All tournaments were played at outdoor clay courts and were part of ATP Challenger or World Tour.
Regarding athletics, 8 South American Championships between 19 were included for each event, plus Central American and Caribbean Games in 2002 and Pan American Games in 2011.None of the teams finished the game with less than eleven players. Final result was either draw or win by one goal difference. Regarding football, 20 games of World Cup 2010 and 20 games of World Cup 2014.For all three sports, data come from men competitions at international level. Two athletics events will be analyzed, long jump (anaerobic) and 5000m race (aerobic). Those are football (not to be confused with American football), athletics and tennis. Data Collection and Methodologyįor the purposes of this study, the author will focus on three different team and individual sports. Those factors affect not only the characteristics of an event, but also the physical performance of contestants. Football matches taking place in high air temperature or sailing races in days with too little wind are two very common cases. Under these conditions, quite often athletes have to take into account many different parameters to set their strategy. Football, athletics, baseball, American football and some of the most popular sports worldwide are hosted in stadiums. 18 included at least one event which took place in open – air facilities. Introductionĭuring the latest version of Summer Olympic Games, 28 sports were featured in the programme. It is expected this research will inform athletes and fans about causes of different records in different elevations. The text analyzes and compares data collected from various competitions.
There has been a lot of discussion of this issue, especially the last decades where major international tournaments have been held in venues lying at high altitude. The main goal is to find whether or not it works to athletes’ disadvantage, and if so, in which way. In this research the author seeks to answer to which extent altitude affects performance in sports. This implies though that athletes’ performance can be affected by a variety of exogenous factors. The majority of them is characterized as outdoor, as they usually have less requirements regarding facilities. Therefore, they belong either to outdoor or indoor. We rely on your feedback in order to know where to begin.A commonly used criterion to categorize sports is according to their venue. Moritz Tourism (Sports & Events) is committed to continuously improving its High Altitude Training Base. Moritz were set up as far back as 1967/68, with a view to preparing for the Olympic Games in Mexico, 2,000 metres above sea level. The region benefits from long experience: the first facilities for an altitude training centre in St. The training facilities are constantly upgraded to the highest standards. Moritz makes the perfect choice for training camps.Īlongside the top athletes who prepare for major competitions in the Engadin, other enthusiasts are also welcome to use the facilities – including amateurs as well as non-Olympic sportspeople from Switzerland and abroad.
All who train here benefit from the dry and bracing alpine climate and the ideal weather conditions with an average of 322 days of sunshine a year. Moritz’s high altitude at 1,856 metres above sea level.
Endurance athletes, in particular, value St. At 1,856 metres above sea level, the centre is located at an ideal altitude for training.Īltitude training: top athletes worldwide swear by it. Moritz is the official Swiss Olympic «High Altitude Training Base».