Athlete health and safety at large sporting events: the development of consensus-driven guidelines

Margo Mountjoy; Jane Moran; Hosny Ahmed; Stephane Bermon; Xavier Bigard; Dominik Doerr; Alain Lacoste; Stuart Miller; Alexis Weber; Jeremy Foster; Richard Budgett; Lars Engebretsen; Louise M Burke; Vincent Gouttebarge; Marie-Elaine Grant; Brian McCloskey; Paul Piccininni; Sebastien Racinais; Mark Stuart; David Zideman

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102771

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Athlete health and safety at large sporting events: the development of consensus-driven guidelines

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Margo Mountjoy Bureau—Sport Medicine Liaison, McMaster University Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Medical and Scientific Commission—Games Group—Sport Medicine, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jane Moran Medical and Scientific Commission—Games Group—Sport Medicine, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Medical Commission, International Skating Union, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hosny Ahmed ADU, International Handball Federation, Basel, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephane Bermon Sports Medicine, World Athletics, Monaco PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Xavier Bigard Sport Medicine, Union Cycliste Internationale, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dominik Doerr International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Budapest, Hungary PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alain Lacoste Sports Medicine, World Rowing, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stuart Miller Science & Technical Department, International Tennis Federation, Roehampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexis Weber Medicine & Science, FIFA, Zürich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeremy Foster Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Budgett Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Engebretsen Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Louise M Burke Nutrition Working Group, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vincent Gouttebarge Mental Health Working Group, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marie-Elaine Grant Medical and Scientific Commission Games Group—Physiotherapy, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian McCloskey Medical and Scientific Commission—Games Group—Public Health, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Piccininni Medical and Scientific Commission—Dental, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sebastien Racinais Medical and Scientific Commission—Games Group Sport Science: adverse weather impact, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Stuart Medical and Scientific Commission Games Group—Pharmacy, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Zideman Medical and Scientific Commission—Games Group Anaesthesiologist and Emergency Pre-Hospital Care Consultant, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Margo Mountjoy, Bureau - Sport Medicine Liaison, McMaster University Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Canada; mountjm{at}mcmaster.ca

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Mountjoy M, Moran J, Ahmed H, et al

Athlete health and safety at large sporting events: the development of consensus-driven guidelines

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:191-197.

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Accepted October 26, 2020
First published November 12, 2020.

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February 02, 2021

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