Final Report
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Final Report
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2001–2004 expenditure<br />
US$ 1,750,000<br />
48<br />
49<br />
Sports Medicine<br />
New approaches and knowledge sharing<br />
The sports medicine courses organised under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission<br />
as part of this programme, which has existed for many years, remain very popular with the<br />
NOCs. These courses enable the participants, sports administrators and sports doctors, to<br />
discover new approaches and the answers to numerous practical questions. They are therefore<br />
better prepared to meet the needs and solve the problems of athletes, and to<br />
support them in their sporting careers. This educational programme covers a whole host<br />
of topics, such as nutrition, biomechanics, physiology, psychology, doping and even medical<br />
assistance during the organisation of competitions and games. During the 2001–2004<br />
quadrennial plan, 97 courses were run with the invaluable collaboration of the Medical<br />
Commission’s five continental representatives, who coordinate, plan and monitor the<br />
smooth organisation of the courses. In order to cover part of the administrative costs linked<br />
to these courses, Olympic Solidarity paid US$ 10,000 per year to each continent.<br />
In addition to these courses, a new individualised training option was created and will be<br />
reviewed for the 2005–2008 period. This helped a number of young doctors and physiotherapists<br />
to attend a course or seminar at which they could deepen their knowledge of<br />
sports medicine.<br />
The constant advances in sports medicine mean that teaching material needs to be kept<br />
up-to-date in order to ensure that participants receive the very latest knowledge of medical<br />
care and the specific medical problems of persons involved in physical activities. This<br />
programme makes it possible to purchase and distribute this educational material, as well<br />
as high-quality books and specialist publications in this field, selected by the IOC Medical<br />
and Scientific Department.<br />
The Russian wrestler Khadjimourat Gatsalov being treated<br />
in front of his rival, the American Daniel Cormier, at the<br />
Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens<br />
© Getty Images/Robert Laberge<br />
Sports medicine courses<br />
Continent Courses organised<br />
Africa 20<br />
America 18<br />
Asia 14<br />
Europe 36<br />
Oceania 9<br />
Total 97
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