the performances of lower-limb amputees in the 100, 200 and 400 m running events from the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. In this paper, four hypotheses are pursued.
Hossein Hassani, Siamak Noroozi, Bryce Dyer   +2 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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Sponsors' presence in Paralympic Games and providing a conceptual model for Iran [PDF]

Research in Sport Management and Marketing, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the presence of sponsors in Paralympic Games and provide a conceptual model for Iran.Methods: According to the nature of the subject and the aims of the research, a descriptive-analytical method was used,
Nahid Atghia, Elnaz Ghorabi, Sima Limouchi   +2 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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Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica, 2022
This aim of this article is to describe up-to-date polices and main classification issues in Paralympic sport with focus on Paralympic swimming. Using narrative review, it determines the influence of recent classification changes by reviewing available ...
Vít Šašek, Klára Daďová, David Půlpán   +2 more
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Incidence and factor analysis for the heat-related illness on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023
Introduction Among the 43 venues of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (OG) and 33 venues of Paralympic Games (PG) were held, the heat island effect was highly expected to cause heat-related illnesses in the outdoor venues with maximum temperatures exceeding 35°C.
Hiroyuki Yokota, Manabu Sugita, Shota Tanaka, Ryo Sagisaka, Hideharu Tanaka, Nagisa Kato, Tomoya Kinoshi, Tetsuya Miyamoto, Hironori Inoue, Shuji Sakanashi, Hiroto Numata, Tomohiko Masuno, Kousuke Nakano, Takahiko Tokunaga, Katsuhiko Sugimoto, Junichi Inoue, Koshi Nakagawa   +16 more
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Olympic Games

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, 2021
Problem: In-competition injury and illness incidences in Paralympic athletes have been studied extensively during the last decade. However, longitudinal monitoring data is still lacking.
Busch A, 2, Kubosch EJ, Meidl V, Bretthauer B, Leonhart R, Dallmann P, Wrobel N, Hirschmüller A, 7   +9 more
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Global warming and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games: a perspective from the Tokyo 2020 Games

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2022
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games provided a significant opportunity to consider global warming as an issue to be seriously addressed to run the safe and fair games in the era of climate change.
Lisa Yamasaki, Shuhei Nomura
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