COVID-19 affected elite track-and-field athletes’ Olympic preparation before Tokyo 2020 compared to Rio 2016

COVID-19 affected elite track-and-field athletes’ Olympic preparation before Tokyo 2020 compared to Rio 2016

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on elite sport by postponing the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 four months before the original start. This impacted athletes’ macro-cycle periodization, psychological stressors and resources. We analyse whether track-and-field athletes were able...

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Main Authors: Alexander Banning, Edda van Meurs, Dennis Dreiskämper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Track and field
Performance progression
Corona
Olympics
Random effects model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86883-2
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