Valentin Altenburg on mental impact COVID-19 has on athletes
4 years, 9 months ago

Valentin Altenburg on mental impact COVID-19 has on athletes

The Hindu  

While the entire world is struggling with the coronavirus, Germany has done well to keep the fatality rate low despite being among the top-five nations in terms of positive cases. Valentin Altenburg, the German junior men’s hockey coach who also led the national team to a bronze at Rio Olympics, believes a joint effort from the government and people was the only way to ensure control. It is difficult for me to say what you can learn from it but if you have enough materials, enough hospital capacity, very good measures from the government that people accept, that’s possibly the best way to dealing with the crisis right now,” the 38-year old based in Hamburg and currently on a two-week lockdown – Germany extended it to April 19.He admitted it was challenging to manage the spread of the virus in a country like India – Altenburg has first-hand knowledge of the country from his time here for the 2016 Junior World Cup and the Hockey India League – but insisted people's support was imperative. RELATED| “We have seen pictures from India where a lot of people were leaving the big cities in a rush, and I believe it’s a huge challenge for a very big country and cities like Mumbai. It will be very important in India also that people are supporting government measures,” he said, when asked what could be the lessons for India.

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Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels
2 years, 11 months ago

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — Not enough food. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions are making a bad situation much worse. I’m very tired,” Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova posted on Instagram from one of Beijing’s so-called quarantine hotels. She said she mostly survived on a few …

Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
3 years, 5 months ago

Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Holding each other tighter than lovers, the wrestlers smear each other with sweat, spittle and — when they inadvertently cut each other — sometimes blood. A germophobe’s nightmare, it’s a messy spectacle best observed from the stands where volunteers hold signs reading “keep physical distance” for non-existent crowds, barred from the Tokyo Games because of surging coronavirus infections …

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials

News 18  

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The Olympic Village, a complex of apartments and dining areas in Tokyo, will house 6,700 athletes and officials at its peak when the delayed 2020 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes have become more open to mental health, says John Gloster
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes have become more open to mental health, says John Gloster

Firstpost  

John Gloster first came to India in 2005 to become India men’s cricket team’s physiotherapist. Currently, he is the head of Sports Science at the GoSports Foundation and has worked with many of the Tokyo-bound athletes as well as grassroots athletes on sports psychology, medicine among other things. Firstpost caught with Gloster to speak on the challenges that India’s Tokyo-bound …

How to return to playing after Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

How to return to playing after Covid

The Hindu  

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on physical activity and sport, distressing professional, elite, collegiate, strategic, work-related and recreational athletes at all levels. For athletes preparing to return to play, the residual effects of illness can complicate medical clearance, protocols for returning to play or activity, and monitoring. Cardiovascular complications The cardiovascular sequela of Covid-19 illness presents challenges …

Coronavirus spreads readily in gyms when people don’t wear masks
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus spreads readily in gyms when people don’t wear masks

LA Times  

Emily Marczyk of Irvine works out at a 24-Hour Fitness in Costa Mesa in September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging stricter precautions for gym users after tracing coronavirus outbreaks to fitness centers in Hawaii and Chicago that left dozens of patrons with COVID-19. “I think that’s just a recipe for disaster.” The first of the two …

Ready Player 1: How e-sports athletes get in shape for game day
3 years, 10 months ago

Ready Player 1: How e-sports athletes get in shape for game day

Live Mint  

Last month, Thomas “ZooMaa” Paparatto, a professional gamer and e-sports athlete, announced on Twitter that he was quitting competitive gaming. Sudin Dinesh, 27, a Fifa e-sports player known in the gaming community as “The Headmaster”, knows how bad such injuries can be. “While everybody talks about growth, it’s also important to look at this aspect of e-sports athletes,” says Lokesh …

Athletes Must Take Their Place in The Vaccine Queue, Says World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe
4 years ago

Athletes Must Take Their Place in The Vaccine Queue, Says World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe

News 18  

Healthy Athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with more pressing needs despite events such as next year’s Olympics looking set to be highly dependent on competitors arriving free from the virus, the head of world athletics Seb Coe said on Friday. “I hope they do avail themselves of it, I certainly would if I …

