About one-third of the athletes had an ICD, which is a device that can deliver an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat when a life-threatening irregular heartbeat is detected.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/most-college-athletes-with-genetic-heart-trouble-can-safely-play-sports-study/article_c87dd336-0885-5b2d-be97-6c85009c42e3.html

According to Kidese Tadesse, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) senior medical expert in athletics, athletes undergo both blood and urine tests.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202312160076.html

According to Polish Sports Minister Kamil Bortniczuk, up to 40 countries are opposed to the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133307/estonian-noc-against-boycotting

According to the ACSM, just 10% of college athletes with mental health conditions see professionals.

Source: http://cardinalpointsonline.com/in-the-cards-morgans-message-reaches-plattsburgh/

According to the NCAA’s 2021-22 season report, there were over 520,000 active college athletes in the United States.

Source: https://collegian.com/articles/sports/2023/11/category-sports-debating-fairness-laws-restricting-transgender-athletes/

A father and son with Saskatchewan roots love to help athletes achieve their goals — and they're really good at it.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/father-son-physiotherapists-make-mark-on-sporting-world-1.6900238?cmp=rss

A former rugby league forward for South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs and North Sydney, Cross revolutionised keyhole surgery and arthroscopic ACL reconstruction for some of the world’s greatest athletes.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/it-was-a-beautiful-death-legendary-knee-surgeon-merv-cross-passes-away-20230826-p5dzmk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

After a 16-hour markup — that also included debate and passage of a to regulate transgender girl athletes in schools — the panel approved the legislation in a party-line vote, 25-17.

Source: https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2023/03/10/gop-bill-mandating-federal-parents-bill-of-rights-passed-by-u-s-house-committee/

A group of 24 UNM athletes earned a total of 28 qualifying marks across 16 events at the upcoming regional championship, which determines the ensuing NCAA Championships field.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2601232/lobos-try-to-be-best-in-west.html

All Americans, including businesses and community leaders, educators, students, athletes, entertainers and influencers must help confront bigotry in all its forms.

Source: https://thejewishnews.com/2023/04/05/president-joe-biden-op-ed-to-fight-antisemitism-we-must-remember-speak-out-and-act/

All athletes are doing amazing things, not only a couple of us, it is everyone.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/jackson-and-thomas-song-200m-semis-3722746?cid=cna_flip_070214

Allyson Felix’s passion for the sport of track and field has taken her across the globe and cemented her as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Source: https://newsone.com/4498358/usc-allyson-felix-field/

A lot of athletes when those injuries happen, they can’t develop that mental toughness and it destroys them, but he overcame it.

Source: https://theathletic.com/5166936/2023/12/29/michael-penix-washington-indiana-emotional-physical-health/

A lot of people invite their favorite actors and athletes to their weddings hoping that they might just randomly drop in. I'm sure Josh Allen gets a ton of invites every summer.

Source: https://kgab.com/ixp/10/p/josh-allen-wedding-song/

A lot of times, kids refer to their favorite professional athletes as heroes, but Minnesota Vikings receiver KJ Osborn is actually a hero now.

Source: https://brobible.com/sports/article/kj-osborn-saved-life/

"Also, seeing the kids here from the Shettleston Athletics Club, reminds us that this event is a huge inspiration for young inspiring athletes, who can see their stars here in Glasgow.

Source: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23355458.world-athletics-indoor-championships-coming-glasgow-next-year/?ref=rss

Among the athletes competing was Lake Country resident, Brandon Harder, who had no idea the event was being hosted until it had already begun.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9444307/canadian-olympic-committee-scouting-kelowna-bc/

Among the athletes were Tomas Yonkers, who played football, wrestled, and will continue his track career at the University of Hartford.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/05/15/farmington-athletes-sign-commitments/

An ACL tear is a common injury among athletes and happens when the tissue (anterior cruciate ligament) that connects the thighbone to the shinbone at the knee is ripped.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/11/04/tech/mark-zuckerberg-tears-acl-during-mma-training/

Anderson beat Yakimchick on a second-jump tiebreaker after both athletes posted 15-foot, 5 1/2-inch jumps, and Yakimchick (32-7 3/4) then returned the favor by topping Anderson (32-4 3/4) in the triple jump.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/10/indoor-track-burr-wins-3-events-as-mci-girls-claim-kvac-championship/