This supplement examines the latest sports nutrition information relating to youth, older, and female athletes. It also examines where the scientific field stands on the role of plant-based protein for athletes and the controversial area of cannabis and cannabidiol in athletic performance and recovery. Lastly, the supplement explores the views of sports practitioners as they dealt with the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues surrounding "return to play" for athletes in all sports. The past 18 months have been a sobering awakening to the dangers of an uncontrolled virus and the suffering and loss of life that has occurred throughout the world. We are now emerging from this pandemic with the help of vaccines and physical distancing measures. Many people found solace and relief through exercise during the pandemic. In addition, the loss of organized sport at all levels made it very clear that exercise and sport play important roles in the lives of many people. We hope that the papers in this supplement will help re-focus people on the importance of nutrition for sustaining healthy exercise and sport for people of all ages and skill levels.
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