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Despite loss of competitions and revenue, athletics managers remain ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/coronavirus-impact-athletics-managers Steve Landells for World Athletics. BACK. With Covid-19 forcing the traditional sporting world to grind to a near halt, we take a look at how the sport’s managers and agents have been coping during the global pandemic.
New research reveals running boom during Covid-19 pandemic https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/global-running-day-research-nielsen Press Release02 Jun 2021. New research reveals running boom during Covid-19 pandemic. Runners in action (© Jean-Pierre Durand) More people have taken up running during the Covid-19 pandemic, and all of those intend to maintain their newfound passion for the sport once the pandemic is over.
10 reasons why athletics has been a beacon of optimism and hope during ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/10-reasons-why-athletics-hope-coronavirus-pan We would all agree that living with a global pandemic has not been fun. Nonetheless, athletics has shown that it can and has been a beacon for optimism and hope in these challenging times. Here are 10 reasons why the sport and its athletes have risen to the challenge. 1. Greater access to our stars.
World Athletics publishes 2021 Annual Report and Accounts https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/2021-annual-report-accounts World Athletics today (6) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2021, a year that saw a strong return to international competition, despite the ongoing challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, which added layers of complexity to the governance of global sport.
Africa’s sprinters navigate the pandemic ahead of the Tokyo Olympics ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/african-athletes-sprint-covid-pandemic-olympi But their collective hopes of adding to Africa’s major championships medal haul in 2020 have, of course, been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wayde van Niekerk, Africa’s leading sprinter at the 2016 Olympics, had been eagerly anticipating a return to action this year following two years on the side lines.
Athletes and the environment: answering the sustainability call https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/athletes-environmental-sustainability-project The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare how vulnerable the sports industry is to catastrophic global events. Financially, it’s been disastrous. The Sustainability Report reported last month that a recent ESPN study discovered that at least $12 billion will be wiped from sport’s collective balance statements in the virus’s aftermath.
The importance of rest and recovery | PERFORMANCE | World Athletics https://worldathletics.org/news/performance/rest-recovery-runners-athletes-tips-advice-im The importance of rest and recovery. A runner pauses for a rest (© Ketut Subiyanto) One of the good things to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic is an increase in physical activity – more people are reportedly enjoying exercise than before the world went into lockdown.
For wife/athlete and husband/coach Kelsey-Lee and Mike Barber, life ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/kelsey-lee-barber-mike-barber-covid19-lockdow For world javelin champion Kelsey-Lee Barber and her husband and coach, Mike, life under a Covid-19 lockdown in Australia can best be described as the same but different. Inside World Athletics Museum
With training camp under lockdown, Lokoro forced to return to where his ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/paulo-amotun-lokoro-refugee-team Mike Rowbottom for World Athletics. BACK. As we approach this year’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Monday (April 6), the coronavirus pandemic has created a new level of challenge for Paulo Amotun Lokoro, one of the most successful members of the Athlete Refugee Team, who is now living in harsh ...
Fighting and fit, Vetter finally ready to let fly again | FEATURE ... https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/johannes-vetter-germany-javelin-throw For Vetter, the enforced break from competition because of Covid-19, coupled with a first serious injury and personal tragedy, has redoubled his single-minded pursuit of Olympic gold in Tokyo. “There are many small reasons why I can handle the situation at the moment,” he says. “The last two years have made me a little bit ...