Periodic health evaluation in athletes competing in Tokyo 2020: from SARS-CoV-2 to Olympic medals.

Maria Rosaria SqueoSara MonosilioAlessandro GismondiMarco PerroneEmanuele GregoraceErika Lemme Giuseppe Di GioiaRuggiero MangoSilvia ProsperiAntonio SpataroViviana MaestriniBarbara Di GiacintoAntonio Pelliccia

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2023)

Among athletes with COVID-19, there is a low prevalence of cardiac sequelae. For those athletes allowed to resume physical activity after the RTP evaluation, the infection and the forced period of inactivity didn't have a negative impact on athletic performance.

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