Don't Expect Olympic Pull Outs Due to Covid-19: IOC Chief Thomas Bach
4 years, 2 months ago

Don't Expect Olympic Pull Outs Due to Covid-19: IOC Chief Thomas Bach

News 18  

The Olympics are set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year after being postponed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but leading health experts have, over the past few months, expressed doubts on whether the Games can be held without a vaccine for the virus. “Athletes do not bear responsibility for the virus,” said Bach …

COVID-19 recovery process has made me mentally stronger, says Manpreet Singh
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 recovery process has made me mentally stronger, says Manpreet Singh

The Hindu  

India hockey skipper Manpreet Singh says going through a stressful isolation period while recovery from coronavirus has made him a mentally strong player who is now equipped to tackle any situation on the field. “Hockey India officials would check on us almost every day if the food being provided is good, if our tele-treatment was done regularly, if we are …

Sports: The natural remedy against a virus
4 years, 6 months ago

Sports: The natural remedy against a virus

The Hindu  

“ Jaan hai to jahaan hai ” was the war cry of our Prime Minister to tackle a seemingly dangerous virus as a severe lockdown was enforced on March 23. Without clarity on what the new standard operating procedures will be — and I suspect there will be varying procedures across the world — athletes will need to adapt and …

Spike in infections among athletes hurts U.S. restart plans
4 years, 6 months ago

Spike in infections among athletes hurts U.S. restart plans

The Hindu  

Hopes that sport in the United States might soon return to business as usual suffered a blow on Friday as athletes from golf to hockey tested positive for the novel coronavirus, triggering a shutdown of some facilities. Over a 24-hour period, Major League Soccer, National Football League, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball confirmed positive tests, and those sports …

Coronavirus will have an impact on behaviour, says Raina
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus will have an impact on behaviour, says Raina

The Hindu  

Sports, in general, have been hit because spectators will not be allowed and they are one of the important aspects of sports. I feel the international circuit could start around August-September, although not fully, and depending on the situation then I will think about flying abroad for tournaments. This will give an opportunity for Indian players to compete without taking …

COVID-19: Adrenaline comes from fans, says Vijay Amritaj
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Adrenaline comes from fans, says Vijay Amritaj

The Hindu  

Until recently, owing to COVID-19, top-flight tennis in 2020 looked like a non-starter. But the United States Tennis Association’s proposal – as reported by The New York Times — to move the Cincinnati Masters to Flushing Meadows, the site of US Open, and follow it up with the Major have renewed hopes. This follows the US government’s earlier decision to …

COVID-19: How to return to sports amid coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: How to return to sports amid coronavirus

The Hindu  

The criteria to define a return to competition or play are quiet confusing and challenging for the people who are involved in the process. READ| Return to play system An athlete’s RTP system should involve the following • Coach • Team physio • Personal physio • Sports medicine doctor • Mental conditioning coach • Strength and conditioning coach • Nutritionist …

COVID-19, social distancing and the experience of sport
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19, social distancing and the experience of sport

The Hindu  

As the world struggles to cope with the disruptions caused by COVID-19, sport is crawling its way back with a promise of tranquility in these times of anxiety. READ: As Erling Braut Haaland netted the first goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-0 rout of Schalke at home, it was indeed unsettling, yet retrospectively hilarious, to see him rushing beyond the goal …

Clubs urged to pay more attention to players' mental health during coronavirus crisis
4 years, 7 months ago

Clubs urged to pay more attention to players' mental health during coronavirus crisis

Daily Mail  

Clubs have been urged to pay greater attention to the impact of coronavirus on their players' mental health, according a union document seen by Sportsmail. The four-page report, entitled Guiding Considerations For A Safe Return To Work And Play, has been drawn up by the World Players' Association ahead of a conference call on Wednesday involving the players' representatives in …

P.T. Usha: If COVID continues, the anxiety will be a burden
4 years, 7 months ago

