Psychology & Psychiatry
Big dreams and high demands: The mental health challenges of elite youth athletes
Elite sport poses several unique pressures that can impact athletes' mental health.
Jan 18, 2024
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News tagged with paralympics
Psychology & Psychiatry
England Rugby captain's decision to prioritize mental health could inspire more athletes to do the same
England Rugby Union captain Owen Farrell recently announced he was deciding to step away from international duties. The 32-year-old said his decision to sit out of the 2024 Six Nations tournament was so that he could prioritize ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Athletes have no reason to be concerned by their COVID-19 vaccine this winter but timing matters
It is now almost a rule of thumb: As soon as an athlete falls to the ground with a sudden cardiac arrest, social media is awash with claims that COVID-19 vaccinations are to blame. This was the case with English footballer ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Fewer, but more serious, injuries at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics than at previous Games
There were fewer but more serious injuries among athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics than at previous Games, with the newly introduced sports of taekwondo and badminton ranking among the sports with the highest ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Health
Tokyo Paralympics: How Paralympians are affected by the heat
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Facing a fourth COVID wave and sluggish vaccine rollout, will Japan be ready for the Olympics?
As a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic worsens in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faces a formidable challenge to successfully host the increasingly beleaguered Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with less than ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
This summer's Olympic and Paralympic games should be reconsidered, say experts
As the countdown to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games reaches 100 days, plans to hold the games this summer must be reconsidered as a matter of urgency, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Apr 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO warns 2 million virus deaths possible, Australia urges vaccine-sharing
Coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million without collective action against the pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned, as Australia's prime minister urged any nation that develops a vaccine to ...
Sep 26, 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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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
The Paralympic Games fails to increase disabled people's participation in sports
Tokyo's 2020 Paralympics promises to be a sporting spectacle that thrills and excites, showcasing the very best in Paralympic sports. However, looking at the legacy of London 2012 it is unlikely to inspire more people to ...
Jan 29, 2020
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