‘Embracing turbulent waters’: Enhancing athlete self-regulation using the ‘PoST’ framework for performance preparation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games by Craig E. Morris, Fabian W. Otte, Martyn Rothwell, Keith Davids

“…Here we examine an ecological perspective on transferring theory into coaching practice for athlete self-regulation and performance preparation, by presenting the case example of one lead coach and three athletes representing Team GB in the sport of Canoe Slalom at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The aims of this case exemplar are: (1) to offer insights into how an ecological dynamics rationale supported integration of nonlinear pedagogy and (skill) training periodisation, underpinning athlete preparation for world class Canoe Slalom competition; and (2), to provide a first-hand perspective on transfer of theory to support self-regulation, skill learning, and performance preparation in high-performance sport. …”
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Do media events still unite the host nation's citizens? The case of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. by Takeshi Sakaki, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Mitsuo Yoshida, Fujio Toriumi

“…However, the effects of such media events may be weakening owing to changes in the media environment and increasing political polarization. Examining the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, this case study analyzes a large amount of Twitter data to probe Japanese social media users' attitudes toward the Olympic Games and the relationship of these attitudinal changes with their attitudes toward the political leadership of the prime minister. …”
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Text Mining of the official Twitter Account of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by Mahdi Latifi fard, Marjan Saffari, Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini, Mohammad Bahrani

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Is he or she the main player in table tennis mixed doubles? by Zheng Zhou, Hui Zhang

“…Abstract Background Since mixed doubles have been set up in the table tennis competition of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, coaches and players have paid increasing attention to mixed doubles matches. …”
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Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Performance of Chinese Elite Archers by Jin Wu, Xinlong Liu, Yujia Wang, Yunlu Zhang, Yongzhao Fan

“…Methods: We conducted the study with 31 Chinese elite archers (15 males and 16 females) preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and collected their 2D:4D ratios by measuring their index and ring fingers. …”
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