Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?,British Journal of Sports Medicine

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Youth athletes’ quests for gold: does opportunity supersede undue risk?
British Journal of Sports Medicine ( IF 11.6 ) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 , DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105680
Michael F Bergeron ₁ , Margo Mountjoy ₂ , John T Wendt ₃

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With earlier emphasis on athletic/sport opportunities and achievement, coincident with expansion of new ‘youth-oriented’ sports (eg, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing) at the Olympic Games, increasingly we are witnessing younger participants on this premier world stage. This raises numerous concerns regarding ethics and the long-term effects on these youth athletes. Certain risks and potential consequences were on full display with Russian teenager Kamila Valieva and her coach (with the apparent dysfunctional relationship, mental pressures and emotional abuse possibly extending beyond her immediate postperformance pursuit of the young skater for answers to the flawed routine in the women’s single free skating final) at the recent Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Unfortunately, unacceptable behaviour by adults toward youth athletes is too commonplace. Although this concerning display in Beijing appropriately triggered widespread public condemnation, the lasting impact on this young girl’s life may be severe. Whereas global prevalence of doping in youth sport is unclear, case reports reveal the phenomena at the elite level. However, non-doping related harassment and abuse is recognisably widespread. Over 10 000 European athletes reported an alarming prevalence of psychological abuse (65%), physical abuse (44%), neglect (37%), and sexual abuse (non-contact: 35%; contact: 20%) during sport while under age 18.1 The Summer Youth Olympic …

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