doors open for Singapore Sports School

Singapore Sports School to admit students with sporting potential@channel news asia- The Sports School will admit all students with high sporting potential, regardless of their academic ability- Doors will be opened to promising athletes who do not practise the current eight sports offered by the Sports School, but wish to reside and learn within its premises- Foreign students can take up to 20

Olympics still popular

OLYMPIC GAMES RETAINS POPULARITY@sportbusinessThe Olympic Games continue to be one of the world's most popular sporting events according to research conducted by Sponsorship Intelligence (SI) on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2004.

best performance model in athletics

Helsinki Biomechanics Research Project will allow “A New View” of athletes' performances@IAAFThe main aim of the Helsinki Biomechanics Research Project is to acquire up to date data regarding the technique used by the world’s best athletes.3-dimensional motion analysis, Force Measurement systems, EMFI (high-tech ferro-electret film sensors) technique etc will be used for the project.Final Report

new online sports physiology journal will be launched

International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics announced that in March 2006 they will launch the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, a new publication focused on sports physiology and performance, and dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sports performance researchers, and other sports scientists.

RSS feeds for medical journals

How-to: RSS feeds for medical journals@MedPDA.net1) Go to www.pubmed.com2) Click on "limits"3) In the first drop-down menu (All fields), select "Journal"4) In the search area, enter the name of the journal you're looking for5) Click "go"6) In the drop-down menus right above the search results, go to the one that reads "send to" and select "RSS feed"7) Automatically it will take you to another