Why the study?
Long-term health monitoring of Olympic and Paralympic athletes is challenging because athletes travel frequently and often relate to many medical providers.
A long-term health monitoring programme for Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic athletes has been successfully implemented over five cycles to protect athlete health.
Supports feasibility of sustained elite athlete health surveillance; leaves open generalizability and outcome impact beyond this programme.
Conducting long-term health monitoring of Olympic and Paralympic athletes is challenging, particularly because athletes travel frequently and often relate to many medical providers. This programme has been implemented and improved within Team Norway for five Olympic and Paralympic cycles and during this time we believe it has helped protect our athletes' health.
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