The heat experts were right. In 2019, historical data suggested that the average daily temperature athletes would have to contend with during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be between 28.2℃ and 29.7℃, ...
Aug 24, 2021
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The Tokyo Paralympic Games, which start today, will feature around 4,400 para athletes competing in 539 medal events across 22 sports.
Aug 24, 2021
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers examined whether race (Black or White) influences outcomes and subjective experiences in young athletes who have sustained a sports-related concussion. Of primary interest ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Achieving peak performance in competitive athletics requires a complex but delicate interplay of skill, physical conditioning, practice, precision, grit and passion. Sometimes, both external and internal factors such as self-doubt, ...
Aug 11, 2021
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The informal training methods of BMX riders could be the key to unlocking new heights for athletes, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
Aug 9, 2021
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With the Olympics drawing to a close, many athletes will begin to turn their attention to a crucial yet daunting question: what's next?
Aug 9, 2021
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Australian Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers earned a silver medal and his personal-best time in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2021 Tokyo Games. While most of the world focused on his thrilling performance, others were ...
Aug 6, 2021
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The young woman accelerates rapidly, launching into a short sprint that takes her down the runway to the takeoff board, where she uses one foot to launch herself upward. Keeping control over her body during flight, she lands ...
Aug 4, 2021
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American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is the latest high profile athlete to withdraw from a major tournament citing mental health reasons.
Aug 2, 2021
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The Tokyo Olympics will go down in history for many reasons. It was the first Olympics to be postponed, the first to be held in the midst of a pandemic and the first to be held without spectators.
Aug 2, 2021
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