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Does Learning to Ride a Bike at School in France Address Environmental Issues?
ABSTRACT Background Against the background of the climate crisis, the transport sector is being targeted by policies aimed at encouraging low‐carbon means of transport such as cycling. In France, teaching children to ride a bicycle is one approach being taken, following the creation in 2018 of the scheme Savoir Rouler à Vélo (Learn to Ride a Bike ...
Raingeaud Fanny*, Collinet Cécile
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Investigating changes in athletes’ psychological states during the preparation period is a significant part of the evaluation and planning during the preparation stage for the games.
Fatma Betül Yardımcı +1 more
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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 +4 more
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Background: The influence of the Tokyo Summer Olympic/Paralympic Games on normal emergency medical system operations in Japan had not yet been fully elucidated.
Takeshi Nishimura +5 more
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Educational Legacy of the Rio 2016 Games: Lessons for Youth Engagement
The promise of the Rio 2016 Games was to influence the entire population of Brazil, but the major impact was expected to be on children and the youth. The development of youth education programs promoting Olympic and Paralympic values was one of the main
Lyusyena Kirakosyan
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Routledge Handbook of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
This handbook offers an important and timely contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Olympic studies. It brings together for the first time in a single volume a complete analysis of current and future economic, commercial, socio-political ...
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Return to sport in athletes after surgical ankle fractures: A systematic review
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 +6 more
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Daily heart rate variability of Paralympic gold medallist swimmers: A 17-week investigation
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 +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Stakeholders and the Paralympic Games
This chapter adopts stakeholder theory as a heuristic approach to explore the stakeholders of the Paralympic Games and Movement. Any attempt to understand and manage the complex array of stakeholders that collectively make up the Paralympic Movement is a challenging task for a number of reasons. First, the term stakeholder is often used without a clear
Dowling, Mathew, Legg, David
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