<i>Sports Psychiatry</i>: Update, further development, and international contribution

the 1 st ICSP was the focus of the first issue of Sports Psychiatry [3].Sports Psychiatry has taken a positive and remarkable development since its launch 2022.This is reflected in the development described in the following.Additionally, we would also provide an outlook on the planed further developments of Sports Psychiatry, describing the next steps and naming the planned changes to the organisation and structure of Sports Psychiatry.The development of Sports Psychiatry also coincides with an exciting and pioneering time in sports psychiatry.Mental health in sports as well as sport, exercise and physical activity are receiving increasing scientific and social attention.Sports Psychiatry plays an important role in this as a research platform.We are proud to be able to make an important contribution to the increasing development of sports psychiatry, which is becoming more and more international.This development of sports psychiatry can be seen, e.g., in international collaboration and co-operation, as evidenced by the content of Sports Psychiatry (in part) and the editorial board.The ICSP format, and in particular the International Society for Sports Psychiatry (ISSP) Summit on Sports Psychiatry should be mentioned also in this context.The ISSP summit, which was launched for the first time by Carla Edwards, ISSP President and Jim Whitehead, former