corporate brand is among those topics which have received less attention of researchers. in this study, the brand of a sports organization (national olympic committee of iran) was examined. the researcher-made questionnaire (containing 45 items) was filled out by 250 players, coaches, supervisors, presidents of federations and reporters dispatched to the asian games who employed the services of...

OBJECTIVE To examine if there is an increased participation in physical or sporting activities following an Olympic or Paralympic games. DESIGN Overview of systematic reviews. METHODS We searched the Medline, Embase, Cochrane, DARE, SportDISCUS and Web of Knowledge databases. In addition, we searched for 'grey literature' in Google, Google scholar and on the International Olympic Committee ...

for the 2008 Olympic Games, the sport community is waiting to see what the impact of the environment and air quality might be on athletes’ performance. Speculation by the media has painted an apprehensive picture, but what are the real concerns regarding the performance of these extraordinary athletes, especially those who have asthma? In this article, we describe the available evidence of the ...

BACKGROUND The Olympic and Paralympic Games rely heavily on volunteers to provide many essential services, including medical care of athletes. OBJECTIVE This preliminary investigation sought to characterise the motivational influences and factors responsible for the satisfaction of Olympic and Paralympic healthcare volunteers. METHODS The 2002 Winter Games polyclinic healthcare volunteers w...

BACKGROUND Little information exists on the illness and injury patterns of athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Among the possible explanations for the current lack of knowledge are the methodological challenges faced in conducting prospective studies of large, heterogeneous groups of athletes, particularly when overuse injuries and illnesses are of concern. OBJECTIVE To d...

OBJECTIVE To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. METHODS We recorded the daily incidence of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues by the Rio 2016 medical staff. RES...

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 developing preventive measures in sport. AIM To analyse the injuries and illnesses that occurred during the Games of the XXX Olympiad, held in London in 2012. METHODS W...

Doping is widely known as the use of banned substances and practices by sports personnel particularly athletes in an attempt to improve sporting performances. There are at least two essential reasons to support the fight against doping: the depth of corruption on the ‘fair competition’the sine qua non of all sporting events, and the potential harmful effects on athletes. To ensure equal competi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the profile of the treatments performed at the physiotherapy department of the Brazilian Olympic Committee during the 2007 Pan-American Games. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN Participants in this study included 434 athletes from the Brazilian Olympic Committee who were referred by the Brazilian medical department to...

4 " I declare that I have produced the work entitled: " Adaptive control of eye saccade accuracy by the cerebellum: the site of plasticity and functional mechanisms " submitted for the award of a doctorate, on my own (without external help), have used only the sources and aids indicated and have marked passages included from other works, whether verbatim or in content, as such. I swear upon oat...