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As a global industry, sport makes potentially significant contributions to climate change through both carbon emissions and influence over sustainability practices. Yet, evidence regarding impacts is uneven and spread across many disciplines. This paper investigates the impacts of sport emissions...

Author(s)
Wilby, R. L.; Orr, M.; Depledge, D.; Giulianotti, R.; Havenith, G.; Kenyon, J. A.; Matthews, T. K. R.; Mears, S. A.; Mullan, D. J.; Taylor, L.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2022, 1519, pp 20-33
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Background: Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) has gained international popularity. No African-based studies have reported the prevalence or severity of injuries, risk factors associated with injuries or return-to-play (RTP) time. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of injuries and...

Author(s)
Venter, S.; Rensburg, D. C. J. van; Fletcher, L.; Grant, C. C.
Publisher
South African Sports Medicine Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017, 29, 1, pp unpaginated
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Research question: Owners and architects face mounting pressure to incorporate environmentally sustainable features in new arenas, ballparks, and stadiums. In this study, we apply Rogers' diffusion-of-innovations framework to highlight the key influencers and factors contributing to the decision to ...

Author(s)
Kellison, T. B.; Hong SungIl
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
European Sport Management Quarterly, 2015, 15, 2, pp 249-269
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In this article, I revisit the women's 800-meter track final during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in order to revise normative constructions of "the black athlete", black women's masculinities, and African women's place in the "sporting black diaspora". Specifically, I consider the...

Author(s)
Adjepong, A.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2020, 55, 7, pp 868-883
Abstract

Alongside the successes of the international sports boycott against apartheid South Africa (1948-1994), numerous countries circumvented it, including Israel. An examination of the reasons that led Israeli sports institutions and athletes to evade the sports sanctions against the apartheid regime...

Author(s)
Dubinsky, I.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2022, 37, 7, pp 746-767
Abstract

While there are studies that qualitatively examine athletes' retirement experiences post retirement [e.g. Lavallee & Robinson, 2007. In pursuit of an identity: A qualitative exploration of retirement from women's artistic gymnastics. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 8(1), 119-141; Torregrosa et...

Author(s)
Barcza-Renner, K.; Shipherd, A. M.; Basevitch, I.; Pizarro, E. O.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 2022, 16, 2, pp 169-192
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the chronotype orientations of the ninth all African university game players hosted by Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2-6 July 2018. The present cross-sectional study employed a self-reported demographic, training time, and Horne and Ostberg...

Author(s)
Efrem Kentiba; Kesatie Legesse; Soumitra Mandal; Abraha Gebrehiwot; Abraha Tesfay; Mihiretab Alemayehu; Reagan Kebede; Mala George
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Chronobiology International, 2020, 37, 12, pp 1748-1753
Abstract

Background: There is a keen interest in performance-enhancing supplementation and the associated benefits, despite reports of incorrect label claims made by manufacturers and the questionable efficacy of the supplements. The use of ketone body supplements as a source of fuel during exercise and ...

Author(s)
Costa, D. da; Bangalee, V.; Subban, K.; Naidoo, R.
Publisher
South African Sports Medicine Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019, 31, 1,
Abstract

Introduction: BokSmart has disseminated Graduated Return-to-Play (GRTP) guidelines for concussions management to all, but specifically coaches, in South Africa. Medical clearance before returning to play (RTP) is poorly adhered to in the GRTP steps. This study explored barriers to compliance with...

Author(s)
Brown, J.; Malloch-Brown, K.; Viljoen, W.; Readhead, C.; Mc Fie, S.
Publisher
South African Sports Medicine Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016, 28, 2, pp 43-45
Abstract

Vitamin D is a nutrient whose active form affects tissues as a hormone and possibly enhances performance. One plausible mechanism is by increasing testosterone concentration, which is established as an important factor for athletic performance. Therefore the aim of the study was to examine the...

Author(s)
Krzywanski, J.; Pokrywka, A.; Mlynczak, M.; Mikulski, T.
Publisher
Institute of Sport, Warsaw, Poland
Citation
Biology of Sport, 2020, 37, 3, pp 229-237

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