ArticleBMC research notes2021
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on athletes with disabilities preparing for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Pandemic on Physical Activity, Mental Health and Quality of Life in Professional Athletes-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Patterns of change in athletic identity and mental health in elite Polish athletes with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 3-month longitudinal study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Predictive Factors of Mental Health in Athletes from the Paralympic Preparation Program During Social Isolation: The Role of Sleep, Competitive Status, and Motivation.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sleep and stress in athletes with disabilities around the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic games during the pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Prolonged Cessation of Organized Team Training Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Body Composition of Japanese Elite Female Wheelchair Basketball Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight loss of Korean athletes: changes in athletes' physical activity and eating behavior.Physical activity and nutrition · 2023Article
- Pandemic-specific coping, anxiety, and depression across multiple waves of COVID-19 in elite athletes with disabilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- A tale of two stories: COVID-19 and disability. A critical scoping review of the literature on the effects of the pandemic among athletes with disabilities and para-athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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- From minding the gap to widening the gap: Paralympic athletes' experiences of wellbeing during the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Mental Health in German Paralympic Athletes During the 1st Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to a General Population Sample.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Test Before Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games: An Implemented Protocol to Protect Paralympic Athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe main aim of the study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on athletes preparing for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games during 1 month of lockdown in Poland. The study involved 166 athletes (106 male, 66 female), members of either the Polish Paralympic Committee or the Polish Sports Association for the Disabled'Start', two organizations responsible for managing and regulating sports played by persons with disabilities in Poland.
resultsAthletes with disabilities have been strongly affected by the pandemic and the resultant lockdown. The majority of respondents reported that they trained at home (88.6%), whereas 60.2% of athletes trained outdoors, and 12% suspended their training regimens altogether. Only 5.4% of athletes had some access to sport facilities. The athletes reduced their weekly training time by almost half (9.4 h/week vs. 5.3 h/week), a statistically significant difference (t = 16.261, p < 0.001).
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