Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022.

Galan-Lopez, N; Esh, CJ; Leal, DV; Gandini, S; Lucas, R; Garrandes, F; Bermon, S; Adami, PE; Kajeniene, A; Hosokawa, Y; Chrismas, BCR; Stevens, CJ; Taylor, L

Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022.

Galan-Lopez, N Esh, CJ Leal, DV Gandini, S Lucas, R Garrandes, F Bermon, S Adami, PE Kajeniene, A Hosokawa, Y Chrismas, BCR Stevens, CJ Taylor, L

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Citation:: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2023, 18, (8), pp. 813-824
Issue Date:: 2023-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Galan-Lopez, N
dc.contributor.author	Esh, CJ
dc.contributor.author	Leal, DV
dc.contributor.author	Gandini, S
dc.contributor.author	Lucas, R
dc.contributor.author	Garrandes, F
dc.contributor.author	Bermon, S
dc.contributor.author	Adami, PE
dc.contributor.author	Kajeniene, A
dc.contributor.author	Hosokawa, Y
dc.contributor.author	Chrismas, BCR
dc.contributor.author	Stevens, CJ
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, L
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-06T04:21:47Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-10
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dc.date.issued	2023-08-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2023, 18, (8), pp. 813-824
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dc.description.abstract	PURPOSE To assess elite racewalkers preparation strategies knowledge and general practices for competition in the heat and their health status during the World Athletics Race Walking Teams Championships WRW Muscat 2022 METHODS Sixty six elite racewalkers male n 42 mean age 25 8 y completed an online survey prior to WRW Muscat 2022 Athletes were grouped by sex males vs females and climate self reported they live trained in hot vs temperate cold with differences relationships between groups assessed Relationships between ranking medalist top 10 vs nonmedalist nontop 10 and precompetition use of heat acclimation acclimatization HA were assessed RESULTS All surveyed medalists n 4 implemented and top 10 finishers were more likely to report using P 049 OR 0 25 95 CI 0 06 1 HA before the championships Forty three percent of athletes did not complete specific HA training Females 8 males 31 were less likely to have measured core temperature P 049 OR 0 2 95 CI 0 041 0 99 and more likely to not know expected conditions in Muscat 42 vs 14 P 016 OR 4 3 95 CI 1 14 or what wet bulb globe temperature is 83 vs 55 P 024 OR 4 1 95 CI 1 14 CONCLUSIONS Athletes who implemented HA before the championships tended to place better than those who did not Forty three percent of athletes did not prepare for the expected hot conditions at the WRW Muscat 2022 primarily attributed to challenges in accessing and or cost of equipment facilities for HA strategies Further efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice in this elite sport are needed particularly in female athletes
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dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1116 Medical Physiology, 1701 Psychology
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dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Hot Temperature
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dc.subject.mesh	Sports
dc.subject.mesh	Walking
dc.subject.mesh	Acclimatization
dc.subject.mesh	Athletes
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Walking
dc.subject.mesh	Acclimatization
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dc.subject.mesh	Female
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dc.subject.mesh	Hot Temperature
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dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Hot Temperature
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dc.subject.mesh	Sports
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dc.subject.mesh	Acclimatization
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dc.title	Heat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022.
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Abstract:

PURPOSE To assess elite racewalkers preparation strategies knowledge and general practices for competition in the heat and their health status during the World Athletics Race Walking Teams Championships WRW Muscat 2022 METHODS Sixty six elite racewalkers male n 42 mean age 25 8 y completed an online survey prior to WRW Muscat 2022 Athletes were grouped by sex males vs females and climate self reported they live trained in hot vs temperate cold with differences relationships between groups assessed Relationships between ranking medalist top 10 vs nonmedalist nontop 10 and precompetition use of heat acclimation acclimatization HA were assessed RESULTS All surveyed medalists n 4 implemented and top 10 finishers were more likely to report using P 049 OR 0 25 95 CI 0 06 1 HA before the championships Forty three percent of athletes did not complete specific HA training Females 8 males 31 were less likely to have measured core temperature P 049 OR 0 2 95 CI 0 041 0 99 and more likely to not know expected conditions in Muscat 42 vs 14 P 016 OR 4 3 95 CI 1 14 or what wet bulb globe temperature is 83 vs 55 P 024 OR 4 1 95 CI 1 14 CONCLUSIONS Athletes who implemented HA before the championships tended to place better than those who did not Forty three percent of athletes did not prepare for the expected hot conditions at the WRW Muscat 2022 primarily attributed to challenges in accessing and or cost of equipment facilities for HA strategies Further efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice in this elite sport are needed particularly in female athletes

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