Ensuring of Protection from Biological Threats During Olympic Games

Data Protection from Insider Threats

The Journey of Skiing: Starting from the Altay Region Extending to the Winter Olympic Games

Background. The skiing was first used in the history of mankind for transportation and hunting in the Altay Mountains, where harsh and long winter conditions exist. The use of skiing continued in many cultures and eventually turned into a sport where not the Winter Olympic Games serve as a venue for the competition. Objectives. This review aims to outline the phases of skiing and highlight how...

Sports injuries during the Summer Olympic Games 2008.

BACKGROUND Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological information and also directions for injury prevention. PURPOSE To analyze the frequency, characteristics, and causes of injuries incurred during the Summer Olympic Games 2008. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. METHODS The chief physicians and/or chief medical officers of the national teams ...

Health surveillance during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES By the time the Olympic Games began, over 11,300 athletes and 5,100 officials from 200 countries had arrived in Sydney. Over the Games period, a succession of mass gatherings took place, including the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The latter event saw 110,000 spectators and thousands of athletes at Stadium Australia, and an estimated 1,000,...

Sports injuries and illnesses during the London Summer Olympic Games

To cite: Engebretsen L, Soligard T, Steffen K, et al. Br J Sports Med Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013092380 ABSTRACT Background The Olympic Movement Medical Code encourages all stakeholders to ensure that sport is practised without danger to the health of the athletes. Systematic surveillance of injuries and illnesses is the foundation for devel...