Safe sport and health promotion: elite youth athletes’ perspectives at the Winter Youth Olympic Games
Our findings highlight the importance of a holistic, athlete-centred approach, the need to improve access to health support services, the value of culturally tailored safeguarding strategies and the imperative of integrating safeguarding into broader health policies in youth sport.
Authors
- Jane S Thornton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3519-7101)
- Kirsty Burrows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-8950)
- Margo Mountjoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-2014)
- Tine Vertommen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-3741)
- Torbjørn Soligard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-4574)
- Ayla Gürsoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-4500)
- Andrea Sáenz-Olmedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6962-6333)
Institutions
- Canterbury Christ Church University (GB)
- Western University (CA)
- International Olympic Committee (CH)
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Thomas More University (US)
- Department of Education (ES)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110203
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72