Background: We sought to evaluate frequency, characteristics, and outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) during sports activities according to the location of occurrence (in sports facilities vs those occurring outside of sports facilities). Methods and results: This is an observational 5-year...

The merging of tourism, leisure and sports is a reflection of profound social and cultural changes that have occurred in western societies. In France, the introduction of the 40-hour working week in 1936 increased the leisure time available to all social classes. The effects of World War Two and...

The report of the National Academy of Medicine named "Sport and Health" underlines the medical, social and educational dimensions of sporting activities. Various kinds of sporting practices are described: they concern the approximately 7,000 high level athletes, around 8,000 professional (licensed) ...

This collection of articles on the development of sports museums worldwide aims to promote awareness of the importance of sporting heritage, and also to promote the idea of sports museums as potentially important tourist attractions. Sports museums may seem to be a relatively new concept, but ...

While most impact studies focus on competitive sports events, just a few pay attention to municipal sports events. Nevertheless, politicians use them to attain the purpose of a public policy: either to improve a situation, or to fill a gap. This is the case of 'Charléty sur Neige,' which aims to...

Assessing the potential effects on local communities of hosting major sporting events such as FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championships has long been an important source of interest and debate for scholars. The present study aims to move forward in this literature by considering the place...

The earliest research on sporting tourism dates from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sporting tourism covers three main areas, namely: (1) the supply of tourism services in association with major sporting events (e.g. the Olympic Games, world championships, or the World Cup); (2) participation...

As reflected by the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, global women's participation in sports seems to currently be at its highest levels ever. However, equality between men and women has not yet been reached when one examines how men and women involved in sports are represented in the media. ...

BACKGROUND: Physical fitness (PF) is a powerful determinant of health. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between sports club (SC) participation and PF, and Body Mass Index (BMI) in children. METHODS: The population included 15,625 children (8029 boys and 7596 girls) 5 to 10...

Objectives This study assessed knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers regarding injury prevention. Methods A survey was sent to players participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019. Questions covered three injury prevention domains: (1) knowledge; (2) attitudes and...