efforts tailored to simplify this knowledge for athletes and practitioners (eg, “Beat the Heat” leaflets produced by World Athletics 6 ). These challenges and/or barriers may in part explain the lack of universal adoption of HA. Sport is a global business worth an estimated US$500 billion in 2020 and
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Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022
Natalia Galan-Lopez, Chris J. Esh, Diogo Vaz Leal, Silvia Gandini, Ronan Lucas, Frederic Garrandes, Stephane Bermon, Paolo Emilio Adami, Alma Kajeniene, Yuri Hosokawa, Bryna Catherine Rose Chrismas, Christopher J. Stevens, and Lee Taylor
Elite Junior Throwers Unlikely to Remain at the Top Level in the Senior Category
Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
elite senior athlete. In middle-distance events, only 31% of the junior finalists in the WJC had been ranked among the top 10 later at senior level. 10 We recently reported robust estimates of transition rate in world-class sprinters and jumpers. 7 , 11 After analyzing the World Athletics and WJC
World-Class Sprinters’ Careers: Early Success Does Not Guarantee Success at Adult Age
Gennaro Boccia, Marco Cardinale, and Paolo Riccardo Brustio
categories. Methods The sample of this study involved the sprinters competing in 100-, 200-, and 400-m races. The names of male and female athletes ranked in the top 100 official lists of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF—now called World Athletics; https://www.iaaf.org/home ) in
Fueling for the Field: Nutrition for Jumps, Throws, and Combined Events
Jennifer Sygo, Alicia Kendig Glass, Sophie C. Killer, and Trent Stellingwerff
break providing an opportunity for a more substantial meal. Including both sweet and savory options throughout the day can limit flavor fatigue. A review of the CE 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships, including 12 CE athletes, reported that planned fluid intakes on competition day were greater than
The Threshold Ambient Temperature for the Use of Precooling to Improve Cycling Time-Trial Performance
Steve H. Faulkner, Iris Broekhuijzen, Margherita Raccuglia, Maarten Hupperets, Simon G. Hodder, and George Havenith
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Fluid Needs for Training, Competition, and Recovery in Track-and-Field Athletes
Douglas J. Casa, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Stuart D. Galloway, and Susan M. Shirreffs
.-M. ( 2017 ). Strategies and factors associated with preparing for competing in the heat: A cohort study at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 ( 4 ), 264 – 270 . PubMed ID: 27815238 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096579 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096579 Racinais
Impairment of Cycling Capacity in the Heat in Well-Trained Endurance Athletes After High-Intensity Short-Term Heat Acclimation
Thomas Reeve, Ralph Gordon, Paul B. Laursen, Jason K.W. Lee, and Christopher J. Tyler
, Timpka T , et al . Strategies and factors associated with preparing for competing in the heat: a cohort study at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships . Br J Sports Med . 2017 ; 51 ( 4 ): 264 – 270 . PubMed ID: 27815238 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096579 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096579 6. Laursen
Exercise-Induced Illness and Inflammation: Can Immunonutrition and Iron Help?
Lindy M. Castell, David C. Nieman, Stéphane Bermon, and Peter Peeling
injuries and illnesses during the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 44 , 1100 – 1105 . PubMed ID: 21106775 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2010.078030 10.1136/bjsm.2010.078030 Arabyat , R.M. , Raisch , D.W. , McKoy , J.M. , & Bennett , C.L. ( 2015
Special Environments: Altitude and Heat
Philo U. Saunders, Laura A. Garvican-Lewis, Robert F. Chapman, and Julien D. Périard
Athletes in the sport of track and field are often faced with training or competing in challenging environmental conditions. The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships (Doha, Qatar) and the 2020 Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) are anticipated to have the highest heat index in the history of those
Nutrition for Special Populations: Young, Female, and Masters Athletes
Ben Desbrow, Nicholas A. Burd, Mark Tarnopolsky, Daniel R. Moore, and Kirsty J. Elliott-Sale
is particularly important in terms of the connection between diet, exercise, and body image ( Desbrow et al., 2014 ). It is also important to recognize that athletic performance development is nonlinear, with success at junior competitions infrequently translating to success at Olympic or World
