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Determining capacity and barriers to disability sport development: the international federation of cerebral palsy football membership perspective

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Previously managed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association, Cerebral Palsy (CP)-Football is a para-sport for individuals with neurological impairments such as cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury or similar ...
S. G. Arthur-Banning, Y. S. Oh, M. Domka, M. Fernandez   +3 more
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Legitimation and Trust Strategies for Sustainability in and for Global Sport Events: The Case of the ‘Climate Positive’ Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 1158-1168, April 2026.
ABSTRACT International sport governing bodies are increasingly under scrutiny due to their questionable environmental sustainability records of global sport events, thereby facing a potential legitimacy gap and loss of trust that the proclaimed sustainability goals can be achieved.
David M. Herold, Shannon Colville, Nadine Kathrin Ostern, Marleen Voss   +3 more
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Using court reports to enhance knowledge of sexual abuse in sport: A Norwegian case study [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 The authorsSport scientists face difficulties in gaining access to data on sexual abuse in sport through conventional research sources and also in verifying media reports of such cases.
Fasting, Kari, Fasting, K, Kjølberg, Gustav, Brackenridge, CH, Kjølberg, G, Brackenridge, Ceila   +5 more
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Navigating the Data Processing Maze: A Systematic Review of Jump Height Calculations Using Force Platforms

European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 26, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Vertical jump height estimates the ability to oppose gravity and lower body neuromuscular performance in athletes and various clinical populations. The use of force platforms for measuring jump height is increasingly popular due to technological advancements and the equipment's relative ease of use in various settings.
Ingrid Eythorsdottir, Øyvind Gløersen, Hannah Rice, Amelie Werkhausen, Gertjan Ettema, Paul Solberg, Gøran Paulsen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Injury and Illness Rates Among Team USA Athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Background: Previous research has reported higher rates of both injury and illness among Paralympic athletes compared with Olympic athletes during the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, but no studies have directly compared injury and illness incidence
Eric G. Post PhD, Malia G. Cali MD, Stephanie C. Clark DO, Kayle E. Noble-Taylor DO, David M. Robinson MD, Ike B. Hasley MD, Emily G. Larson MD, April L. McPherson PhD, Travis Anderson PhD, Jonathan T. Finnoff DO, William M. Adams PhD   +10 more
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Resilience, stress and recovery among paralympics athletes during pre-competitive phase

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
This study investigated whether the level of resilience of Paralympic athletics athletes in a pre-competitive period was impacted by sociodemographic and stress variables. 107 Paralympic athletics athletes (92 men and 15 women) with a mean age of 32.25 ±
Gabriel Lucas Morais Freire, Lenamar Fiorese, José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Sherdson Emanoel da Silva Xavier, Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira, José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior   +5 more
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The potential influence of Cortisol and Testosterone on psychobiological aspects in Paralympic athletes

Apunts: Educación Física y Deportes, 2020
Paralympic sport is based on performance and requires the planning of physical, technical and psychological training. Factors such as structure, duration and intensity of specific training and disability type might influence hormone levels of blood-free ...
João Paulo-Pereira-Rosa, Andressa Silva, Dayane Ferreira-Rodrigues, Eduardo Stieler, Marco Tulio-de-Mello   +4 more
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A Sensitive Thermoelectric Respiratory Sensor Using a Hollow‐Square Structure of Cubic Silicon Carbide‐Based Heterojunction

Small, Volume 22, Issue 16, 17 March 2026.
A sensitive self‐powered respiratory sensor is developed using a hollow‐window structure implemented on a 3C‐SiC/Si heterojunction‐based platform. This design enables the manipulation of thermal transport with the heterojunction regulating the flow of thermally generated charge carriers, yielding a significantly higher output thermal voltage than that ...
Thi Lap Tran, Duy Van Nguyen, The Lai Khanh, Thien Hoang, Toan Trong Tran, Pingan Song, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Dzung Viet Dao, John Bell, Ravinesh C. Deo, Toan Dinh   +10 more
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Disability Sports from Charity towards Partnerships - Case: Finnish Paralympic Committee [PDF]

, 2020
The main goal of this Master´s Thesis is to analyse what motivates the business stakeholders to support disability sport. Future support from the government is uncertain so there is a huge need for this study to understand and attract more business ...
Mäkynen, Timo
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The political process of constructing a sustainable London Olympics sports development legacy [PDF]

, 2009
This study attempts to develop a research agenda for understanding the process of constructing a sustainable Olympic sports development legacy. The research uses a social constructivist perspective to examine the link between the 2012 London Olympic ...
Hills, L, Vassil Girginov, Laura Hills, Girginov, V   +3 more
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