BACKGROUND Since 2001 the International Olympic Committee-Medical Commission (IOC-MC) has required athletes using inhaled beta2 agonists to provide clinical evidence of their asthmatic condition. The aim of this study was to compare the reported prevalence of asthma at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in the Great British Olympic team (Team GB). METHODS Following local ethics committee approva...

With the kind permission of Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), Energy Efficiency Office (EEO) of Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) completed a pilot lighting project in 2002 at Kowloon Bay Indoor Games Hall (KBIGH). The new lighting system made use of the latest T5 lighting technology for illuminating the high ceiling games hall. As compared with the existing hi...

This paper examines the involvement of members South Asian communities in cricket (in Bradford and Leeds, UK). The England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) identified that despite high level interest within these communities, relatively few were participating opportunities provided through ECB structures; instead, they engaged various forms ‘informal’ cricket. Using data from a small-scale survey grou...

To establish a profile of fractures related to sporting activities, to determine the extent to which these injuries resulted in morbidity, and to find suitable target areas for injury prevention, a one-year study was undertaken at Seremban Hospital, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, from July 15, 1998 to July 14, 1999. All patients presenting to the Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology with fractu...

Event tourism is the combination of events and tourism, one main forms modern tourism. Sports event types The holding sports can greatly promote development in host area, realize comprehensive improvement economic, social environmental benefits area. However, after end event, a large number stadiums are idle or underutilized, terminated due to which makes city fluctuate, that is, "post effect"....

Abstract Introduction. The positive legacy of the Olympics is often cited by International Olympic Committee and national organizers. Some scholars, however, question an uncritical approach to exclusively economic legacy. aim this study evaluate impact hosting on infrastructure development, with a potential growth in form Gross Domestic Product (GDP) three phases seven Games organised Europe re...

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Team USA athlete Simone Biles withdrew from several gymnastics events midcompetition, citing mental health issues. Biles, one of most recognizable stars Games, faced intense scrutiny both world’s media and general public in immediate aftermath. The purpose this study was to analyze Facebook narrative surrounding Biles’s withdrawal within theoretical context frami...