P.T. Usha: If COVID continues, the anxiety will be a burden

The Hindu  

With some of the country's top athletes resuming training in a small way, the next thing to look forward to will be when and how the country gets back to competition. “If this situation continues, more than the virus, the anxiety over what could happen if one is infected would be a huge mental burden for athletes when competitions resume,” …

COVID-19 lockdown: Sport and nostalgia are close mates
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 lockdown: Sport and nostalgia are close mates

The Hindu  

Someone was bound to ask the question sooner or later. The short answer to the importance of sport during normal times that helps us deal with the difficult times was provided by former West Indies wicketkeeper Deryck Murray, now member of the Commonwealth Advisory Board on Sports Membership. He said, “During my time keeping wickets in some very talented West …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association

Firstpost  

Sports around the world has come to a halt this year, starving clubs and federations of revenues and putting tens of thousands of professional athletes on hold Athens: Professional athletes across the world should not be rushed back to action once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and they must have a strong say in determining the conditions for their return, the …

Olympic star Hayley Wickenheiser driven to help medical workers
4 years, 8 months ago

Olympic star Hayley Wickenheiser driven to help medical workers

LA Times  

The hands that once gripped a hockey stick so skillfully have a new and heroic purpose. Wickenheiser, widely considered the best female player in hockey history, won four Olympic gold medals and one silver medal during a dominant run that spanned 23 years and included a rare Winter-Summer Olympic double after she made Canada’s softball roster for the 2000 Sydney …

Coronavirus: Sharp rise in footballers reporting depression symptoms
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Sharp rise in footballers reporting depression symptoms

The Hindu  

Increasing numbers of professional footballers are struggling with anxiety and depression having been forced out of action with the sport suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by global players' union FIFPro released on Monday. FIFPro surveyed 1,602 players across 16 countries, including England, Scotland, France, Australia and the United States, with 468 female players featured in …

COVID-19 lockdown: Stay home, stay fit, how? Ask Shanker Basu
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 lockdown: Stay home, stay fit, how? Ask Shanker Basu

The Hindu  

The situation outside is grim, and that is making life indoors challenging for athletes whose routines are disrupted. But Shanker Basu, the former strength and conditioning coach of the Indian cricket team, tells Sportstar that athletes are a different kettle of fish. They will look at this as a period where they tick certain boxes which was not possible otherwise.” …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sport could resume in empty stadiums, says top US disease expert Anthony Fauci
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sport could resume in empty stadiums, says top US disease expert Anthony Fauci

Firstpost  

Fauci, who appeared last month in an Instagram live interview with Golden State Warriors sharp-shooter Steph Curry, said he would recommend that athletes should be tested roughly once a week after resuming play. The NFL campaign and an abbreviated baseball season may be possible if games are played without fans and players are kept in lockdown, US President Donald Trump’s …

COVID-19: Austria to allow resumption of social-distancing-friendly sports
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Austria to allow resumption of social-distancing-friendly sports

The Hindu  

Austria, which has started loosening its coronavirus lockdown, said on Wednesday it would allow some sports compatible with social distancing like tennis and golf to resume from May 1. “Of course, individual sports where there is no immediate contact will be given priority more quickly over team sports where contact is generally unavoidable, or contact sports,” Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes doing their bit to boost public health with online fitness classes during COVID-19 shutdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes doing their bit to boost public health with online fitness classes during COVID-19 shutdown

Firstpost  

Besides Radcliffe, other Olympic athletes involved include two-time 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who is reading her children’s book, and 2012 100 hurdles champion Sally Pearson of Australia, leading a pre-natal workout class Dusseldorf: Moving from the track to the living room, many athletes around the world are doing their bit to boost public health during the coronavirus pandemic. …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge

Firstpost  

Chalmers is one of thousands of athletes whose dreams have been put on hold following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, while thousands more around the world are in lockdown with their sporting careers shelved indefinitely. I think I love training more than I love racing.” Chalmers is one of thousands of athletes whose dreams have been put on hold …

