Psychology & Psychiatry
It's not just retiring athletes who need mental health support—young sportspeople need it, too
Retiring from professional sport can be anguishing for some athletes.
May 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
As winter Olympics approach, America's athletes may be more stressed than ever
(HealthDay)—With America's best skiers, skaters and snowboarders now heading to the Winter Olympics, a team of mental health professionals will be in Beijing to help them perform under the double strain of intense competition ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Olympian's exit spotlights pressure on athletes
Many were shocked by U.S. gymnast Simone Biles' decision this week to withdraw from a premier event at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on mental health, a reaction that could be rooted in sometimes-unrealistic expectations society ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Empty stadiums, COVID fears: How will it affect Olympic athletes?
(HealthDay)—To do their best, Olympic athletes need to be both physically and mentally fit, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions at the Tokyo Olympics has made that a real challenge, experts say.
Jul 22, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Sports psychologist professor: Detecting doping is a race against time
Ever faster, higher, further: The pressure on competitive athletes is enormous. They have to perform well enough to stay in the squad or to qualify for high-level competitions, such as the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Condoms, vaccines and sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety
The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Jul 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan scientist 'very pessimistic' Olympics will happen
A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is "very pessimistic" the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months.
Apr 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Postponing the Olympics is the right call: Curbing a pandemic matters more than money
The Olympic and Paralympic Games have officially been rescheduled to a date beyond 2020, but not later than the summer of 2021. The International Olympic Committee had been under pressure to make a decision about the Tokyo ...
Mar 25, 2020
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Health
Pyeongchang sets Winter Olympic record - for condoms
This month's Winter Olympics in South Korea will set a record even before the first athlete comes out of a starting gate, organisers said Thursday—for the largest number of free condoms handed out at a Winter Games.
Feb 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NIH funds study of Zika infections in US Olympic athletes
Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects.
Jul 5, 2016
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