The impact of COVID-19 on sporting events and high-performance athletes

Barbosa, Bruno Teixeira; Lima-Júnior, Dalton de; Filho, Edson Marques

doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.20.11309-4

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“…Even short-term (<4 weeks) detraining can lead to the loss of exercise-induced adaptation mechanisms [ 31 ]. As a result of short-term detraining the maximal oxygen uptake and ventilatory efficiency decline, while respiratory exchange ratio and lactate levels increase [ 31 , 32 , 33 ]. According to our results, there was no difference in CPET parameters between non-COVID and COVID athletes, which means that no long-term effect of detraining was verified.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Preparation for the Tokyo Olympics: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Top Swimmers

Csulak

Petrov²,

Kováts

et al. 2021

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Background: The Olympic preparation of athletes has been highly influenced by COVID and post-COVID syndrome. As the complex screening of athletes is essential for safe and successful sports, we aimed to repeat the 2019-year sports cardiology screening of the Olympic Swim Team before the Olympics and to compare the results of COVID and non-COVID athletes. Methods: Patient history, electrocardiogram, laboratory tests, body composition analysis, echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) were performed. We used time-ranking points to compare swimming performance. Results: From April 2019, we examined 46 elite swimmers (24 ± 4 years). Fourteen swimmers had COVID infection; all cases were mild. During CPET there was no difference in the performance of COVID (male: VO2 max 55 ± 4 vs. 56.5 ± 5 mL/kg/min, p = 0.53; female: VO2 max 54.6 ± 4 vs. 56 ± 5.5 mL/kg/min, p = 0.86) vs. non-COVID athletes (male VO2 max 56.7 ± 5 vs. 55.5 ± 4.5 mL/kg/min, p = 0.50; female 49.6 ± 3 vs. 50.7 ± 2.6 mL/kg/min, p = 0.47) between 2019 and 2021. When comparing the time results of the National Championships, 54.8% of the athletes showed an improvement (p = 0.75). Conclusion: COVID infection with short-term detraining did not affect the performance of well-trained swimmers. According to our results, the COVID pandemic did not impair the effectiveness of the preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Preparation for the Tokyo Olympics: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Top Swimmers

Csulak

Petrov²,

Kováts

et al. 2021

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing on a global scale, has nevertheless allowed us to take a look at some recent studies (Barbosa et al 2020;Garcia-Garcia et al 2020;Schnitzer et al 2020;Wong et al 2020;Rico-González et al 2021) that offer some analysis and provide partial answers or solutions. Initial recommendations by Wong et al (2020) included measures to control local spread through public awareness, the encouragement of personal hygiene, and the postponement or cancellation of large-scale public events.…”

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How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced the Approach to Risk Management in Cycling Events

Bazzanella

Muratore

Schlemmer

et al. 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us to live in social isolation and has brought an important element of social life, the events industry, to a complete standstill. In resurrecting the events industry, the most urgent focus is on managing the risk of any crowd-control measures with a view to reducing to zero the danger of the virus spreading. This research focuses on the main issue of the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the organization of sports events (SEs), and in particular, cycling competitions. This study, therefore, aims to provide deeper insights into (a) the measures introduced to face the health emergency situation in cycling events, (b) the comparison of these measures with previous experiences in similar SE contexts, and (c) the possible evolution of organizational models for cycling events in the post-pandemic era. Fifteen semi-structured interviews with cycling athletes, managers, and officials constitute the methodological basis for this study. The results show that countermeasures have been taken that are effective in dealing with pandemic characteristics and are likely to be applied in the future, while others will be phased out or used again only when necessary. This study enhances scientific knowledge by analyzing a renewed approach to risk management for SEs, with a specific focus on pandemics and medical risks. Finally, the study shows that cycling events need to adapt the specifics of such a new approach to the standards projected on future scenarios for which the COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way.

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“…En este sentido, Polero et al, (2020) señalaron que, las restricciones de actividad física han derivado en la adopción de estilos de vida inseguros, que podrían derivar en enfermedades cardiovasculares como obesidad, hipertensión, diabetes, por citar algunos ejemplos; recomendando enfáticamente el mantenerse en actividad, a través de ejercicios aeróbicos, de fortalecimiento, estiramiento y equilibrio. Barbosa et al, (2020) ira, trastornos de sueño; sumado a que, al avocarse más a otras actividades como los videojuegos y la lectura, se provoca agotamiento mental. Esto justifica la necesidad de encontrar alternativas para poder realizar actividades físicas y deportivas, considerando las restricciones que se tienen por COVID-19.…”

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TICs utilizadas por instructores de artes marciales durante cuarentena por COVID-19 en Panamá

González¹,

Ortega-Mendoza²,

González³

2021

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Las artes marciales brindan múltiples beneficios para quienes las practican regularmente, en especial para la salud física y mental. Sin embargo, la COVID-19 ha limitado el desarrollo de actividades presenciales que congreguen un número considerable de personas, pudiendo ser las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TICs), una alternativa. El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo conocer las TICs utilizadas por instructores de marciales durante la cuarentena por COVID-19 en Panamá. Para ello, se elaboró una encuesta estructurada, dirigida a instructores con tercer dan (Sandan), o su equivalente, en adelante; a través de Formularios de Google. La población objetivo fue un grupo de 60 instructores de artes marciales de Panamá; de los cuales, a un 80% de confianza y 10% de error, se obtuvo una muestra aleatoria representativa de 26 instructores. Se les brindó un periodo de siete días para completar la encuesta. De acuerdo con los resultados, antes de COVID-19, el 26,9% afirmó contar con más de 40 alumnos; pero, luego de establecerse la cuarentena obligatoria, el 53,8% cuenta con 10 alumnos o menos y sólo el 3,8% continúa con más de 40 alumnos. Las principales redes sociales empleadas fueron Whatsapp (100%), seguida por Facebook (73,1%) e Instagram (61,5%). La principal plataforma empleada para clases virtuales fue Zoom con 76,9%, aunque 23,1% de los maestros indicó que no ofrecen clases virtuales. El 53,8% consideró la experiencia con clases virtuales buena, pero el 84,6% señaló como principal limitante la conexión a internet.

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The impact of COVID-19 on sporting events and high-performance athletes

Cited by 14 publications

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Preparation for the Tokyo Olympics: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Top Swimmers

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Preparation for the Tokyo Olympics: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Top Swimmers

How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced the Approach to Risk Management in Cycling Events

TICs utilizadas por instructores de artes marciales durante cuarentena por COVID-19 en Panamá

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