Aerodynamic Characteristics of New Volleyball for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by Sungchan Hong, Hiroki Ozaki, Keita Watanabe, Takeshi Asai

“…The pattern of a modern volleyball is greatly different from that of a conventional volleyball, with several changes being made to the shape and design of the surface on the ball. Furthermore, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a new volleyball (V200W; Mikasa) with 18 panels will be shown as the official ball. …”
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Development of a Distributed Modeling Framework to Estimate Thermal Comfort along 2020 Tokyo Olympic Marathon Course by Satoshi Hirabayashi, Tsutomu Abe, Fumiko Imamura, Chie Morioka

“…Heat stress is an issue for marathon races in the summer, such as the one planned for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic games. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to grow existing street trees’ canopies to enlarge their shade to reduce air temperature and solar radiation. …”
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‘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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Balancing Public & Economic Health in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Analysis by Gainha Kim, Justine M. Natuplag, Sui Jin Lin, Jinyi Feng, Nicolas Ray

Subjects: “…2020 Tokyo Olympics…”
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Representation of gender in sports news from a sociological perspective by Sedigheh Rezaeepasha, Farideh Sharififar, Mahmoud Sharepour, Ali Asghar Kia

“…The purpose of writing this article is to represent gender in the sports news of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2016 Rio and to analyze it from a sociological perspective. …”
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The testosterone barrier in sport by Raúl Sánchez García

“…The regulations have prevented some elite women athletes with DSD (Difference of Sexual Development) to compete or have made some of them to change their preferred running event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. According to World Athletics, female hyperandrogenism (a biological anomaly that naturally produces a high level of testosterone) must be in some way “compensated” to respect the fair play of the competition. …”
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The Rise of Elite Short-Course Triathlon Re-Emphasises the Necessity to Transition Efficiently from Cycling to Running by Joel A. Walsh

“…However, with the increasing number of short-course events and the inclusion of the mixed relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, efficiently transitioning from cycle−run has been re-emphasised and with it, any potential limitations to running performance among elite triathletes. …”
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Longitudinal Measurement Study of the Domain Names Associated With the Olympic Games by Ryo Kawaoka, Daiki Chiba, Takuya Watanabe, Mitsuaki Akiyama, Tatsuya Mori

“…Our three-year investigation revealed that the number of Olympic-related domain name (ODN) registrations increased concurrently with the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. …”
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Rapid weight loss among elite-level judo athletes: methods and nutrition in relation to competition performance by Maruša Štangar, Anja Štangar, Volha Shtyrba, Blaž Cigić, Evgen Benedik

“…With the prevalence of these sports exceeding 20% at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, there are limited data on RWL and RWG practices and their impact on well-being and competitive success in elite-level athletes. …”
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An exploration of the antecedents and mechanisms causing athletes’ stress and twisties symptom by Guishen Yu, Kuei-Feng Chang, I-Tung Shih

“…Research background: Twisties symptoms have attracted the world's attention in the sports field since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Aim: However, studies on the symptoms and causes, inducing mechanisms, and relationships between DP/DR (Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder) and anxiety and depression for athletes have been sparse for both the general population and athletes. …”
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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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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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FIFA World Cup 2022: What can we learn from the inspiring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held in COVID-19 times? by Ismail Dergaa, Sarah Musa, Mohamed Romdhani, Amine Souissi, Mariam Abdulmalik, Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad

“…This study aims were to (i) provide a brief overview of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (ii) highlight the potential challenges and opportunities central to the hosting of the FIFA WC2022. …”
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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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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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