air quality

PODCAST: Endurance running icon Paula Radcliffe on air quality and athlete performance 1
- HEADLINES, PODCAST
- October 8, 2019
Episode #4 – The long distance champion talks about competing in poor air quality with asthma, and how the IAAF is helping athletes mitigate the negative impact of air pollution
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Seb Coe: “Young people ask a fundamental question: ‘Do you look like the world I live in?’”0
- LEADERS
- September 2, 2019
IAAF president explains why air quality and gender parity are at the top of the agenda for the athletics federation as it rebuilds its reputation
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IAAF air quality pilot moves into its next phase following Mexico City Marathon project 0
- IN FOCUS
- August 29, 2019
Athletics federation tests air quality in a road race for the first time – and prepares to conduct clinical research with athletes when the project’s pilot phase concludes
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Air quality to be measured and published in real-time at next IAAF meeting 0
- HEADLINES
- July 9, 2019
Monaco’s Stade Louis II to host ‘first for athletics’ as International Federation demonstrates its commitment to air pollution awareness
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To what extent does air quality impact athlete performance?0
- IN FOCUS
- November 13, 2018
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of 7 million people per year – quickly becoming a modern health crisis. Now the IAAF is attempting to capture some serious data to see if and how it impacts athlete performance
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Impact of air quality on athlete performance could be measured at 2019 World Relays 0
- HEADLINES
- October 23, 2018
As part of the pilot phase of its five-year air quality monitoring project, the IAAF wants to collect in-competition data and has identified the Yokohama event as an opportunity
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