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Spormetre Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri DergisiInvestigating 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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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineObjective To (1) describe the incidence and characteristics of injuries and illnesses reported by Team USA athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games (PSOG) and Paralympic Games (PSPG); (2) compare injury and illness incidence between ...
Amber Donaldson +8 more
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An examination of the personality traits and sense of humour of Paralympic athletes
The European Journal of Humour ResearchThe aim of this study is to examine the personality traits and humour styles of Paralympic athletes. The relational screening model was used in the study, and 292 Paralympic athletes were evaluated.
Taner Atasoy, Atike Yılmaz
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, 2000 Part of the collection: Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.; Title from descriptive list. Group photo: seated left-side Lucky Aganostou (Assistant Pistol Coach), Gavin Freeman (Sports Psychologist), Peter Tail (Pistol) and Steve McCormack (Pistol), seated ...
Nomarhas, James, 1951-
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, 2013 Sports technology can be any product or system used to facilitate, train or influence an athlete’s performance. The role of prostheses used for disability sport was initially to help facilitate exercise and then ultimately, competition.
Dyer, Bryce T.J.
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Public attitudes towards intellectual disabilities after watching Olympic/Paralympic performance [PDF]
, 2012 Despite there being some changes to the way that people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) are viewed in society, negative attitudes prevail. One of the aspirations of the Paralympic games 2012 organisers was to influence the public’s attitudes towards ...
Ferrara, J.
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Paralympic sport:An emerging area for research and consultancy in sports biomechanics
, 2011 The Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of sport for many athletes with a disability. The overall purpose of this paper is to highlight the role that the field of sports biomechanics specifically (and sports science in general) may play in improving ...
Keogh, Justin W L, Justin W. L. Keogh
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SICOT-JAdvances in technology, prosthetic components and rehabilitation techniques have improved the quality of life for amputees. Wearing a prosthesis enabled them to participate in sports at a high level.
Le Guen Alexandre +3 more
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Evaluation of the factors determining Paralympic movement.
, 2013 The aim of the work – to analyze the factors determining Paralympic movement Relevance – growing interest in sport and Paralympic movement motivates people to take more interest in sporting activity.
Leveckytė, Viktorija,
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Does Producing Scientific Articles Lead to Paralympic Podiums?
BiomechanicsThe Olympic/Paralympic Games are world events that promote countries and their participants, and more particularly, those winning medals. The potential link between a country’s scientific productivity and its podium wins remains unknown for the ...
Francine Pilon, François Prince
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