Search Results - New Studies in Athletics
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A retrospective study on penalties for judo athletes with visual impairments
Kons, R. L., de Oliveira Souza Gulias, V.Published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (2025)“…This study investigates the penalties assessed to judo athletes with visual impairments across three Paralympic Games editions (2016, 2020 + 1, and 2024). …”
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Para-athlete talent transfer - personal and environmental factors
Green, A.Published 2024“…Talent transfer, occurring when an experienced athlete transfers to a new sport with the goal of attaining high-performance levels, has contributed significantly to Australia`s Paralympic success. …”
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Mental distress is associated with injury and illness in elite Para athletes: a 44-week prospective study over 13 860 athlete days
Bentzen, M., Kenttä, G., Derman, W., Wik, E. H., Havela, J., Karls, T., Stenman, A., Fagher, K.Published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2025)“…Methods This was a prospective longitudinal study including 59 Swedish elite Para athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments. …”
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Analysis of jogai during judo matches for athletes with visual impairments: impact on referee decisions and outcomes
Kons, R. L., de Almeida, K. F., Carpinelli, Y. F., Detanico, D.Published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (2025)“…This study investigated how jogai frequency influences referee decisions and match outcomes in judo athletes with visual impairment during official competitions. …”
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Development of a standardized protocol to measure the (an)aerobic capacity on a roller ergometer among wheelchair athletes
Janssen, R, Vegter, R, Houdijk, H, van der Woude, L, de Groot, S.Published in European Journal of Sport Science (2025)“…To evaluate and update about previous regression equations to derive standardized and individualized resistance settings for wheelchair-specific anaerobic and aerobic capacity tests in wheelchair athletes. An isometric strength test, a sprint test, a Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT), and an aerobic graded exercise test (GXT) were performed by 43 wheelchair athletes on a computerized roller ergometer. …”
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Enlightening progression of Paralympic Games : An overview study
Dutta, M. P., Mahanta, S. D., Das, D. M.Published in Indian Journal of YOGA Exercise & Sport Science and Physical Education (2025)“…It now has a ton of brand-new games. There were 23, 8, and 400 participating nations, events, and athletes, respectively. …”
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Experts` consensus statement to guide the evidence based classification of sitting volleyball athletes with a physical impairment: A Delphi study
Marszalek, J., Organista, N., Esatbeyoglu, F., Ashcroft, L. E., Molik, B.Published in Acta Kinesiologica (2024)“…Conclusions: In the end, with conclusions pertaining to several eligible impairment groups of lower and/or upper limbs, the separation for upper limb impairment athletes or new impairments criteria for class VS1 needs to be discussed and developed. …”
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Impact of a three-month training break on swimming performance in athletes with intellectual disability
Kyriakidou, G., Tsalis, G., Evaggelinou, C.Published in Sports (2024)“…This study aimed to ascertain whether there were any differences in anthropometrics, heart rate, and swimming performance parameters in athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID) before and after a three-month training break. …”
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Health problems in elite Para athletes - a prospective cohort study of 53.739 athlete days
Busch, A., Kubosch, E. J., Leonhart, R., Meidl, V., Bretthauer, B., Dallmann, P., Steffen, K., Hirschmueller, A.Published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2025)“…Design Prospective cohort study Methods All German Paralympic squad athletes were invited to participate in this study. …”
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What is an athlete's psychological well-being? Constructing concepts with Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Trainor, L. R., Bundon, A., Wadey, R., Faulkner, G., Crocker, P. R. E.Published in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (2025)“…The objective of this study was to explore contextually relevant components of athlete PWB and to gain insight on the make-up of athlete PWB. …”
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What gaps exist in biomechanics and motor control research in Paralympic sports? A scoping review focussed on performance and injury risk
Lee, R., Pinder, R. A., Haydon, D. S., Winter, L. M., Crowther, R. G.Published in Journal of Sports Sciences (2024)“…A new metric, medal events per included study (MEPIS), was developed. …”
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Paralympic Judo
Pierantozzi, E., Maussier, N.Published in The Arts and Sciences of Judo (2024)“…Until the 2020 PG, Para judoka were classified into three classes based on their visual impairment, however they were fighting together, divided only by gender and weight. Some studies showed that athletes with partial vision tended to outperform athletes who were completely blind in competitive settings. …”
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Balance assessment with smartphone devices in para-footballers with cerebral palsy
Cornejo, M. I., Roldan, A., Barbado, D., Reina, R.Published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2024)“…Design Cross-sectional study. Methods A total of 146 male cerebral palsy footballers classified into FT1 (n=34), FT2 (n=87), and FT3 (n=25), alongside 12 non-impaired athletes as a control group, participated. …”
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Variability analysis in judo para athletes with visual impairments: match-outcome performance in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with evidence from the new classification system
Kons, R. L., Dos Santos, D. F. C., Carvalho, R., da Silva, A. F., Lopes-Silva, J. P., Franchini, E., Detanico, D.Published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (2024)“…Thus, this study explores the match-related performance in judo Para athletes and verifies the relationship between performance using the old and new classification systems. …”
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The influence of lower-limb prostheses technology on Paracanoeing time-trial performance
Ellis, S., Callaway, A., Dyer, B.Published in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018)“…Implications for rehabilitation This paper is the first study to investigate both biomechanical and assistive technology-related issues in the new Paralympic Games sport of Paracanoeing. …”
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Review of injury epidemiology in paralympic sports
Carefoot, A., Willick, S. E.Published in Adaptive Sports Medicine: A clinical guide (2024)“…Recognizing the rapid evolution of Paralympic sports, which includes an increase in participation, increase in media attention, the addition of new sports, and advancements in technology, is essential to understanding the literature on injury characteristics in Para sports. …”
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A comparative research investigation on different dominions of aggressiveness among professional Indian para throwers
Singh, V., Krishna, N. R., Catalin, C. V., Singh Rajpurohit, R., Bisht, P., Nath, M., Das, R., Bhutia, T. N., Zulbahri, Mario, D. T.Published in Journal of Physical Education and Sport (2023)“…Introduction- In the past few decades, there has been a notable surge in the number of sport possibilities available to those with disabilities, including elevated training and competitive chances. Athletes with disabilities who are able-bodied have just recently started to garner attention, and research on the psychosocial elements of disabled sports involvement is very new. …”
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A standard operating procedure for the physical performance analysis of wheelchair fencer: a scoping review
Leale, I., Petrigna, L., Giustino, V., Pillitteri, G., Barbieri, R. A., Palma, A., Musumeci, G., Battaglia, G.Published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2023)“…CONCLUSIONS: The scientific literature referring to this sport is very scarce, hence the need for new original studies to optimize the SOP proposed.…”
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A simple and valid method to calculate wheelchair frame rotation using one wheel-mounted IMU
Klimstra, M., Lacroix, M., Jensen, M., Greenshields, J., Geneau, D., Cormier, P., Brodie, R., Commandeur, D., Tsai, M.-C.Published in Sensors (2023)“…Root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and Bland-Altman analysis show very small differences between the wheelchair frame angular velocity calculated from the wheel-mounted IMUs and the wheelchair-frame-mounted IMU. This study has demonstrated a simple and accurate approach to estimating wheelchair frame rotation using one wheel-mounted IMU during an elite wheelchair athlete agility task. …”