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AuthorGalan-Lopez, Natalia
AuthorEsh, Chris J.
AuthorLeal, Diogo Vaz
AuthorGandini, Silvia
AuthorLucas, Ronan
AuthorGarrandes, Frederic
AuthorBermon, Stephane
AuthorAdami, Paolo Emilio
AuthorKajeniene, Alma
AuthorHosokawa, Yuri
AuthorChrismas, Bryna Catherine Rose
AuthorStevens, Christopher J.
AuthorTaylor, Lee
Available date2024-05-27T08:23:09Z
Publication Date2023-06-06
Publication NameInternational Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0446
CitationGalan-Lopez, N., Esh, C. J., Leal, D. V., Gandini, S., Lucas, R., Garrandes, F., ... & Taylor, L. (2023). Heat preparation and knowledge at the world athletics race walking team championships Muscat 2022. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 18(8), 813-824.
ISSN1555-0265
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85166363026&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/55473
AbstractPurpose: To assess elite racewalkers’ preparation strategies, knowledge, and general practices for competition in the heat and their health status during the World Athletics Race Walking Teams Championships (WRW) Muscat 2022. Methods: Sixty-six elite racewalkers (male: n = 42; mean age = 25.8 y) completed an online survey prior to WRW Muscat 2022. Athletes were grouped by sex (males vs females) and climate (self-reported) they live/trained in (hot vs temperate/cold), with differences/ relationships between groups assessed. Relationships between ranking (medalist/top 10 vs nonmedalist/nontop 10) and precompetition use of heat acclimation/acclimatization (HA) were assessed. Results: All surveyed medalists (n = 4) implemented, and top 10 finishers were more likely to report using (P = .049; OR = 0.25; 95% CI, 0.06%–1%), HA before the championships. Forty-three percent of athletes did not complete specific HA training. Females (8% [males 31%]) were less likely to have measured core temperature (P = .049; OR = 0.2; 95% CI, 0.041–0.99) and more likely to not know expected conditions in Muscat (42% vs 14%; P = .016; OR = 4.3; 95% CI, 1%–14%) or what wet bulb globe temperature is (83% vs 55%; P = .024; OR = 4.1; 95% CI, 1%–14%). Conclusions: Athletes who implemented HA before the championships tended to place better than those who did not. Forty-three percent of athletes did not prepare for the expected hot conditions at the WRW Muscat 2022, primarily attributed to challenges in accessing and/or cost of equipment/facilities for HA strategies. Further efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice in this elite sport are needed, particularly in female athletes.
Languageen
PublisherHuman Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Subjectbarriers
endurance
heat adaptation
in-competition
TitleHeat Preparation and Knowledge at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 2022
TypeArticle
Pagination813-824
Issue Number8
Volume Number18
ESSN1555-0273
dc.accessType Open Access


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