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Sports: Men and women react differently to a missing audience

Sports Men and women react differently to a missing audience - تاثیر تماشاگران بر عملکرد ورزشکاران حرفه ای

Without an audience, men run slower and women faster: The lack of spectators during the coronavirus pandemic appears to have had a noticeable effect on the performance of athletes at the 2020 Biathlon World Cup, a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in “Psychology of Sport and Exercise” shows. According to the new analysis, women also performed better in complex tasks, such as shooting, when an audience was present while men did not.

Release date: 22 Jun 2021
Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

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Exercise: From Birth to Death

Exercise From Birth to Death

Participating in organized sports during childhood and adolescence is associated with greater whole body and leg bone mineral content at 20 years of age, a new study led by Curtin University researchers finds.