A comparison of East and West German media coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal by Manfred Massing, Dieter Voigt

“…Top performance sports as such is not only very interesting, but the contest for medals, cups, and new records draws the attention of millions of people. …”
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Athletes’ Personal Branding on Social Media: A Case Study of Eileen Gu during the Beijing Olympics by Fang Xie, Dongye Lyu, Hao Zhang

“…This study examines how athletes use social media to shape and promote their personal brand, employing the case of Eileen Gu, a Chinese American skier who won three medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on behalf of China. …”
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Anthropometric profile of the brazilian male judo team: cross-sectional study by André Luíz Lopes, Gustavo dos Santos Ribeiro, Bruno Costa Teixeira, Randhall Bruce Carteri, Paulo Cavalcante Muzy, André Pontes-Silva

“…All athletes had experience in international tournaments and had won Pan-American, World, and Olympic medals. Data were analyzed with GraphPAD Prism 5.01. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…In 2003, after a 64-year long break, the Lithuanian national basketball team won the European championship golden medals. That stimulated strong, but momentary manifestations of "emotional community." …”
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