The Hong Kong Jubilee Sports Centre was established in 1981 as the National Training Centre for elite sportsmen and sportswomen in Hong Kong. There were 11 residential sports: soccer, badminton, table tennis, tennis, fencing, gymnastics, squash, rowing, windsurfing, track and field, and swimming, each with a system of professional coaches and supporting technical staff. A number of non-resident...

Sports is broadly integrated in our society. In early childhood specific sports can become a fascination, especially when the young person appears to be talented. At a certain stage only a select group gets the chance to become elite athletes and turn their hobby into a career. By that time, in most professional sports, several different interests and responsibilities begin to play a role. In t...

INTRODUCTION in this study we report the functional results of 36 professional athletes treated with a combined percutaneous and mini-open technique. METHODS patients were evaluated with Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles questionnaire (VISA-A), the objective 100-points Hannover scale and the Ergo-jump Bosco System device. RESULTS at a mean 28- month follow-up no re-rupture c...

introduction: contact sports may lead to dental injures, which may often be prevented by using mouthguards. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in professional contact sport athletes and to determine the awareness regarding use of mouthguards in this group. methods: a questionnaire containing a number of  questions regarding the demographi...

media has an undeniable role in shaping and directing beliefs, attitudes and thoughts of society and also in creating a suitable ground in sport. the aim of this study was to examine the effective factors of sport media in development of athletic sport. the research methodology was descriptive-comparative, the type of the research was applied, the method was survey, and data collection was fiel...

BACKGROUND In The Netherlands, sports medicine physicians are involved in the care of about 8% of all sports injuries that occur each year. Some patients consult a sports physician directly, without being referred by a general practitioner. This study aims to determine how many patients consult a sports physician directly, and to explore differences in the profiles of these patients compared wi...