IT’S A CASE of the worst timing imaginable, but research reveals that up to 17% of athletes at major championships fall prey to an illness during the competition. Reporting on the website mysportscience.com, Mike Gleeson, emeritus professor at Loughborough University, revealed that the most common illnesses affecting athletes at the g athletes at the summer Olympics are those involving the respiratory tract, accounting for around 40% of all health complaints. Other illness affecting athletes at championships affect the digestive system (10-20%) and the skin or underlying tissues (10-15%). Gleeson says that championship “illness appears to be consistently more common in female athletes compared with their male counterparts, which is the opposite of what is found for the general adult population”.
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About Athletics Weekly
RIO 2016
OLYMPIC GAMES
16 PICTURE SPECIAL
Sixteen pages of images looking back the
track and field in Rio 2016
ACTION
48 EA U17/U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dominic Ogbechie sets two championship
bests as the country’s top youngsters are in
action in Bedford
54 LAUSANNE DIAMOND LEAGUE
Elaine Thompson and Genzebe Dibaba in
form as the athletes return to the circuit
56 PARIS DIAMOND LEAGUE
Laura Muir and Ruth Jebet set British and
world records respectively
NEWS
6 Laura Muir to run mile at CityGames
8 The recent world record-setting in perspective
10 Weir in positive mood for Rio
12 World Under-18 Champs to be pulled
TALKING POINT
34 British athletics could learn from Team GB’s
cycling success, says Steve Smythe
PERFORMANCE
42 Sports science news
44 Tom McNab casts a coach’s eye over Rio
46 Kelly Holmes’ killer sessions
47 Healthy fast food for athletes
RESULTS & FIXTURES
58 Results round-up, including world record for
hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyk
68 The stars to watch out for at the Paralympics
75 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
36 YOUR SAY
78 DIP FINISH