ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026
The relative age effect among Malaysian university athletes: a cross-sectional survivorship analysis with exploratory AI-based movement screening.
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The relative age effect (RAE) is defined as the overrepresentation of athletes born early in the selection year and is well documented in talent identification. However, whether the selection pressures that produce the RAE leave a detectable biomechanical signature in the athletes who reach elite level remains unresolved. This cross-sectional study examined the relative age effect among national-level Malaysian university athletes and, as a secondary exploratory question, whether any biomechanical loading signature accompanied it. Specifically, it tested whether (i) selection asymmetry consistent with the RAE was present, (ii) the RAE differed by gender, and (iii) AI-derived loading-risk indices differed across birth quartiles. A total of 170 athletes (116 males, 54 females;
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