Gymnastics and child abuse: an analysis of former international Portuguese female artistic gymnasts

The growing competitiveness of modern sport means that children, from very early ages, are increasingly submitted to intensive training programmes. These programmes are problematic for young athletes not only because their developing bodies are particularly susceptible to different kinds of injuries...

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Main Authors: M.C. Pinheiro, Nuno Pimenta, R. Resende, Dominic Malcolm
Format: Default Article
Published: 2014
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Young athletes
Abuses
Gymnastics
Power
Elite non-professional athletes
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18865
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