Protecting the health of the athlete is a goal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The IOC convened an expert panel to update the 2005 IOC Consensus Statement on the …

Nutrition usually makes a small but potentially valuable contribution to successful performance
in elite athletes, and dietary supplements can make a minor contribution to this nutrition …

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 …

The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes competed,
selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation on the …

Despite the well-recognised benefits of sport, there are also negative influences on athlete
health, well-being and integrity caused by non-accidental violence through harassment and …

Objectives To develop an assessment and recognition tool to identify elite athletes at risk for
mental health symptoms and disorders. Methods We conducted narrative and systematic …

The reported prevalence of low energy availability (LEA) in female and male track and field
athletes is between 18% and 58% with the highest prevalence among athletes in endurance …

The IOC RED-S consensus authors have reconvened to provide an update summary of the
interim scientific progress in the field of relative energy deficiency with the ultimate goal of …

Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport
related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot be …

Background Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological
information and also directions for injury prevention. Purpose To analyze the frequency, …