Athletes

Culture as a performance factor

In sport, organizational culture has a significant influence on an athlete’s ability to prepare for and perform at major international games. Elements of organizational stress, such as personal, team or leadership issues, are a source of strain for athletes. That...

• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Major Games

Practice pays off

Becoming a Paralympian requires skill, dedication, resiliency, and a lot of practice. A recent study found that Paralympic athletes averaged over 6,400 hours of training during their careers.

• Athlete Development
• High Performance
• Para Sport
• Paralympic Games

Mental health at the Games

“We’ve never been so focused on mental health and wellness at the Games.” In the SIRCuit, Stephanie Dixon, the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Tokyo 2020 Chef de Mission, shares insight on the mental health strategies designed to support Canada’s Olympic teams...

• High Performance
• Mental Health
• Paralympic Games

High performance health monitoring

Since 2011, Norwegian high-performance athletes have filled out weekly health surveys in the 12-18 months before every Olympic and Paralympic Games. From London 2012 to Tokyo 2020, researchers found that 32% of Olympic athletes and 37% of Paralympic athletes were...

• Coaching
• High Performance
• Injury

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Did you know that Tokyo is the first city to host the Paralympic Games for a second time? Tokyo first hosted the Paralympic Games in 1964, where 378 Paralympic athletes competed for 419 medals. Now, 57 years later, 4,237 athletes will...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Paralympic Games

Supporting athlete transitions out of sport

Transitioning out of sport after standing on an Olympic or Paralympic podium, or after provincial/territorial competition, can be difficult. Tips to support athlete mental health through this transition include: Detrain your body and mind to adjust to the different but...

• High Performance
• Mental Health
• Olympic Games
• Paralympic Games

Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) Conference

October 28-29, 2021
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Format: The conference will consist of four, 2-hour sessions spread out between the morning and afternoon. Canada's leading sport participation conference, hosted by SIRC. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with Canada’s top researchers, leverage their expertise and create...

Games’ health and safety

“There will be no overseas spectators. There won't be friends and family. We won't have a Canada Olympic House in Tokyo.” David Shoemaker, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, discussed COVID-19 countermeasures and how athlete health and safety is top...

• COVID-19
• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Karate

Karate is a traditional Japanese sport that originated on the island of Okinawa in the 17th century. It will be making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 with two types of events. Kata features solo demonstrations of offensive and defensive...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games

Triple threat

Canadian track cyclist Georgia Simmerling is the first, and only, Canadian to compete in three different sports at three different Olympic Games: alpine skiing (Vancouver 2010), ski-cross (Sochi 2014) and track cycling (Rio 2016). After claiming bronze in the women’s...

• High Performance
• Major Games
• Olympic Games