Reading Devdutt Pattanik, spending time in kitchen: How Bajrang Punia is coping with coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Reading Devdutt Pattanik, spending time in kitchen: How Bajrang Punia is coping with coronavirus

India Today  

The coronavirus outbreak has shredded the global sporting calendar and has led to the suspension of nearly every event that was supposed to be held around this time of the year. However, with the Covid-19 lockdown, the athletes are also left with plenty of time with no traveling and outdoor training in the period. Bajrang has set his WhatsApp profile …

Three sports habits that could change after coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Three sports habits that could change after coronavirus

The Hindu  

As the coronavirus brings the international sports calendar to a grinding halt, here's a look at three long-standing habits which could change forever once competition resumes. “As a bowler I think it would be pretty tough going if we couldn't shine the ball in a Test match,” said Australia quick Pat Cummins. “If it's at that stage and we're that …

Supporting mental and psychosocial well-being need of the hour
4 years, 9 months ago

Supporting mental and psychosocial well-being need of the hour

The Hindu  

A survey conducted by the Indian Psychiatry Society reveals "the number of people suffering from mental illness in the country has shot up by a significant 20 per cent within just one week of the coronavirus outbreak." Like everything else, the sporting world has come to a standstill, and there are growing concerns regarding the mental health of athletes. Consultant …

Mental health in the times of coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Mental health in the times of coronavirus pandemic

The Hindu  

These are tough times. Mental fitness coach, Paddy Upton, who has worked with sporting icons across discipline, feels that in times like these, it is important to take care of various aspects, as most of them are inter-linked. Mental aspect: That’s a key component and for that to happen, we need to ensure that we work on the other areas …

Coronavirus: Athletics anti-doping programme ‘disrupted’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Athletics anti-doping programme ‘disrupted’

The Hindu  

The Athletics Integrity Unit has acknowledged that its anti-doping programme will be “severely disrupted” because of the coronavirus pandemic. The AIU, the independent anti-doping watchdog for track and field set up in 2017, operates testing procedures in more than 100 countries. READ: After Munich, pressure on NRAI to cancel New Delhi World Cup “As a result, there is no doubt …

Isolated athletes face mental health risks, warn experts
4 years, 9 months ago

Isolated athletes face mental health risks, warn experts

The Hindu  

Fear, stress and money worries: coronavirus lockdown is hard for anyone, but athletes are facing extra mental health risks as they go from highly active lifestyles to isolation and boredom, experts warn. Long-term effects on athletes after the SARS and swine flu outbreaks included anxiety, obsessive hand-washing and fear of getting too close to people, Carolyn Broderick, Tennis Australia's chief …

How to beat lockdown blues: IOC has pointers for athletes
4 years, 9 months ago

How to beat lockdown blues: IOC has pointers for athletes

The Hindu  

Having postponed the Olympics in Tokyo to next year, the International Olympic Committee has taken the next step to keep the athletes tuned to a positive mindset, amidst the depressing scenario painted across the globe by the coronavirus pandemic. Bringing the world of athletes under one umbrella through Athlete365, for which the Olympic and non-Olympic athletes can sign-up, the IOC, …

COVID-19: Now, sport is the last thing on Harbhajan's mind
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: Now, sport is the last thing on Harbhajan's mind

The Hindu  

Sport is now the last thing on Harbhajan Singh’s mind and as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the cricketer is spending time tracking updates on the unprecedented crisis and hoping that this too shall pass. READ: CAB donates Rs 25 lakh to Bengal's Emergency Relief Fund “You see life from a completely different perspective in these times of …

Coronavirus: Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk ‘trying to find positives’ from Tokyo postponement
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk ‘trying to find positives’ from Tokyo postponement

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Sport in the time of the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Sport in the time of the coronavirus

The Hindu  

At the turn of the century, the British scientist Martin Rees wrote Our Final Century, a book where he said, “I think the odds are no better than 50-50 that our civilization on Earth will survive to the end of the present century.” He bet that “by the year 2020 an instance of bioerror or bioterror will have killed a …

Coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 will not deter athletes from competing at Tokyo Olympics 2020, says hockey champion Jamie Dwyer
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 will not deter athletes from competing at Tokyo Olympics 2020, says hockey champion Jamie Dwyer

Firstpost  

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted Olympic qualifying and put the whole Games in doubt but most athletes would be prepared to make big compromises to compete at Tokyo, Australia’s field hockey gold medallist Jamie Dwyer has said Melbourne: The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted Olympic qualifying and put the whole Games in doubt but most athletes would be prepared to make …

Coronavirus Crisis: Premier League stars forced to stock up on high-street gym equipment
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Crisis: Premier League stars forced to stock up on high-street gym equipment

Daily Mail  

Footballers are stocking up on gym equipment from high-street chains in an attempt to maintain their fitness during the coronavirus crisis. With most training grounds closed and public gyms unavailable, many players - including some in the Premier League - have been moving quickly to buy items like weights, resistance bands and benches so they can follow individual programmes at …

Don’t lose spirit, keep focussing on training: Rijiju to athletes
4 years, 9 months ago

Don’t lose spirit, keep focussing on training: Rijiju to athletes

The Hindu  

With the coronavirus outbreak bringing all sports activities to a halt in the country, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday urged the athletes to not lose spirit and keep working hard to stay battle ready for competitions. Due to coronavirus, sporting events and competitions are postponed temporarily but I appeal all our athletes not to lose the spirit, keep practicing …

Sports stars unite to support ‘heroes’ helping vulnerable in coronavirus fight
4 years, 9 months ago

Sports stars unite to support ‘heroes’ helping vulnerable in coronavirus fight

CNN  

CNN — With doctors advising more people to self-isolate and travel reduced between countries to hinder the spread of the coronavirus, its ability to separate people has become starker. And although Health Minister Park Neunghoo told CNN that South Korea has “passed the peak” of its coronavirus outbreak, some of the country’s top sports stars are doing their bit to …

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone
4 years, 9 months ago

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone

CNN  

CNN — With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus dimming the spotlight on the sporting world, LeBron James, as is often the case these days, turns orator. “What we really need to cancel is 2020!” James’ exasperation is well-placed because sport and cancel are two words that don’t juxtapose easily. “Is it worth playing football without spectators?” Pep Guardiola asked …

Column: Sports world forced to go dark because of the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Column: Sports world forced to go dark because of the coronavirus

LA Times  

Fans leave the Golden 1 Center after the NBA basketball game between the Pelicans and Kings was postponed at the last minute in Sacramento on March 11. Next week, if Mathews is fortunate enough to be the hero again in America’s great obsession known as the NCAA basketball tournament, his one shining moment will be dulled by playing in an …

Coronavirus Outbreak Leads To Empty Sports Stadiums
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak Leads To Empty Sports Stadiums

NPR  

Coronavirus Outbreak Leads To Empty Sports Stadiums Sports leagues are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the coronavirus. Christen Press of the reigning World Cup champion U.S. women's national soccer team hasn't had to play in a fanless stadium yet. GOLDMAN: At this point, neither the NBA nor the other major pro sports leagues in the U.S. have …

COVID-19 coronavirus 'the most serious' threat Olympic Games have faced, Kevan Gosper says
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 coronavirus 'the most serious' threat Olympic Games have faced, Kevan Gosper says

ABC  

One of Australia's most experienced Olympic officials has confirmed that without a vaccine or a slow-down in coronavirus infections, a decision to cancel the games will be made in late April or May. Key points: Former IOC vice-president Kevan Gosper says the Games would not be postponed or moved, only cancelled He said the speed at which coronavirus is spreading …

From Phelps to NBA Stars: More Athletes Are Talking Mental Health
5 years, 6 months ago

From Phelps to NBA Stars: More Athletes Are Talking Mental Health

The Quint  

The great basketball writer Jackie MacMullan recently stood at the front of a hotel ballroom in Tampa taking questions after collecting a career achievement award from the Association for Women in Sports Media. But then someone brought up a series of stories MacMullan had written for ESPN last summer on NBA players’ mental health problems. She said a league source …

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