New measures in place at Paris 2024 to support athlete well-being

An AI-powered cyber abuse protection service and a first-of-its-kind Mind Zone in the Olympic Village are among the new mental health initiatives in place to support athletes at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, building on the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s ongoing work on this crucial topic.

 This athlete’s favorite part of the Olympics? Free health care

Pap smear? Check. Dentist appointment? Check. Bronze medal? Check.

‘It Didn’t Taste Great.’ Olympic Swimming in the Seine Finally Happens.

After years of debate, countless safety tests, $1.5 billion spent and one major event postponed, the most ambitious event of the Paris Olympics came to life when triathletes swam in the river.

As Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games approach, experts give tips for athletes, weekend warriors, and travelers

Every Olympic cycle inspires people to take up new sports. And we’ve long known that exercise improves overall health and helps prevent disease. But the reasons why exercise does that haven’t been fully understood. Zhen Yan, a professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, recently helped discover thousands of alterations in bodies after various durations of endurance exercise training. “For most people in most situations, exercise is better than medicine,” says Yan.

Coca-Cola’s Ongoing Olympic Sponsorship Is Bad for Everyone’s Health

That declaration of improved standards seems deeply at odds with the fact that, elsewhere on the site, Coca-Cola is touted as a steadfast partner, as it has been since 1928. The company is a leading producer of sugary drinks, which have been linked to obesity and largely preventable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. New research has continued to support this association, with scientists concluding, “… consumption of total, sugar-sweetened, and artificially sweetened soft drinks was positively associated with all-cause deaths.”

COVID-Positive Olympic Athletes Are Still Competing

Several athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have come down with COVID, but they are still allowed to compete.

Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners?

Even a little added weight and air drag can make a measurable difference. But WIRED's physics guru says, if it makes you feel strong, go for it!

Everything Katie Ledecky Has Shared About Living With the Health Condition POTS

Here’s how the Olympian keeps symptoms like fatigue and dizziness in check.

I'm an Olympic athlete heading to Paris this summer, but I'm also a medical student. Here's how I pursue both dreams.

Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a fencer and a doctor. Now, I'm 30, and I've fenced on a world championship-winning team and been to the Olympics twice. I'm currently preparing for the Paris Olympics in July. Two weeks after I return, I plan to continue my studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. People often ask me how I have time for both. The answer is: I don't really know, but I live it every day.

Imane Khelif, boxing amid online furor, wins Olympic gold

Khelif, a female fighter from Algeria, was the target of online hate after a Russia-linked boxing organization claimed she failed a “gender eligibility” test.

Lyles' bid for Olympic sprint double wrecked by Covid

Noah Lyles said he was "proud" to win 200m bronze after being hit by Covid-19 wrecked his bid to become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an individual Olympic sprint double.

Olympic Games 2024: is sport actually good for our health?

A healthy mind in a healthy body? From Hippocrates to the creation of the Ministry of Sports in 1936, the idea that sport is good for your health has come a long way. Today, it has become a public health issue. However, with the approach of the Olympic Games, to be held in Paris in 2024, we're met with a reminder that sporting activity should not be practiced without conditions.

Olympics: Most dangerous (and safest) sports based on injury rate, ranked

Researchers determined the sports with the highest risk factors based on data collected since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Spoiler: It's not wrestling or artistic gymnastics.

Pathway to Paris: DOs prepare to support athletes in summer Olympic/Paralympic games

DOs headed to the 2024 games share what they love about practicing medicine in this high-pressure setting and how their osteopathic training has prepared them for their roles.

Planetary Health and the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games have the potential of making a positive impact on planetary health. They can be a catalyst for sustainable development by highlighting global health issues and promoting green practices, demonstrating how international events can contribute to a healthier planet.

Preparing for Paris 2024: Identifying and Addressing Specific Health Challenges

As the world eagerly anticipates the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, organizers are not only focused on delivering a spectacular sporting event but also on addressing a myriad of health challenges that come with hosting such a massive gathering. While Paris may seem more straightforward compared to the recent Olympics in Beijing and Tokyo, conducted under the challenging conditions of the pandemic, it is crucial to recognize and tackle specific health challenges effectively to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of athletes, spectators, and residents.

Sports science in the summer Olympics

Even though most of us will never become Olympic champions we can still experience many of the same benefits of training. All athletes train to develop strength, endurance, and flexibility, which is exactly what we should do, too. And those attributes will help us perform better at work (and play) and help us live a longer healthier life. It will also help us appreciate the training, dedication, and good luck that the athletes bring to the Olympic games.

Sprint powerhouse Jamaica has had more injuries than medals and celebrations at Paris Olympics

The Jamaican sprinting women have dealt with injuries. For the women’s program, the problem has simply been getting a contender to the starting line.

The Medical Student Who Can’t Stop Winning Gold Medals

Lee Kiefer is the most successful fencer in U.S. history. When will she trade her sword for a stethoscope?

The Olympian Who Is 61 Years Old—and Destroying Athletes Half Her Age

She made her international debut in the 1970s. She retired and unretired—twice. Now she’s a table-tennis star in Paris.

The Olympic Boxing Match That Ignited a Gender Controversy

When Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from a fight after less than a minute, it highlighted the issue of athletes with natural advantages from birth—and the debate about how and whether to regulate them

The United States of Simone Biles

After a crushing low in Tokyo, the legendary American gymnast returns to retake team and individual Olympic gold in Paris, capping a comeback for the ages

This Is How Watching The Olympics Impacts Your Health

While we can feel high stress while watching the athletes, research has actually found that watching the Olympics on a screen or in person can actually be very beneficial for your health.

Which Olympic Sport Is Hardest on the Body?

Yes, it’s a bit of a parlor game, and everyone has an opinion. But while difficulty is somewhat subjective, there are ways to stratify sports that could start to isolatinge which sports take the biggest toll on the body–by the highest number of injuries racked up by athletes, by what types of injuries they develop, and by which injuries tend to have bigger impacts on their long-term health.

Why Olympic Swimmers Are Drinking Coca-Cola to Fight Off Bacteria From the Seine

The decision to have Olympic swimmers compete in Paris' iconic River Seine has taken a toll on some of this year's athletes, prompting backlash and vomiting among some competitors. But a number of these swimmers—and the professionals around them—have been advising to drink a unique beverage to fight bacterial infections: Coca-Cola.

World Health Day: How sport and the Olympic Games promote healthier lifestyles

The Olympic Games not only provide a platform for the world’s greatest athletes to compete on, they are also a catalyst for concrete initiatives that support and inspire the wider public to exercise more. All Olympic Games organisers are required to deliver a long-term physical activity and sport for all programme in the host territory before, during and after the Olympic Games. Many host cities therefore use the Games as a catalyst to improve their facilities and increase access to both elite and recreational sport.