Essays about: "Olympic Athletes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Olympic Athletes.

1. 1. Framing the Olympics: RT’s Responses to Controversies Linked With Russia’s Presence at the Winter Games from 2014-2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

   Author : Colin Fritz; [2024]
   Keywords : RT; Politicisation of Sport; News Framing; The Olympic Games; Doping; Framing;

   Abstract : The Russian Federation’s presence on the global stage of the Olympic Games has been linked with considerable controversy from 2014 onwards. The nation’s use of international sport for promoting its image, state-sponsored doping, and Russia’s illegal occupations of Ukraine staged in close time proximity with the Games are all controversies which have taken their toll on the country’s image, both within and beyond the context of sport. READ MORE

3. 2. Modernisation of a Performance Testing Machine for Olympic Wrestlers : A Case Study of the PowerBox Performance Testing Machine

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Jitse Jan van Esch; [2023]
   Keywords : Modernisation; Performance Testing; Olympic Wrestlers; Real-Time Feedback; Automation; Hardware Technology; User Experience; Data Analysis; Modernisering; Prestatietest; Olympische Worstelaars; Realtime Feedback; Automatisering; Hardware Technologie; Gebruikerservaring; Data analyse; Modernisering; Prestationstester; Olympiska Brottare; Realtidsfeedback; Automatisering; Hårdvaruteknik; Användarupplevelse; Dataanalys;

   Abstract : This master thesis focuses on the modernisation of the PowerBox, a performance testing machine intended for Olympic wrestlers to help them enhance their ability to prevent penalty points caused by being pushed out of the wrestling area. As the PowerBox has become outdated and underutilized, this study aims to revive the project by exploring how modern hardware and software technology can be integrated to provide real-time feedback and automate post-analysis processes. READ MORE

4. 3. Who is “woman”? : A Discourse Analysis of IOC Transgender Recommendations that are Governing Women Bodies in Elite Sport

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Nada Parcina; [2023]
   Keywords : transgender; transwomen; International Olympic Committee; IOC transgender policies;

   Abstract : Abstract: The world of sport is a world of sex segregation. This is true both for the elite sport and for amateur sport. Only a handful of sport disciplines defy this norm. Historically, this segregation had roots in discrimination, sexism and chauvinism. READ MORE

5. 4. Identifying the beginning of a kayak race using velocity signal data

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

   Author : Indre Kvedaraite; [2023]
   Keywords : kayak race; velocity signal; machine learning; support vector machine; k nearest neighbours; random forest;

   Abstract : A kayak is a small watercraft that moves over the water. The kayak is propelled by a person sitting inside of the hull and paddling using a double-bladed paddle. While kayaking can be casual, it is used as a competitive sport in races and even the Olympic games. READ MORE

6. 5. Drivers leading Olympic Athletes to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: An Analysis of the US Olympic Team from Tokyo 2020 : A bachelor thesis that analyzes the drivers towards entrepreneurship amongst US Olympic athletes with a qualitative research design.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Julian Abuzeni; Kristaps Obodnikovs; [2022]
   Keywords : Drivers; Entrepreneurial Opportunities; Olympic Athletes; Team USA; COVID-19;

   Abstract : Background: The authors have observed that Olympic athletes of Team USA supplement their income, or finance themselves entirely, through entrepreneurial opportunities. This study focuses on Olympic Athletes from the United States - with a limitation to members of the US Olympic Rowing Team that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. READ MORE