athletes

China pledges "clean" Olympic competition from athletes

seher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:40:22 -0500

China will ensure a completely "clean" competition from its athletes in the coming Olympic Games, said Cui Dalin, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sport, in Beijing Wednesday.

Reports Say Britain Considering Banning Zimbabwean Sports

seher — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:39:31 -0600

The British government may be considering barring Zimbabwean athletes from competing in the United Kingdom. As Tendai Maphosa reports from London, the government may be looking at this as a step to prevent Zimbabwe's cricket team from touring England next year.

Joanna Hayes, Kara Goucher Added To Millrose Games

admin_huliq — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:56:51 -0600

Olympic gold medalist Joanna Hayes and World Championship bronze medalist Kara Goucher have been added to the lineup for Friday’s 101st Millrose Games, organizers announced on January 28.

Motivational coaching climate outscores winning for young athletes

harminka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:45:32 -0500

“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – former UCLA and Vanderbilt football coach Red Sanders

Random drug testing not reliable in keeping teen athletes from using

harminka — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:32 -0500

Random drug and alcohol testing does not reliably keep student-athletes from using. In fact, the mere presence of drug testing increases some risk factors for future substance use, Oregon Health & Science University researchers report. Their findings are published in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the journal of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.

New Tools Give U.S. Athletes Competitive Training Edge

harminka — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:54:11 -0500

U.S. Olympic Team sponsor AT&T Inc. and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced the completion of a major technology upgrade to USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs, giving athletes, coaches and staff access to world-class communications technology.

Scientists seek test to detect gene doping in athletes

harminka — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:19:44 -0500

Gene doping has the potential to spawn athletes capable of out-running, out-jumping and out-cycling the strongest of champions. But research under way at the University of Florida could help level the playing field by detecting the first cases of gene doping in professional athletes before the practice enters the mainstream.

Using MRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions

harminka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:59:17 -0500

Concussions are common in young athletes but the underlying changes in brain function that occur have been poorly understood. Now, a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study is the first to link changes in brain function directly to the recovery of the athlete.

For young athletes having fun, mastering skills outscore 'winning at all costs'

harminka — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:43:44 -0600

First urine test to detect insulin doping in athletes

harminka — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:08:06 -0600

Fitness has fallen since the days of Ancient Greece

harminka — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:16:22 -0600