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03 May 2013 - News

Registration opens for the 2014 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport
The speakers will provide evidence-based information on how to prevent injuries and other health problems in sport. This includes a multidisciplinary perspective on epidemiology, risk factors, pathoph...
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13 March 2013 - News

Eliminating and preventing violence against women and girls through sport
“Violence against women and girls is endemic to nearly all societies, and it takes many forms, both physical and psychological”, said DeFrantz. She added: “Violence is at the extreme end of a continuu...
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05 March 2013 - News

Registration opens for IOC Advanced Team Physician Course
Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with world-leading experts in the field of sports medicine, the course is geared towards the practical issues of working with hi...
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06 February 2013 - News

First ever IOC Manual of Sports Injuries
The editor, Roald Bahr, a Professor at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre and a member of the IOC Medical Commission’s Medical & Science group, explains: “This book is really meant to be a han...
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21 November 2012 - News

Doping documentary wins best sports programme prize
A must-see documentary for anyone interested in sports, society, business and the human mind, the documentary explores the subject of doping controls, examines the war against doping and speaks to tho...
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05 November 2012 - News

Experts discuss concussion in sport
The objective of the two-day event, held at FIFA’s headquarters, was to discuss and find a consensus on the best way to manage and prevent cases of concussion in sport. Concussion, which is one of the...
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30 July 2012 - News

1,000-strong anti-doping unit fighting to keep the Games clean
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is responsible for the testing programme executed during the period of the Games, which end on 12 August, with the local organisers implementing all practical...
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30 May 2012 - News

Experts discuss athletes’ injuries ahead of London 2012
This week 140 experts from 28 countries will gather in Oslo, Norway, to discuss challenges related to their work with high-level athletes in a team sports setting. With less than two months to go unti...
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12 September 2011 - News

IOC expert paper targets better health of young people
The IOC Medical Commission, lead by Prof. Arne Ljungqvist, has published a Consensus Statement on the “Health and fitness of young people through physical activity and sport” as the concrete outcome o...
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11 April 2011 - Press releases

Conference on injury and illness prevention deemed a success in Monaco
The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport came to a successful conclusion on 9 April in Monaco. The meetings, described by some as the most constructive yet for resea...