The Olympics should be the pinnacle of an athlete’s career. “Sports psychologists didn’t really get it.” Athletes “wanted to be supported through the post-Olympic blues by somebody who’d been through it,” Howells says. In a 2018 paper, Howells wrote that athletes with a greater “myopic” performance focus are more at risk of the ‘blues’. “The biggest difference I’ve seen is …
Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Star gymnast Simone Biles cited her mental health concerns for withdrawing from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC is making mental health services available in Tokyo Even before this …
