4.6 Editorial Material

Hosting international sporting events during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learnt and looking forward

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Editorial Material Sport Sciences

Lessons learned from the Tokyo games isolation hotel experience

J. Tod Olin et al.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE (2022)

Review Respiratory System

COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections at mass gathering religious and sporting events

Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq et al.

Summary: The review discusses the transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections at mass gathering religious and sporting events. It highlights the importance of implementing risk-based infection control measures and comprehensive testing strategies, as demonstrated by the successful containment of COVID-19 during the 2020 and 2021 Hajj and the Tokyo Olympics.

CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE (2022)

Article Sport Sciences

Athlete health and safety at large sporting events: the development of consensus-driven guidelines

Margo Mountjoy et al.

Summary: This paper aimed to develop consensus-driven guidelines for protecting athlete health and safety at large sporting events. By using the Knowledge Translation Scheme Framework, a gap in International Federation healthcare programming for sport events was identified. Through an iterative consensus process, content areas for event healthcare were determined and the Healthcare Guidelines for International Federation Events document was developed.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE (2021)