The article presents the results of an online survey conducted among volunteers Olympic and/or Paralympic Games 2022 (Beijing, China). text discusses experience participation Chinese in relevant activities before Games, their motivation for participating / volunteer program, level satisfaction from organization and conduct life value orientations attitudes towards further activities. research s...

T he paper uses Heckman model to examine the statistical importance of over 140 independent variables on the Olympic performance of all countries participating in the Summer Olympic Games from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016. We find that countries which export more products have a higher likelihood of winning an Olympic medal than their counterparts exporting fewer products, and explain why...

From 29 June to 7 July 2009, Singapore hosted the inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG), which brought 1210 athletes and 810 officials from 43 participating countries. On 11 June, just 1 week before the Games Village Medical Centre started operations, the World Health Organization officially declared a global H1N1 2009 pandemic. Working in close partnership with the Olympic Council of Asia Medical ...

This study aimed to diagnose the nutritional status of the Weight Lifting Permanent Olympic Team Athletes of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB). The sample was composed of 24 athletes, aged 16-23 yr, 12 males (19.7 ± 2.4 yr) and 12 females (19.2 ± 1.8 yr). The following procedure was applied to diagnose the nutritional status: analysis of the adequability of energy and macronutrient intake –...

In order to improve their performance, some athletes utilize methods which optimize the physiological characteristics needed for their sport. The considerable availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (rEPO) has allowed the widespread use of this drug in aerobic sports to increase oxygen transfer capacity. Like endogenous EPO the recombinant hormone interacts with the precursor erythroid...

This paper develops a method to determine if the United States’ Olympic sports program is improving on an individual sport basis. In addition, the probabilistic likelihood of a U.S. Olympic sports team reaching the medal podium was investigated. The research presented in this paper focuses on U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey (a head-to-head sport), ...

C. Bosco, R. Colli, E. Introini, M. Cardinale, O. Tsarpela, A. Madella, J. Tihanyi and A. Viru University of Rome ± Tor Vergata, Fondazione `Don Gnocchi', Rome, Italy Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Department of Biomechanics, Hungarian University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary Research and Study Center, Italian Cycling Federation Research ...

In recent years, the awareness of the importance of physical activity for human health is growing, as people practicing it; the number of gyms has also substantially increased. Currently, in Italy there is not a consistent regulation regarding hygienic and sanitary requirements of gyms. Several Italian regions issued laws about this topic. The authors analyse the standards required by the Itali...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the child and adolescent population. It is characterized by impairment in attention/concentration, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, all of which can impact performance of athletes. ADHD treatment within the athletic population is a unique challenge. The research in this field has been relatively ...